Abstract:

Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of examining the impact of organizational support perceived by the employer on the organization’s health. Method: The universe of research is formed by employees of the state hospital associated with the Ministry of Health of a state located in the Egean region. The study was conducted with 324 employees who were able to reach the relevant hospital between August and September 2019 and who voluntarily agreed to participate in the work. In the study, the survey form was used as a data collection tool. For data analysis using the SPSS v.22 package program; data analysis with Student-t Test, One Way Anova, Correlation and Regression analysis was carried out. Results: According to the purpose of the study, the correlation analysis was carried out and found that there was a statistically meaningful relationship between organizational support and organizational health in a positive direction. According to this conclusion, as the organizational support that employees perceive increases, the organization’s health perceptions also increase. Results: According to the research results examined in the sample of the health of the organizational support detected; the organizational support detected by the hospital staff and the organizational health perceptions detected at a low level. When the research results are evaluated, in the development of the organization’s health and in the positive perception by employees, the organizational support perceived appears as an important independent variable. It is therefore recommended that managers who want to improve the health of the organization support their employees.

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