Table 1

Descriptive statistics and coefficient of internal consistency for the organisational culture scales, n=1406 survey responders

Organisation culture scaleMedian (IQR)Range (low to high)Mean (SD)Cronbach alpha*
Group25.0 (13.3 to 38.3)0 to 10027.2 (17.8)0.81
Developmental15.8 (9.2 to 21.7)0 to 6615.9 (9.6)0.54
Hierarchical29.2 (17.5 to 43.3)0 to 10032.6 (19.3)0.72
Rational23.3 (16.7 to 30.0)0 to 9224.3 (11.9)0.44
  • Each scale has five items (see online appendix).

  • * Cronbach alpha is a psychometric statistic measuring the consistency of the correlations between the survey items and the overall scale. An internal consistency greater than 0.70 is adequate when using a scale for group comparisons.22