Safety culture and safety climate: How far have we come and where could we be heading?
Author(s)
Glendon, I
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2008
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After little more than a quarter-century, the burgeoning literature on safety culture/climate has frequently been reviewed. This article maintains that continuing terminological confusion is no barrier to making theoretical and methodological progress. It finds that sophisticated modelling techniques can be combined with greater methodological rigour to explore linkages between safety culture/climate and other organisational phenomena at individual, group, organisational and cultural levels. From a generic model of relationships between safety culture, safety climate and related variables, this review of recent ...
View more >After little more than a quarter-century, the burgeoning literature on safety culture/climate has frequently been reviewed. This article maintains that continuing terminological confusion is no barrier to making theoretical and methodological progress. It finds that sophisticated modelling techniques can be combined with greater methodological rigour to explore linkages between safety culture/climate and other organisational phenomena at individual, group, organisational and cultural levels. From a generic model of relationships between safety culture, safety climate and related variables, this review of recent literature explores the current status of these concepts and seeks to identify where further development is required.
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View more >After little more than a quarter-century, the burgeoning literature on safety culture/climate has frequently been reviewed. This article maintains that continuing terminological confusion is no barrier to making theoretical and methodological progress. It finds that sophisticated modelling techniques can be combined with greater methodological rigour to explore linkages between safety culture/climate and other organisational phenomena at individual, group, organisational and cultural levels. From a generic model of relationships between safety culture, safety climate and related variables, this review of recent literature explores the current status of these concepts and seeks to identify where further development is required.
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Journal Title
Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand
Volume
24
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2008 CCH Australia Ltd. Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author for more information.
Subject
Public Health and Health Services
Business and Management