The role of physical design and informal communication
The role of physical design and informal communication
The role of physical design and informal communication
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two statements that were reverse coded so that a ‘7’ meant “Strongly Disagree” <strong>and</strong> a<br />
‘1’ meant “Strongly Agree. <strong>The</strong>se statements were: “My training didn’t cover the<br />
basics I need to know” <strong>and</strong> “<strong>The</strong>re is little encouragement to learn new skills.” <strong>The</strong><br />
GN survey responses were analyzed separately from the unit staff survey responses to<br />
provide mean ratings for each <strong>of</strong> the three constructs measured (stress, opportunities<br />
for <strong>informal</strong> learning, <strong>and</strong> unit culture). In addition, the T1 <strong>and</strong> T2 GN responses were<br />
analyzed separately to gauge whether or not there was a change over the course <strong>of</strong> the<br />
orienting period.<br />
<strong>The</strong> competency evaluations were analyzed to provide an overall mean<br />
competency rating for each week by averaging the weekly ratings from all 18<br />
categories. This data was used to determine how overall competency changed over<br />
the course <strong>of</strong> the orienting period.<br />
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