Using structural equation modeling to predict cabin safety outcomes among Taiwanese airlines

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-365

  Kao, Li Hua ^a   Stewart, Margaret ^b   Lee, Kai Hui ^c  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c China Airlines   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cabin crew; Cabin safety; Flight attendant; Safety climate; Safety culture; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CABIN CREW; CABIN SAFETIES; CREWMEMBERS; ENVIRONMENT FACTORS; FLIGHT ATTENDANTS; SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; EQUATION; MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SAFETY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 60749119439     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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