Modelling the effects of a large-scale safety culture programme: A combined qualitative and quantitative approach

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 389-409

  Olsen, Espen ^a   Bjerkan, Anne Mette ^b   Nvestad, Tor Olav ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Safety behaviour change; Safety culture change; Safety interventions; Safety programmes; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; LITTLE RESEARCH; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; PETROLEUM COMPANIES; PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; ROBUST MODELS; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY INTERVENTION; SEM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODEL STRUCTURES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 71149115242     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870902812271     Document Type: Article

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