The silent transmission belt: testing safety bullying’s indirect effects on construction incident learning failures via voice suppression

Does bullying impact Learning From Incidents (LFI) in construction? This interesting study explored bullying as an institutionalised governance mechanism, studying how it affects learning from incidents and safety voice. A key concept is silence. Data was from 215 questionnaires. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod. Extracts: ·        Studies show that LFI is “often constrained by… Continue reading The silent transmission belt: testing safety bullying’s indirect effects on construction incident learning failures via voice suppression

Mini-Compendium: Psychological Safety

Given the prominence of Psychological Safety (PS), it’s worth sharing some research. It’s likely among the most studied modern concepts in organisational theory – so I can barely scratch the surface. Focus first is articles I’ve summarised, and then on any other full-text items I can find. In my haste, I’ve probably included some psychological… Continue reading Mini-Compendium: Psychological Safety

Mini-Compendium: Power, Safety, Authority Gradients, and the Power of Elites

Here’s some articles, mostly full-text links, exploring power within organisations. Includes broader social power, power gradients, voice, and more. Feel free to shout me a coffee if you’d like to support the growth of my site: Full-Text Articles [Below link will say ‘Discursive effects of safety science’. Download it and its a whole book with… Continue reading Mini-Compendium: Power, Safety, Authority Gradients, and the Power of Elites