Katz-Navon

Leadership is another important determinant of patient safety culture and patient safety outcomes (Katz-Navon et al. 2009 Wong and Cummings 2007). This is because leaders are often the drivers of safety culture within the organisation. They set the example for employees through their behaviours (Maierhofer et al. 2000). They also shape subordinate behaviour through the provision of rewards or punishments (Hinze 2002). When leaders take time to discuss safety with employees, employees demonstrate less unsafe behaviour (Zohar and Luria 2003). Similarly, if leaders do not make safety a priority among their team, this will be... 

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Katz-Navon, T., Naveh, E. and Stem, Z. 2009. Active learning When is more better The case of resident physicians medical errors. Journal of Applied... 

Naveh, E., Katz-Navon, T. and Stem, Z. 2005. Treatment errors in healthcare A safety climate dL rodiCh. Management Science, 51, 948-60. 

Tal Katz-Navon, Eitan Naveh, and Zvi Stern, "Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations ... 

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