Employee Direct Participation in Organisational Decisions and Workplace Safety

• Autorzy: Widerszal-Bazyl M. , Warszewska-Makuch M
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Managers from 192 companies filled out the Employee Direct Participation in Organisational Change questionnaire measuring employees’ direct participation (DP) in organisational decisions. Four main forms of DP were identified: individual and group consultations, and individual and group delegation. Workplace safety was measured with the number of accidents, the number of employees working in hazardous conditions, accident absenteeism and sickness absence. Results showed that the 2 latter indicators were significantly related to some parameters of DP. Thus, companies that used face-to-face individual consultation had lower accident absenteeism than ones that did not. The same effect was true for group consultation with temporary groups, and individual and group delegation. Workplaces with high scores for scope for group consultation had lower accident absenteeism, and those with high scores for scope for group delegation had lower sickness absence. It was concluded that employee DP had a positive influence on workplace safety, even if involvement was not directly related to safety.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

direct participation; safety; accidents; sickness absence

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: Vol. 14, No. 4
• Strony: 367–--378
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Widerszal-Bazyl M.

• Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Poland

autor

Warszewska-Makuch M

• Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Poland

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