With a little help from my friends: the positive contribution of teamwork to safety behaviour in public hospitals.
Trinchero E, Kominis G, Dudau A, et al. With a little help from my friends: the positive contribution of teamwork to safety behaviour in public hospitals. Public Manag Rev. 2020;22(1). doi:10.1080/14719037.2019.1638443.
Employing a mixed-methods approach, this study found that teamwork (directly and indirectly) positively impacted professionals’ safety behavior. Teamwork indirectly impacted safety behavior by increasing individual’s positive psychological capital, thereby increasing their self-efficacy and resilience. These findings emphasize the role of hospital leadership and middle management in creating an organizational culture of safety