Small Business Employees Perceptions of Leadership are Associated with Safety and Health Climates and Their Own Behaviors.

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Shore, Erin ; Schwatka, Natalie ; Dally, Miranda ; Brown, Carol E. ; Tenney, Liliana ; Newman, Lee S.
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  Leadership is an important factor in creating a safe and healthy work environment. Little is known about its influence in small organizations. This study assessed the relationship between leadership, climate, and employee behavior in organizations with <500 employees.
  
  Methods:
  
  We examined organizational factors and worker perceptions of leadership and safety/health behaviors in an analysis of 1,271 employees in 53 Colorado small organizations. Cross-sectional relationships were assessed using multivariable linear regression models.
  
  Results:
  
  Perceived leadership commitment to safety was associated with safety climate (β = 0.67) and safety behaviors among employees (β = 0.45). Perceived leadership commitment to worksite wellness was associated with health climate (β = 0.66) and health behaviors (β = 0.42).
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Leadership plays an important role in creating a positive work environment around safety and health.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Adult Colorado Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Behavior Health Climate Health Promotion Health Protection Humans Job Satisfaction Leadership Male Middle Aged Occupational Health Occupational Safety And Health Organizational Culture Perception Safety Climate Safety Management Small Business Total Worker Health Workplace Worksite Wellness

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 62(2):156-162
• Pubmed ID:
  31834140
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7363040
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U19 OH011227/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:117907fec7479dfe1c0acd933ff1e155941135f773bd21d1657f1b39007321a6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90696/cdc_90696_DS1.pdf
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