Safety climate as a mediator between foundation climates and occupational accidents: A group-level investigation

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Wallace, J. Craig; Popp, Eric; Mondore, Scott
• 署名单位: Oklahoma State University System; Oklahoma State University - Stillwater; Eastern Kentucky University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.3.681
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 681-688
• 关键词: safety; climate; groups; management-employee relations; ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

摘要

Building on recent work in occupational safety and climate, the authors examined 2 organizational foundation climates thought to be antecedents of specific safety climate and the relationships among these climates and occupational accidents. It is believed that both foundation climates (i.e.. management-employee relations and organizational support) will predict safety climate, which will in turn mediate the relationship between occupational accidents and these 2 distal foundation climates. Using a sample of 9,429 transportation workers in 253 work groups, the authors tested the proposed relationships at the group level. Results supported all hypotheses. Overall it appears that different climates have direct and indirect effects on occupational accidents.