The role of organizational and individual variables in aircraft maintenance performance

International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-90

  Fogarty, Gerard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aviation maintenance; Maintenance errors; Safety attitudes; Safety climate

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; AVIATION MAINTENANCE; INDIVIDUAL LEVEL VARIABLES; MAINTENANCE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH; SAFETY ATTITUDES; SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY MARGIN; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AVIATION; CLIMATE MODELS; ERRORS; MILITARY HELICOPTERS; MODEL STRUCTURES;

MAINTAINABILITY;

EID: 33744812621     PISSN: 15463214     EISSN: 19390300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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