Exploring the perceived influence of safety management practices on project performance in the construction industry

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-369

  Cheng, Eddie W L ^a   Ryan, Neal ^b   Kelly, Stephen ^c  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Project performance; Safety management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION; HONG-KONG; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 82455175331     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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