OHSAS 18001 certification and operating performance: The role of complexity and coupling

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 268-280

  Lo, Chris K Y ^a   Pagell, Mark ^b   Fan, Di ^a   Wiengarten, Frank ^c   Yeung, Andy C L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; Event study; Occupational health and safety; OHSAS 18001

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; SALES;

CONTEXTUAL FACTORS; EVENT STUDIES; NORMAL ACCIDENT THEORY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; OHSAS 18001; OPERATING PERFORMANCE; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84901924088     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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