Table 7

One-way ANOVA comparing hospitals' dominant organisational culture

Safety climate scalesDominant culture
Hierarchical N=15Balanced N=10Group N=15
Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: overall3.54 (0.19)*3.67 (0.23)*3.85 (0.14)
 Teamwork Climate3.64 (0.22)*3.80 (0.36)3.94 (0.19)
 Safety Climate3.70 (0.21)*3.80 (0.23)3.96 (0.17)
 Job Satisfaction3.63 (0.27)*3.77 (0.31)*4.07 (0.15)
 Stress Recognition3.75 (0.21)*3.69 (0.23)3.54 (0.19)
 Perceptions of Management3.04 (0.41)*3.34 (0.38)*3.71 (0.29)
 Working Conditions3.28 (0.27)*3.47 (0.31)3.70 (0.23)
Safety Climate3.45 (0.26)*3.67 (0.26)3.86 (0.19)
Information and Analysis3.57 (0.29)*3.66 (0.31)*3.95 (0.25)
  • All analysis of variance p values <0.001.

  • * Indicates post-hoc p<0.05 between Group Culture Hospitals and Hierarchical or Balanced Culture Hospitals, respectively.