The application of the psychological contract to workplace safety

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 433-441

  Walker, Arlene ^a   Hutton, Dorothy M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychological contracts; Qualitative research; Scale development; Social exchange theory; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA REDUCTION; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY; WORKPLACE SAFETY;

CONTRACTS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; CONTRACTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 33845194666     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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