title: Understanding organizational culture: a key to management decision-making.
abstract: Organizational culture is a significant element in today's health care environment. Understanding work culture can assist the nursing administrator in hiring personnel, orienting newcomers, facilitating organizational change, and promoting learning. The authors report a study that identified the work group culture of two nursing units and suggest that differences between these cultures affect a variety of nursing administration decisions.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Kent State University, Ohio.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Ess Coeling
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006126:Group Processes; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010560:Personnel Selection