Organizational Culture
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The way biomedical research is organized has dramatically changed over the past half-century: are the changes for the better?

27 Oct 2009 Biomedical research in today's universities is usually carried out by groups consisting of a leader and 5-20 or so trainees. This is in sharp contrast with past generations, when research was usually done by individuals or small partnerships of two ... Read more...

Supporting culture change: working toward smarter state nursing home regulation.

29 Sep 2009 The traditional nursing home regulatory approach, which uses survey and enforcement to achieve performance improvement, has created tensions between providers and surveyors. It has had limited success in improving quality overall and not necessarily ... Read more...

The "big picture": communicating with families about end-of-life care in intensive care unit.

30 Aug 2009 This article presents the findings of a qualitative study investigating how critical care nurses include families in end-of-life care. The major theme, "Supporting the Families' Journey Through the Dying Process," illustrates how critical care ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Organizational Culture'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Physicians embrace TCAB, too. Interview by Laurie Lewis. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
• Commitment of the entire organization. Interview by Laurie Lewis. 30 Oct 2009
• The way biomedical research is organized has dramatically changed over the past half-century: are the changes for the better? 27 Oct 2009
• Supporting culture change: working toward smarter state nursing home regulation. 29 Sep 2009
• Hospital looks at itself, culture to fight MDROs. 29 Sep 2009
• Academic year-end transfers of outpatients from outgoing to incoming residents: an unaddressed patient safety issue. 21 Sep 2009
• The "big picture": communicating with families about end-of-life care in intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• Exploring whether student nurses report poor practice they have witnessed on placements. 30 Aug 2009
• Organizational commitment of military physicians. 30 Aug 2009
• Getting physicians involved in patient safety. A team approach. 30 Aug 2009
• Licensed nurses' perceptions of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate. 30 Aug 2009
• Evidence-based pain management: analyzing the practice environment and clinical expertise. 30 Aug 2009
• What do you want me to do, exactly? 30 Aug 2009
• Quantum cultural change. 30 Aug 2009
• Leader personality traits and employee voice behavior: mediating roles of ethical leadership and work group psychological safety. 30 Aug 2009
• Employee customer orientation in context: how the environment moderates the influence of customer orientation on performance outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• Active learning: when is more better? The case of resident physicians' medical errors. 30 Aug 2009
• Fair today, fair tomorrow? A longitudinal investigation of overall justice perceptions. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Organizational Culture'

Definition: Beliefs and values shared by all members of the organization. These shared values are reflected in the day to day operations of the organization.

Descriptor UI: D015279

Alternative terms: Organizational Culture; Culture, Organizational; Cultures, Organizational; Organizational Cultures; Corporate Culture; Corporate Cultures; Culture, Corporate; Cultures, Corporate;

Tree Number: N04.452.606;

History Note: 91(89); was see under ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 1989-90

Technical Notes: "beliefs & values shared by all members of the organization"; NIM; coord with specific organization (IM); no qualif