Collective individualism: The informal and emergent dynamics of practising safety in a high-risk work environment

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 949-957

  Baarts, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Ethnography; Individualism; Safety; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY OR; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; SAFETY KNOWLEDGE; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; RISK PERCEPTION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CONSTRUCTION; INDIVIDUALISM; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77449114821     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903147501     Document Type: Article

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