Self-directed workteams and safety: A winning combination?

Safety Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-376

  Roy, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health and safety; Self directed; Self managed; Work group; Work team

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH; MANAGERS;

SELF-DIRECTED WORK TEAMS;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; STAFF; STRESS; TEAMWORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037409028     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(02)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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