Table 4 Trend analysis of changes in organizational culture by three clinical professional groups
From: The influence of hospital accreditation: a longitudinal assessment of organisational culture
Category | Mean Score by Time Point | Between time-point comparison (Trend) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 3 | 2 & 3 | |
Coef. (P > |Z|) | ||||||
Doctors | (N = 125) | (N = 71) | (N = 14) |  |  |  |
 Group Culture | 13.40 | 15.64 | 13.71 | 2.01 (0.15) | −0.20 (0.88) | −1.58 (0.38) |
 Developmental Culture | 15.26 | 15.84 | 15.91 | .62 (0.59) | 0.65 (0.63) | −0.49 (0.85) |
 Hierarchical Culture | 43.46 | 39.93 | 43.16 | −3.86 (0.04)* | −0.91 (0.69) | 3.18 (0.43) |
 Rational Culture | 27.87 | 28.59 | 27.21 | 1.15 (0.42) | 0.36 (0.78) | −1.04 (0.72) |
Nurses | (N = 293) | (N = 221) | (N = 96) |  |  |  |
 Group Culture | 15.67 | 16.42 | 17.77 | 0.77 (0.35) | 1.08 (0.06) | 0.83 (0.47) |
 Developmental Culture | 16.12 | 17.53 | 18.02 | 1.56 (0.02)* | 1.00 (0.07) | 0.47 (0.68) |
 Hierarchical Culture | 41.22 | 38.57 | 38.21 | −2.76 (0.02)* | −1.49 (0.08) | 0.37 (0.82) |
 Rational Culture | 26.99 | 27.48 | 26.00 | 0.46 (0.59) | −0.60 (0.25) | −1.52 (0.20) |
Allied health | (N = 127) | (N = 86) | (N = 31) |  |  |  |
 Group Culture | 14.71 | 17.21 | 12.63 | 2.45 (0.07) | 0.11 (0.88) | −4.01 (0.02)* |
 Developmental Culture | 16.73 | 15.91 | 12.95 | −0.18 (0.87) | −1.46 (0.04)* | −2.72 (0.10) |
 Hierarchical Culture | 41.85 | 41.34 | 47.59 | −1.26 (0.49) | 2.22 (0.15) | 5.24 (0.04)* |
 Rational Culture | 26.71 | 25.54 | 26.84 | −1.05 (0.37) | −0.03 (0.97) | 1.36 (0.45) |