Benchmarking the safety climates of employees and contractors working within a partnership arrangement: A case study in the offshore oil industry

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 413-430

  Fuller, Colin W ^a   Vassie, Luise H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Contracting out; Health and safety; Partnering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099074     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006386     Document Type: Article

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