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The Influence of Safety Leadership on Safety Behavior, Safety Climate and Accident: Meta Analysis

안전 리더십이 안전 행동, 안전 분위기, 사고에 미치는 효과: 메타 분석

  • Received : 2018.08.27
  • Accepted : 2018.09.21
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

This study examined the influence of safety leadership on safety behavior, safety climate and accident using meta analysis. Specifically, safety leadership model which incorporated both transformational and active transactional leadership styles was tested using meta analysis. The results showed that both transformational and active transactional leadership had a positive relationship with safety compliance and participation behavior, and organizational safety climate. However, both leadership styles had a negative relationship with accident. In addition, transformational leadership had significant greater effects on safety behaviors and accident than transactional leadership. In contrast, although there were no significant differences, transactional leadership has a greater effect on the safety climate. These findings suggest that active transactional leadership is important in establishing perceived safety climate of employees, whereas transformational leadership is more related with improving employees' safety behaviors. Therefore, in line with the previous studies of safety leadership, a combination of both transformational and transactional styles will be most beneficial for developing organizational safety management program. Based on these results, practical implications and further research in terms of development for safety leadership program are discussed.

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Table 1. Results of Meta Analysis for the relationships among safety leadership, safety climate, safety behaviors and accident

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