Commentary Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety. Citation Text: Hopkins A. Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety. Saf Sci. 2006;44(10). doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2006.05.005. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 17, 2007 Hopkins A. Saf Sci. 2006;44(10). View more articles from the same authors. The author shares examples of cultural analyses and provides suggestions for effective research on safety in organizational culture. Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Hopkins A. Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety. Saf Sci. 2006;44(10). doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2006.05.005. 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