Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry

The number of recent studies related to safety culture maturity in the context of oil and gas industry in Malaysia is rather limited, considering the fact that the oil and gas is a high-risk industry. A few existing studies on safety culture maturity in Malaysia were conducted in other context such...

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Main Authors: Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza, Guan, Ng Yee, Mustaffa, Masfarita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118948/
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author Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza
Guan, Ng Yee
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description The number of recent studies related to safety culture maturity in the context of oil and gas industry in Malaysia is rather limited, considering the fact that the oil and gas is a high-risk industry. A few existing studies on safety culture maturity in Malaysia were conducted in other context such as maritime. Thus, it leads to the research question of this study which is ‘what constitutes safety culture maturity in the context of oil and gas industry in Malaysia?’. This qualitative study was geared towards conceptualizing safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry. It involved 9 informants from a project management team. Conducted focus group discussion and thematic analysis identified psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness as significant domains of safety culture maturity. Technology-wise, this study implies that by leveraging technologies to facilitate better communication, organizations can create a mature safety culture, that protects, empower and lead to overall performance and well-being of employees.
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spelling upm-1189482025-07-30T03:22:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118948/ Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza Guan, Ng Yee Mustaffa, Masfarita The number of recent studies related to safety culture maturity in the context of oil and gas industry in Malaysia is rather limited, considering the fact that the oil and gas is a high-risk industry. A few existing studies on safety culture maturity in Malaysia were conducted in other context such as maritime. Thus, it leads to the research question of this study which is ‘what constitutes safety culture maturity in the context of oil and gas industry in Malaysia?’. This qualitative study was geared towards conceptualizing safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry. It involved 9 informants from a project management team. Conducted focus group discussion and thematic analysis identified psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness as significant domains of safety culture maturity. Technology-wise, this study implies that by leveraging technologies to facilitate better communication, organizations can create a mature safety culture, that protects, empower and lead to overall performance and well-being of employees. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118948/1/118948.pdf Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza and Guan, Ng Yee and Mustaffa, Masfarita (2024) Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14 (10). pp. 2868-2874. ISSN E-ISSN: 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/23427/Conceptualizing-the-Roles-of-Psychological-Safety-Caring-Management-and-Inclusiveness-in-Safety-Culture-Maturity-in-Malaysias-Oil-and-Gas-Industry 10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i10/23427
spellingShingle Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza
Guan, Ng Yee
Mustaffa, Masfarita
Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
title Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
title_full Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
title_fullStr Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
title_full_unstemmed Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
title_short Conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
title_sort conceptualizing the roles of psychological safety, caring management and inclusiveness in safety culture maturity in malaysia’s oil and gas industry
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