Development and initial validation of a survey for assessing safety culture within commercial flight operations

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-238

  Gibbons, Alyssa Mitchell ^a   Von Thaden, Terry L ^a   Wiegmann, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33744477336     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327108ijap1602_6     Document Type: Article

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