title: Organizational culture, quality of work life, and organizational effectiveness in Korean university hospitals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated correlates and predictors of organizational effectiveness, focusing on organizational culture and quality of work life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Convenience sample of 145 nurses working in Korean university hospitals responded to a self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant correlations between organizational culture, quality of work life, and organizational effectiveness. R2 was 44.7% in the hierarchical multiple regression model, explaining and predicting organizational effectiveness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intact organizational culture and quality of work life for nurses will undoubtedly lead to improved organizational effectiveness. Without efficient and effective nursing care, desired patient outcomes cannot be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark and New Brunswick, NJ, USA. jiyoungan@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Young-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yom
authors.forename: Jeanne S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D055815:Young Adult