The art of measuring nothing: The paradox of measuring safety in a changing civil aviation industry using traditional safety metrics

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1520-1529

  Lofquist, Eric Arne ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

High reliability organizations; Organizational change; Perceptions of safety; Safety management systems

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES; AVIATION INDUSTRY; CURRENT SAFETY; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANIZATIONS; HOLISTIC MODEL; INTERACTIVITY; LEADING INDICATORS; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY; SAFE SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SAFETY METRICS; SAFETY MONITORING; SAFETY PROCESS; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC BUSINESS; TRIAL AND ERROR;

AIR NAVIGATION; AIR TRANSPORTATION; CIVIL AVIATION; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 77956227749     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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