Managing safety: An attitudinal-based approach to improving safety in organizations

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Donald, Ian ^a   Young, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude surveys; Health and safety; Organizational decision making; Safety factors; Teamwork; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031658     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739610120556     Document Type: Article

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