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Authors:
Abdallah, Wael; Johnson, Craig; Nitzl, Christian; Mohammed, Mohammed A. 
Document type:
Zeitschriftenartikel / Journal Article 
Title:
Organisational Learning and Patient Safety 
Subtitle:
Hospital Pharmacy Settings 
Journal:
Journal of Health Organization and Management 
Volume:
33 
Issue:
Year:
2019 
Pages from - to:
695-713 
Language:
Englisch 
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between organizational learning and patient safety culture in hospital pharmacy settings as determined by the learning organization survey short-form (LOS-27) and pharmacy survey on patient safety culture instruments, and to further explore how dimensions of organizational learning relate to dimensions of pharmacy patient safety culture. Design/methodology/approach This study is a cross-sectional study. Data were obtained from three public hospital pharmacies and three private hospital pharmacies in Kuwait. Partial least square structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Findings A total of 272 surveys (59.1 percent response rate) were completed and returned. The results indicated a significant positive relationship between organizational learning and patient safety culture in hospital pharmacy settings (path coefficient of 0.826, p -value <0.05 and R² of 0.683). Several dimensions of the organizational learning showed significant links to the various dimensions of the pharmacy patient safety culture. Specifically, training (TRN), management that reinforces learning (MRL) and supportive learning environment (SLE) had the strongest effects on the pharmacy patient safety culture dimensions. Moreover, these effects indicated that MRL, SLE and TRN were associated with improvements in most dimensions of pharmacy patient safety culture. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first attempt to assess the relationship between organizational learning, patient safety culture and their dimensions in hospital pharmacy settings. 
ISSN:
1477-7266 
Department:
Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Organisationswissenschaften 
Institute:
WOW 1 - Institut für Controlling, Finanz- und Risikomanagement 
Chair:
Hirsch, Bernhard 
Open Access yes or no?:
Nein / No