Production supervisor impacts on subordinates' safety outcomes: An investigation of leader-member exchange and safety communication

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-477

  Michael, Judd H ^a   Guo, Zhen George ^a   Wiedenbeck, Janice K ^b   Ray, Charles D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Leader member exchange; Manufacturing supervisors; Wood products

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE; MANUFACTURING SUPERVISORS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATIONS; SAFETY; SURVEYS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

EID: 33845288369     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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