Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates

Introduction: This study investigated the extent to which five human resource management (HRM) practices—systematic selection, extensive training, performance appraisal, high relative compensation, and empowerment—simultaneously predicted later organizational-level injury rates. Methods: Specifi...

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Main Authors: Turner, N., Barling, J., Dawson, J.F., Deng, C., Parker, Sharon, Patterson, M.G., Stride, C.B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85248
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author Turner, N.
Barling, J.
Dawson, J.F.
Deng, C.
Parker, Sharon
Patterson, M.G.
Stride, C.B.
author_facet Turner, N.
Barling, J.
Dawson, J.F.
Deng, C.
Parker, Sharon
Patterson, M.G.
Stride, C.B.
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description Introduction: This study investigated the extent to which five human resource management (HRM) practices—systematic selection, extensive training, performance appraisal, high relative compensation, and empowerment—simultaneously predicted later organizational-level injury rates. Methods: Specifically, the association between these HRM practices (assessed via on-site audits by independent observers) with organizational injury rates collected by a national regulatory agency one and two years later were modeled. Results: Results from 49 single-site UK organizations indicated that, after controlling for industry-level risk, organization size, and the other four HRM practices, only empowerment predicted lower subsequent organizational-level injury rates. Practical Applications: Findings from the current study have important implications for the design of HRM systems and for organizational-level policies and practices associated with better employee safety.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-852482024-07-03T05:13:43Z Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates Turner, N. Barling, J. Dawson, J.F. Deng, C. Parker, Sharon Patterson, M.G. Stride, C.B. Introduction: This study investigated the extent to which five human resource management (HRM) practices—systematic selection, extensive training, performance appraisal, high relative compensation, and empowerment—simultaneously predicted later organizational-level injury rates. Methods: Specifically, the association between these HRM practices (assessed via on-site audits by independent observers) with organizational injury rates collected by a national regulatory agency one and two years later were modeled. Results: Results from 49 single-site UK organizations indicated that, after controlling for industry-level risk, organization size, and the other four HRM practices, only empowerment predicted lower subsequent organizational-level injury rates. Practical Applications: Findings from the current study have important implications for the design of HRM systems and for organizational-level policies and practices associated with better employee safety. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85248 10.1016/j.jsr.2021.06.003 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Turner, N.
Barling, J.
Dawson, J.F.
Deng, C.
Parker, Sharon
Patterson, M.G.
Stride, C.B.
Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
title Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
title_full Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
title_fullStr Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
title_full_unstemmed Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
title_short Human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
title_sort human resource management practices and organizational injury rates
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85248