Financial performance, ISO 9000 standard and safe driving practices effects on accident rate in the U.S. motor carrier industry

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 731-742

  Naveh, Eitan ^a   Marcus, Alfred ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility (CSR); ISO 9000; Motor carrier industry; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

CERTIFICATION; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR); MOTOR CARRIER INDUSTRY;

COST ACCOUNTING;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CERTIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247529344     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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