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THE IMPACT OF INTRAORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND LEARNING ORIENTED CLIMATE ON ERROR REPORTING
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| Title | THE IMPACT OF INTRAORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND LEARNING ORIENTED CLIMATE ON ERROR REPORTING |
| Author | Sims, Dana Elizabeth
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| Keywords | trust
psychological safety
learning orientation
patient safety
social network analysis
error reporting
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| Abstract | Insight into opportunities for process improvement provides a competitive advantage through increases in organizational effectiveness and innovation As a result, it is important to understand the conditions under which employees are willing to communicate this information. This study examined the relationship between trust and psychological safety on the willingness to report errors in a medical setting. Trust and psychological safety were measured at the team and leader level. In addition, the moderating effect of a learning orientation climate at three levels of the organization (i.e., team members, team leaders, organizational) was examined on the relationship between trust and psychological safety on willingness to report errors. Traditional surveys and social network analysis were employed to test the research hypotheses. Findings indicate that team trust, when examined using traditional surveys, is not significantly associated with informally reporting errors. However, when the social networks within the team were examined, evidence that team trust is associated with informally discussing errors was found. Results also indicate that trust in leadership is associated with informally discussing errors, especially severe errors. These findings were supported and expanded to include a willingness to report all severity of errors when social network data was explored. Psychological safety, whether within the team or fostered by leadership, was not found to be associated with a willingness to informally report errors. Finally, learning orientation was not found to be a moderating variable between trust and psychological safety on a willingness to report errors. Instead, organizational learning orientation was found to have a main effect on formally reporting errors to risk management and documenting errors in patient charts. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are offered. |
| Adviser | Salas, Eduardo
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| Publisher | University of Central Florida |
| Degree | Ph.D.
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| Degree Discipline | Department of Psychology
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| Degree Grantor | Sciences
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| Degree Program | Psychology PhD
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| Graduation Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Type | Doctoral dissertation
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| Access Level | Campus - Allow Only UCF Community Access
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| Release Date | 2012-07-01 |
| Repository | University Archives
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| Repository Collection | Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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| Identifier | CFE0002818 |
| Access Link | http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002818 |
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