The effect of safety management on perceived safety performance in container stevedoring operations

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-341

  Shang, Kuo Chung ^a   Yang, Chung Shan ^b   Lu, Chin Shan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Container stevedoring operations; Hierarchical regression analysis; Safety management; Safety performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959726550     PISSN: 17566517     EISSN: 17566525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2011.040801     Document Type: Article

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