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Table 3 Trend analysis of changes in organizational culture for all participants

From: The influence of hospital accreditation: a longitudinal assessment of organisational culture

Dominant culture

Time point

Between time-point comparison (Trend)

T1 (N = 545)

T2 (N = 378)

T3 (N = 141)

1 & 2

1 & 3

2 & 3

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%)

Coef. (P > |Z|)

Group Culture

14.92 (13.90–15.95)

16.45 (15.23–17.68)

16.24 (14.50–17.97)

1.44 (0.02)

0.74 (0.10)

−0.57 (0.52)

 Personal place

12.83 (11.30–14.36)

14.12 (12.29–15.95)

11.80 (9.35–14.25)

   

 Warm and caring

15.39 (13.92–16.85)

17.09 (15.36–18.83)

17.91 (15.02–20.80)

   

 Glued by loyalty and tradition

18.31 (16.77–19.85)

20.87 (18.95–22.78)

19.96 (16.55–23.36)

   

 Emphasize human resource

15.12 (13.80–16.44)

15.69 (14.00–17.38)

16.89 (13.66–20.11)

   

 Rewards fairly equally

13.07 (11.58–14.56)

14.62 (12.75–16.48)

14.64 (11.74–17.53)

   

Developmental Culture

16.07 (15.18–16.95)

16.84 (15.80–17.88)

16.69 (14.98–18.41)

1.00 (0.05)

0.42 (0.33)

−0.22 (0.81)

 Dynamics and entrepreneurial place

13.56 (12.23–14.89)

16.30 (14.57–18.03)

14.1 (11.43–16.6)

   

 Risk takers

10.50 (9.30–11.70)

12.11 (10.62–13.60)

10.99 (8.39–13.58)

   

 Glued by commitment to innovation and development

16.82 (15.47–18.17)

17.73 (16.05–19.41)

18.09 (15.11–21.06)

   

 Emphasize growth and new resources

20.72 (19.23–22.21)

19.18 (17.60–20.76)

20.54 (17.72–23.36)

   

 Rewards based on individual initiative

18.84 (17.33–20.36)

18.67 (17.07–20.28)

19.84 (16.64–23.04)

   

Hierarchical Culture

41.88 (40.33–43.43)

39.47 (37.74–41.19)

40.76 (37.86–43.67)

−2.67 (< 0.01)

−0.74 (0.29)

1.83 (0.15)

 Formalized and structured place

44.69 (42.65–46.72)

42.80 (40.35–45.25)

47.09 (42.93–51.26)

   

 Rule enforcers

49.20 (46.85–51.56)

44.69 (42.02–47.37)

46.32 (41.78–50.86)

   

 Glued by formal rules and policies

38.86 (36.81–40.91)

35.27 (33.01–37.52)

37.43 (33.68–41.19)

   

 Emphasize permanence and stability

35.19 (33.18–37.20)

34.17 (31.81–36.52)

34.02 (30.00–38.04)

   

 Rewards based on rank

41.37 (38.69–44.05)

40.28 (37.25–43.31)

38.94 (33.49–44.40)

   

Rational Culture

27.13 (26.23–28.03)

27.24 (26.12–28.36)

26.31 (24.59–28.02)

0.18 (0.77)

− 0.44 (0.29)

−0.99 (0.29)

 Production oriented

28.92 (27.12–30.72)

26.78 (24.71–28.85)

27.09 (23.84–30.34)

   

 Coordinators and coaches

24.91 (23.39–26.43)

26.10 (24.30–27.91)

24.79 (22.06–27.51)

   

 Glued by tasks and goal accomplishment

26.01 (24.51–27.51)

26.14 (24.36–27.92)

24.52 (21.58–27.47)

   

 Emphasize competitive actions and achievement

28.97 (27.19–30.74)

30.96 (28.86–33.06)

28.55 (24.76–32.34)

   

 Rewards based on achievement of objectives

26.72 (25.01–28.43)

26.42 (24.45–28.40)

26.57 (23.13–30.02)

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