The role of organizational trust in safety climate's influence on organizational outcomes

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• Personal Author:
  Kath LM ; Magley VJ ; Marmet M
• Description:
  Based on elements of social exchange theory and other conceptualizations of trust, a model was developed situating organizational trust as a central component to the relationship that safety climate has with organizational outcomes. Specifically, the model specified that two facets of safety climate - upward safety communication and management attitudes toward safety - would be positively related to organizational trust. Increased levels of trust would then predict increased motivation to engage in safe job-related behaviors, increased job satisfaction, and decreased turnover intentions. Another hypothesis investigated whether job safety relevance would moderate the relationship between safety climate and trust. Online survey research was conducted with 599 employees from 97 workgroups across a New England grocery store chain. Hierarchical linear modeling indicated support for trust mediating the relationship between safety climate and organizational outcomes; further, the relationship between safety climate and trust was stronger within workgroups where safety was more relevant. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Men Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Safety Communication Humans Job Satisfaction Models Multilevel Organizational Trust Safety-climate Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety Climate Safety Motivation Safety Relevance Sociological-factors Turnover Intentions

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• ISSN:
  0001-4575
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047544
• Citation:
  Accid Anal Prev 2010 Sep; 42(5):1488-1497
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew Marmet, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Rd., Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269-1020
• Email:
  matthew.marmet@uconn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Storrs, Storrs-Mansfield
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Accident Analysis and Prevention
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202569/cdc_202569_DS1.pdf
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