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Table 4 Factor analysis – rotated factor matrixi

From: Evaluating the organisational climate in Italian public healthcare institutions by means of a questionnaire

 

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Item

Performance assessment and rewarding systems

Leadership style in the unit

Job satisfaction

Organisational communication

Perceived quality of care

Team spirit

Training and development

17: concern of the General Management about the employees' needs

0.75

      

16: clarity of the organization's incentive system

0.69

      

33: consistency between the incentive system and the organisation's goals

0.69

      

18: efficacy of the General Management's system of internal communication among the various sectors of the organisation

0.66

      

24: recognition of good results by the organisation

0.66

0.31

  

0.30

  

4: ability of the system to reward individual performance

0.66

      

10: increased motivation after the transformation of the organisation into a public company

0.63

 

0.37

    

13: sense of security as a result of the reorganisation

0.61

 

0.39

    

21: clarity in the assignment of job specifications by General Management

0.61

      

30: clarity in the way the General Management evaluates performance

0.60

   

0.34

  

34: respect for enterprisingness within the organisation

0.60

   

0.31

  

25: aims clearly defined by the General Management

0.59

      

14: equitable distribution of wages

0.54

      

19: propensity to advise others to work in the organisation

0.50

 

0.36

 

0.41

  

28: efficacious flow of information within the organisation

0.49

     

0.33

8: propensity of units to collaborate with each other

0.42

 

0.35

    

46: clear aims stated by the unit's chief

 

0.78

     

50: encouragement by the unit's chief to improve professional knowledge

 

0.77

     

47: participation in decisions undertaken within the unit

 

0.74

     

49: support for improvement of competence

 

0.73

0.31

    

42: adequate management of internal conflicts within the unit

 

0.73

     

39: consideration of the employees' opinions by the director of the unit when decisions are made

0.31

0.68

     

45: propensity to advise others to work in the unit

 

0.67

0.35

    

44: comprehensibility of projects and aims of the unit

 

0.65

     

43: continuous education programs offered and promoted within the unit

 

0.62

    

0.52

40: efficacious flow of information within the unit

 

0.60

     

41:clarity of the incentive system in the unit

0.50

0.57

     

35: simplicity of roles and assignment of tasks within the unit

 

0.51

   

0.37

 

48: adequacy of technical equipment

 

0.38

     

12: job satisfaction

  

0.65

    

1: recognition of one's on-the-job daily achievements

 

0.34

0.55

    

7: on the job teamwork

  

0.53

    

6: personal involvement in decision processes which could affect one's job

 

0.36

0.53

    

5: feeling of responsability during daily work

  

0.47

    

9: feeling of self-direction in daily work situations

  

0.46

    

3: knowledge of the organisational structure of the General Management

   

0.77

   

11: knowledge of the department's structure

   

0.75

   

15: knowledge of the organisation's mission and vision

0.33

  

0.63

   

20: knowledge of the organisation's action plan

0.46

  

0.54

   

31: quality of services provided by the organisation

0.41

   

0.55

  

23: being proud to work in the organisation

0.41

 

0.44

 

0.49

  

22: concern of colleagues in the organisation about patients' needs

    

0.48

  

26: concern of the General Management about customers' complaints

0.39

   

0.44

  

32: possibility of decision making for the chiefs of the units

0.38

   

0.41

  

36: propensity to teamwork within the unit

 

0.51

   

0.55

 

37: concern for the patients' requests shown by the colleagues in the unit

 

0.36

   

0.49

 

29: propensity to teamwork within the organisation

0.30

    

0.43

 

27: continuous education programs offered and promoted by the organisation

0.34

     

0.66

38: adeguate working conditions in the unit

       

2: usually consulting colleagues in unexpected situations

       
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