Use of performance measurement and goal setting to improve construction managers' focus on health and safety

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 869-881

  Cameron, Iain ^a   Duff, Roy ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dr A Roy Duff Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural safety; Feedback; Goal setting; Organizational behaviour; Organizational psychology; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

BEHAVIORAL SAFETY; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR; ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 34547963124     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190701268848     Document Type: Article

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