Necla YILMAZ

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necla YILMAZ is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Management at Suleyman Demirel University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, where she conducts research on healthcare administration and organizational dynamics in medical settings.

Her academic credentials include:

• Licence in Business Administration, Suleyman Demirel University (2009)
• Master's degree in Health Management (with thesis), Suleyman Demirel University (2012)
• Doctorate in Health Institutions Administration, Suleyman Demirel University (2016)

Dr. YILMAZ specializes in Management and Organization, Health Management, Performance Management in Healthcare Institutions, and Academic Organizations. Her research critically examines technology's impact on healthcare professionals through studies on technostress and digital literacy, while also addressing systemic issues like health tourism economics and gender disparities in medical specialties. She has developed validated measurement tools for nurse patience and vaccine hesitancy, demonstrating methodological rigor.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2020-2024) reveals three dominant research thrusts: (1) psychological impacts on healthcare workers (technostress, mental fatigue, patience), (2) digital health transformation (e-health literacy, e-professionalism, telemedicine), and (3) healthcare system optimization (tourism demand forecasting, performance management). Her work increasingly integrates pandemic-related challenges, employing mixed methods from ARIMA modeling to metaphor analysis.

Dr. YILMAZ actively mentors students, recently supervising a national project on smartphone usage patterns among health management students (2023-present). She serves as Editor for international journals including 'Health Management Development, Education, Professionalization and Institutionalization in Türkiye' and 'Medical and Social Aspects of Obesity', reflecting her leadership in global health management discourse.