title: Organizational cultures, strategies, and commitments in health care organizations.
abstract: Cultural elements called norms and values affect organizational commitment and job satisfaction of managers and executive secretaries in this study of 13 health care organizations. Results also show that organizations pursuing a consistent strategy possess strong cultures, while organizations with an inconsistent strategy exhibit weak cultures.
authors.affiliation: School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Nystrom
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008502:Medical Secretaries / Q000523:psychology; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty