Research on a tool for organizational culture assessment of public general hospitals in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2011.06.011
- VernacularTitle:公立医院组织文化测评量表研究
- Author:
Ping ZHOU
;
Jile CHANG
;
Jinxing HUANG
;
Lan LI
;
Zhiliu TANG
;
Jiayan HUANG
;
Rong WU
;
Di XUE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Public hospital;
Hospital culture;
Evaluation;
Scale
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2011;27(6):433-436
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective A scientific evaluation of hospital culture with the Dimension organizational culture model, in view of features of China's general public hospitals.Methods Based on Denison model, according to the characteristics of the public general hospitals in China, the authors developed a tool for organizational culture assessment (TOCA) by using the survey data from 87 hospitals in three provinces from the East, Central, and West areas in China.Results This tool, an evaluation scale, comprises the four cultural characteristics of direction, consistency, participation, and adaptability, as well as 13 cultural dimensions of social responsibility and competitive consciousness. The tool is tested as having good internal reliability and validity.Conclusion The TOCA provides hospital administrators with a tool for hospital culture evaluation, diagnosis and improvement.
