Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine: National, Organizational and Professional Influences

The importance of culture-based attitudes, such as the degree of readiness to challenge, as well as to respect, superiors and to assume authority in crimes, has an obvious and direct bearing on team effectiveness, not only in aviation and medical operating theatres, but in all complex industries. The authors investigate and describe a range of cultural attributes, and the consequent impact on the quality of individual and team performance. National, organizational and professional cultural influences are all considered in the light of the wealth of results derived from the authors' research in aviation and medical environments.