Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes
Initiating a safety oriented change—or safety initiative—is conceptually distinct from other forms of safety participation and safety citizenship behaviour, yet little attention has been given to its performance outcomes or its motivational antecedents. An initial study with a sample composed of mid...
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| author | Parker, Sharon Griffin, Mark Curcuruto, M. |
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| description | Initiating a safety oriented change—or safety initiative—is conceptually distinct from other forms of safety participation and safety citizenship behaviour, yet little attention has been given to its performance outcomes or its motivational antecedents. An initial study with a sample composed of middle managers (N = 86) showed that safety initiative predicted objective improvement actions 6 months later, whereas, showing differential validity, safety compliance predicted the implementation of monitoring actions. Two subsequent studies focused on motivational antecedents. First, using a sample of team leaders (N = 295), we tested a higher-order structure of proactive motivation that incorporates three domains: “can do”, “reason to” and future orientation. Second, in a longitudinal study of chemical work operators (N = 188), after checking for the influence of potential confounders (past behaviours; accidents experience; perceived risk), we showed that safety initiative was predicted only by proactive motivation. Instead, safety compliance was found to be associated with affective commitment and scrupulousness, whereas safety helping was found to be associated with affective commitment. Self-reported behaviours were validated against rater assessments. This study supports the importance of distinguishing safety initiative from other safety behaviours, indicating how to create an organizational context supporting a proactive management of workplace safety. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-757702021-06-02T07:51:04Z Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes Parker, Sharon Griffin, Mark Curcuruto, M. Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics Safety behaviour initiative motivation compliance helping CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT EMPLOYEE SAFETY MODERATING ROLE MEDIATING ROLE ROLE BREADTH JOB DEMANDS WORK CLIMATE MODEL Initiating a safety oriented change—or safety initiative—is conceptually distinct from other forms of safety participation and safety citizenship behaviour, yet little attention has been given to its performance outcomes or its motivational antecedents. An initial study with a sample composed of middle managers (N = 86) showed that safety initiative predicted objective improvement actions 6 months later, whereas, showing differential validity, safety compliance predicted the implementation of monitoring actions. Two subsequent studies focused on motivational antecedents. First, using a sample of team leaders (N = 295), we tested a higher-order structure of proactive motivation that incorporates three domains: “can do”, “reason to” and future orientation. Second, in a longitudinal study of chemical work operators (N = 188), after checking for the influence of potential confounders (past behaviours; accidents experience; perceived risk), we showed that safety initiative was predicted only by proactive motivation. Instead, safety compliance was found to be associated with affective commitment and scrupulousness, whereas safety helping was found to be associated with affective commitment. Self-reported behaviours were validated against rater assessments. This study supports the importance of distinguishing safety initiative from other safety behaviours, indicating how to create an organizational context supporting a proactive management of workplace safety. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75770 10.1080/1359432X.2019.1572115 English ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD restricted |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics Safety behaviour initiative motivation compliance helping CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT EMPLOYEE SAFETY MODERATING ROLE MEDIATING ROLE ROLE BREADTH JOB DEMANDS WORK CLIMATE MODEL Parker, Sharon Griffin, Mark Curcuruto, M. Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| title | Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| title_full | Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| title_short | Proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| title_sort | proactivity towards workplace safety improvement: an investigation of its motivational drivers and organizational outcomes |
| topic | Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics Safety behaviour initiative motivation compliance helping CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT EMPLOYEE SAFETY MODERATING ROLE MEDIATING ROLE ROLE BREADTH JOB DEMANDS WORK CLIMATE MODEL |
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