scholarly journals Safety Leadership and Injuries: A Study on the Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan, Using Safety Climate as a Mediator

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mirza ◽  
◽  
Ahmad Isha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Context Data ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Future Research Directions

Safety literature is in agreement regarding the effective role safety-specific leadership plays in occupational safety but most of these studies are limited to Western/American context. The current study looks to fill this void by testing safety-specific leadership effectiveness in Pakistani context. Data were collected from 163 workers of manufacturing industry. The results confirmed that safety-specific leadership strengthens followers safety climate perceptions and thereby negatively affects occupational injuries. Practical implications, future research directions and limitations of the study are also discussed.

scholarly journals Multifaceted Role of Job Embeddedness Within Organizations: Development of Sustainable Approach to Reducing Turnover Intention

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402093487
Author(s):  
Imran Ahmed Shah ◽  
Tamas Csordas ◽  
Umair Akram ◽  
Amit Yadav ◽  
Hassan Rasool
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Job Embeddedness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Employee Behavior ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Future Research Directions

This study aims to explore the significance of job embeddedness (JE) theory and practices to reducing employee turnover and then suggest future research directions. It also reviews the systematic development of JE theory and its relationship with different workplace theories. A comprehensive content analysis, including a systematic review of articles published between 2008 and 2018, is conducted to understand the extensive role of JE in the workplace. A total of 108 research papers published in various high-ranking journals are selected for further analysis. To identify the mediating role of JE in the service and manufacturing industry, most of the existing studies focus on turnover intention, organizational commitment, employee engagement, and job satisfaction. However, many other key areas, which can be linked to JE to understand and evaluate the theory of organizational and employee behavior, are ignored in the literature. In this study, a further understanding of JE is suggested to be expanded in accordance with various elements of organization and employee theories, such as job design, job burnout, and role performance. This study contributes to the literature by further expanding JE theory and proposing a comprehensive JE framework that researchers and practitioners can adopt in future research.

scholarly journals DYNAMIC SAFETY INTERACTIONS FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF WORK LIFE: A PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENGINEERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 09-17
Author(s):  
Norizan Baba Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
The Impact

In Malaysia's manufacturing industry, workplace accidents and injuries are a big problem. This industry has made only minor progress in terms of reducing fatalities and significant injuries. The fatal injury rate decreased marginally; however, the previous year's severe injury rate stayed unchanged. (Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), 2021). As a result, manufacturing safety continues to be a severe issue in Malaysia. The organisational nature of industrial accidents has been highlighted in safety literature, and empirical study has focused on determining the organisational, managerial, and environmental elements that influence accident causation. The majority of prior works have emphasised the concept of safety culture (or safety climate). Scholars have recently begun to look into additional organisational elements, such as the impact of organisational environment, leadership style, and occupational stressors on industrial accidents. This study presents a conceptual framework to investigate the interaction between safety climate and safety behaviour in Malaysia's manufacturing sector, with the goal of developing more effective safety interventions to reduce accidents.

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