Exploring the effects of cultural variables in the implementation of behavior-based safety in two organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 43-63

  Bumstead, Alaina ^a   Boyce, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior Based safety; Culture; Employee driven decisions; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744485602     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J075v24n04_03     Document Type: Article

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