Risk, safety and culture in Brazil and Argentina: The case of TransInc Corporation

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 403-417

  Perez Floriano, Lorena R ^a   Gonzalez, Jorge A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Brazil; Culture; Occupational health and safety; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548224119     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720710778394     Document Type: Article

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