The relationship between participative management and safety culture: a case of the South African forestry industry

• Autorzy: Greeff Antonie Stadler , Van Staden Louis Jacobus

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2023.28.1.07

Warianty tytułu

PL

Relacja pomiędzy zarządzaniem partycypacyjnym a kulturą bezpieczeństwa: przypadek południowoafrykańskiego przemysłu leśnego

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This research article investigates the influence of participative management on the safety culture among contract workers within South Africa's forestry industry. The study aims to address the necessity for a more engaged safety management approach within high-risk workplaces, with a specific focus on South Africa. This focus is essential due to concerning injury and fatality rates, notably in the mining and construction sectors. However, the forestry industry has demonstrated comparatively superior safety performance, as evident from the study outcomes. The research employs a mixed-method survey technique, combining self-administered surveys and structured interviews to gather data. The sample comprises both male and female forestry workers from the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa, who actively participate in operational activities, especially those related to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) within the forestry sector. The data extracted from the surveys is subjected to analysis using Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient. This statistical approach helps establish the relationship between various dimensions of participative management and safety culture. The results of the study unveil a substantial positive correlation connecting participative management and safety culture. This finding substantiates the theoretical premise that a more engaged managerial approach towards safety positively influences the safety culture of forestry workers.

PL

Niniejszy artykuł badawczy analizuje wpływ zarządzania partycypacyjnego na kulturę bezpieczeństwa wśród pracowników kontraktowych w przemyśle leśnym Republiki Południowej Afryki. Badanie ma na celu uwzględnienie konieczności zaangażowanego podejścia do zarządzania bezpieczeństwem w miejscach pracy o wysokim ryzyku, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Południowej Afryki. Skoncentrowanie się na tym obszarze jest istotne ze względu na niepokojące wskaźniki obrażeń i śmiertelności, zwłaszcza w sektorach górnictwa i budownictwa. Warto zauważyć, iż przemysł leśny jak wynika z badań wykazał stosunkowo wyższe wskaźniki w zakresie bezpieczeństwa, co potwierdzają wyniki badania. W celu zebrania danych wykorzystano technikę mieszanych badań ankietowych, łącząc samoopisowe ankiety i strukturalne wywiady. Próba obejmuje zarówno mężczyzn, jak i kobiety pracujące w przemyśle leśnym w prowincji Mpumalanga w Południowej Afryce, którzy aktywnie uczestniczą w działaniach operacyjnych, szczególnie tych związanych z bezpieczeństwem i higieną pracy (BHP) w sektorze leśnym. Dane zebrane z ankiet są poddawane analizie za pomocą współczynnika korelacji Pearsona. To podejście statystyczne pomaga ustalić relację między różnymi wymiarami zarządzania partycypacyjnego a kulturą bezpieczeństwa. Wyniki badania ujawniają istotną pozytywną korelację łączącą zarządzanie partycypacyjne i kulturę bezpieczeństwa. Odkrycie to potwierdza teoretyczne założenie, że bardziej zaangażowane podejście menedżerów do kwestii bezpieczeństwa pozytywnie wpływa na kulturę bezpieczeństwa pracowników leśnych.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

participative management; safety management; employee involvement; safety culture

PL

zarządzanie partycypacyjne; zarządzanie bezpieczeństwem; zaangażowanie pracowników; kultura bezpieczeństwa

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 28. No. 1
• Strony: 123--138
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 51 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Greeff Antonie Stadler

• North West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-9551

autor

Van Staden Louis Jacobus

• North West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-9359

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).