To cite: Singer SJ, Tucker AL. BMJ Qual Saf 2014;23: 789–800. THE ROAD TO WALKING AROUND The evidence is clear: a strong culture of safety is necessary to deliver reliably safe care. Safety culture encompasses a group’s shared values, assumptions, attitudes and patterns of behaviour regarding safety. 3 In healthcare organisations with weak safety culture, employees perceive the low priority ass...

  Background: Several studies suggest the existence of an effective relationship between individuals’characteristics and important factors such as occupational and organizational performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and etc. This study was designed based on the dimensions of personality (introversion /extroversion) of managers of Iran University of Medical Sciences at three...

Measuring knowledge related performance in organizations usually is conceptualized on the basis of a strategic resp. top down-approach of KM measurement. Unfortunately, such a strategic approach has some important disadvantages: (1) It is difficult to get commitment from senior managers regarding the investment into strategic KM projects; (2) Due to the complexity of the organizational system i...

Abstract Senior managers play a fundamental role in organizations. They shape organizational strategy and culture, set the mission, including opportunities for new markets, construct business models. Their commitment to organization is vital performance, yet research on personality traits of senior their organizations limited. Drawing self-affirmation theory, we investigate consequences manager...

background: several studies suggest the existence of an effective relationship between individuals’characteristics and important factors such as occupational and organizational performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and etc. this study was designed based on the dimensions of personality (introversion /extroversion) of managers of iran university of medical sciences at three l...

BACKGROUND Middle managers play key roles in hospitals as the bridge between senior leaders and frontline staff. Yet relatively little research has focused on their role in implementing new practices. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to expand the understanding of middle managers' influence in organizations by looking at their activities through the lens of two complementary conceptual frame...

At a press conference on 29 April 2004 there were gasps of awe from the audience as we announced that four clients of ours based in that country had achieved BS 7799-2 [1] attestation in less than four months each from a standing start. 1. Management BS 7799-2:2002 is a management standard. It is a tool for executive directors (and senior managers) and requires their leadership, involvement and...