title: Organizational culture of a private hospital.
abstract: Objective To assess the values and practices that characterize the organizational culture of a private hospital in the state of São Paulo in the perspective of nursing professionals. Methods Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data collection was conducted between January and March 2013 using the Brazilian Instrument for Assessing Organizational Culture. Twenty-one nurses and sixty-two nursing aides and technicians participated in the study. The responses of the participants were coded into numerical categories, generating an electronic database to be analyzed by means of the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results Scores of cooperative professionalism values (3.24); hierarchical strictness values (2.83); individual professionalism values (2.69); well-being values (2.71); external integration practices (3.73); reward and training practices (2.56); and relationship promotion practices (2.83). Conclusion In the perception of workers, despite the existence of hierarchical strictness there is cooperation at work and the institution pursues customer satisfaction and good interpersonal relationships.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thamiris Cavazzani
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Vegro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Ludmilla Rossi
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Silvia Helena Henriques
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Camelo
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alessandra Bassalobre
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011361:Professional Competence; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult