Perceptions of organizational safety: Implications for the development of safety culture

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-198

  Clarke, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033084310     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199903)20:2<185::AID-JOB892>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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