Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours

High-risk organizations are continuously striving to minimize risks and establish a safe working environment. While technology and high standards are crucial, a core aspect of an effective safety management system lies in safe human behaviour and this constitutes the main theme for this thesis. In o...

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Main Author: Didla, Shama
Published: University of Aberdeen 2008
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4993262015-03-20T04:08:07ZInfluence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behavioursDidla, Shama2008High-risk organizations are continuously striving to minimize risks and establish a safe working environment. While technology and high standards are crucial, a core aspect of an effective safety management system lies in safe human behaviour and this constitutes the main theme for this thesis. In order to assess the state of safety of an organization from a behavioural perspective, safety compliance (SC) and safety citizenship behaviour (SCB) were measured through interviews and quantitative studies with an emphasis on understanding the key aspects of leadership style and associated mediating factors that influence employees' safety compliance and safety citizenship behaviour.658.382Industrial safety : Leadership — Psychological aspects : Occupational / industrial health & safety : Work environmentUniversity of Aberdeenhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499326http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=25498Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Didla, Shama
Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours
description High-risk organizations are continuously striving to minimize risks and establish a safe working environment. While technology and high standards are crucial, a core aspect of an effective safety management system lies in safe human behaviour and this constitutes the main theme for this thesis. In order to assess the state of safety of an organization from a behavioural perspective, safety compliance (SC) and safety citizenship behaviour (SCB) were measured through interviews and quantitative studies with an emphasis on understanding the key aspects of leadership style and associated mediating factors that influence employees' safety compliance and safety citizenship behaviour.
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title Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours
title_short Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours
title_full Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours
title_fullStr Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours
title_full_unstemmed Influence of leadership and safety climate on employee safety compliance and citizenship behaviours
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