Table 3 Inter-correlations of the 10 factors

2. Management Expectations

0,306**

3. Teamwork across units and Management support

0,335**

0,462**

4. Organizational learning

0,247**

0,289**

0,329**

5. Overall perceptions of safety

0,387**

0,344**

0,408**

0,358**

6. Feedback and communication openness about error

0,382**

0,507**

0,517**

0,355**

0,441**

7. Frequency of events reported

0,132*

0,207**

0,315**

0,289**

0,217**

0,358**

8. Staffing

0,043

0,098

0,114

0,058

0,166**

0,056

-0,032

9. Handoffs and transitions

0,323**

0,314**

0,532**

0,185**

0,353**

0,427**

0,280**

0,04

10. Non-punitive response to error

0,058

0,256**

0,283**

0,158**

0,193**

0,288**

0,122*

0,159**

0,225**