BACKGROUND Public health agencies in the USA are increasingly challenged to adopt Quality Improvement (QI) strategies to enhance performance. Many of the functional and structural barriers to effective use of QI can be found in the organizational culture of public health agencies. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of public health practice based research network (PBRN) evaluati...

OBJECTIVE The study: (1) provides the first assessment of the a priori measurement model and psychometric properties of the Organizational Social Context (OSC) measurement system in a US nationwide probability sample of child welfare systems; (2) illustrates the use of the OSC in constructing norm-based organizational culture and climate profiles for child welfare systems; and (3) estimates the...

background: one of the significant processes concerning human resources is the organizational socialization of the recruited people through which new members get acquainted with values, norms and behavioral models and adapt themselves with the organizational culture. the present study evaluated the relationship between organizational socialization and commitment among nurses in shariati hospita...

Purpose – Organizational culture can significantly promote or hinder the success of knowledge management initiatives. Therefore, this study seeks to develop and test empirically a conceptual framework to investigate the correlation between organizational culture and knowledge conversion on corporate performance. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire and statistical analytical techniques w...

We develop an individual behavioural model in the context of information security in organizational settings. This model integrates the top management championship theory and the theory of planned behaviour in conjunction with organizational culture and personality traits. Using structural equation modelling techniques and survey data, we test hypotheses on how top management beliefs and partic...

background: the quality of clinical services is one of the main concerns around the world. clinical governance as a new approach to improving the quality of care provided by the health care system plays a major role in the provision of higher quality health care services. the success of this approach depends on the existence of a strong and suitable organizational culture. the aim of this study...