Is safety climate stable day-to-day or more dynamic and variable? A really interesting study which explored the stability of safety climate over a 28 day offshore work period (hitch). Background: · “Safety climate is a domain-specific form of organizational climate (Schneider, 1975). It is defined as ‘shared perceptions with regard to the priority of safety policies,… Continue reading The day-to-day stability of safety climate in the offshore oil and gas industry
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Cognitive Bias: A Systematic Literature Review
This paper explored how Cognitive Biases (CB) influence Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) via review of 79 studies. Have skipped a lot. Findings: · CB “have a significant impact on three key areas of CSR: decision-making, communication and perception, and reporting and evaluation” · In decision-making, confirmation bias and optimism are important where decision makers “seek information that… Continue reading Corporate Social Responsibility and Cognitive Bias: A Systematic Literature Review
“Indicators are partial reflections of reality, based on uncertain and imperfect models” – Part 2 Donella Meadows sustainable indicators
Part 2 of Meadow’s banger ‘Indicators and Information Systems for Sustainable Development’. Extracts: · “Indicators are partial reflections of reality, based on uncertain and imperfect models” · “The stock market price is not the value of the company. No indicator is the real system. Indicators are abstractions from systems” · And are “are abstractions from abstractions, from models,… Continue reading “Indicators are partial reflections of reality, based on uncertain and imperfect models” – Part 2 Donella Meadows sustainable indicators
Contextualising new safety paradigms: A study in a large Australian construction company
This study explored the presence, implementation, appetite and feasibility of 12 principles representing “new safety paradigms”. It involved focus groups with 53 participants and a cross-sectional survey of 514 employees. I’ve skipped HEAPS (actually, the entire results section – so check out the full paper). Background: · “The review by Karanikas et al. (2022) revealed… Continue reading Contextualising new safety paradigms: A study in a large Australian construction company
Leveraging Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/ HF) for community impact: what have we learned about how to make a difference
This was a banger – exploring the application of community ergonomics with a strong systems lens. If you’re interested in HF/E, systems thinking, social dynamics, power gradients and more then this will interest you. Can’t do it justice, so a few random extracts. Extracts: Finally they talk about ways to improve this practice – via… Continue reading Leveraging Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/ HF) for community impact: what have we learned about how to make a difference
Exploring how corporate social responsibility initiatives impact population health
Do Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives impact population health? This systematic review evaluated 97 studies to unpack the question. Tl;dr: Yes, CSR might positively impact some elements of health, poverty alleviation and the environment, but also lead to some negative impacts. Evidence, overall, isn’t strong. Extracts: · They “found evidence for positive impacts of CSR activities… Continue reading Exploring how corporate social responsibility initiatives impact population health
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