Why do some organizations change more readily than others

Why do some organizations change more readily than others  

What determines the team members responses to the need for change Why do some organizations adapt easily and others struggle Answering these questions adequately is important to improved healthcare safety, since many organizations will find it necessary to bring about fundamental culture change to reach safety excellence. 

Change efforts do not occur in a vacuum. Organization members usually have long histories with each other. An individual 

Organizations with high scores on the nine dimensions of organizational culture have higher levels of performance generally and better safety performance in particular. 

Perhaps surprisingly, the success of most change efforts depends more on perceptions of basic aspects of organizational life than on perceptions specific to the area to be changed. For 

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