background and objectives: accreditation is a widely used mechanism to keep organization adherent to the established standards. the aim of the study was to identify barriers towards promotion of accreditation in the iranian hospitals, and exploring the potential overcoming strategies.   methods: a qualitative study design was adopted. data were collected using a questionnaire with open question...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the patient safety culture in an outpatient setting in Beijing and explore the meaning and implications of the safety culture from the perspective of health workers and patients. METHODS A mixed methods approach involving a questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews was adopted. Among the 410 invited staff members, 318 completed the Hospital Survey of Patient Safet...

the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management establishment in physical education organization. 120 experts of physical education organization were selected through systematic sampling. two questionnaires (85% validity for organizational culture questionnaire, and 89% validity for knowledge management questionnaire) were used...

Introduction: Organizational culture and knowledge management will affect all aspects of the organization. Successful knowledge management is required to improve of organizational culture. In fact the organizational culture is the base of knowledge management. The context of appropriate organizational culture provides more effective application of knowledge or knowledge management and case the ...