DeArmond Sarah, Huang Yueng-Hsiang, Chen Peter Y, Courtney Theodore K
College of Business, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, USA.
Work. 2010;37(1):3-13. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2010-1051.
Top-level managers make important decisions about safety-related issues, yet little research has been done involving these individuals. The current study explored corporate financial decisions makers' perceptions of their company's safety and their justifications for these perceptions. This study also explored whether their perceptions and justifications varied as a function of company size or industry injury risk.
A total of 404 individuals who were the most senior managers responsible for making decisions about property and casualty risk at their companies participated in this study.
The participants took part in a telephone survey.
The results suggest that corporate financial decision makers have positive views of safety at their companies relative to safety at other companies within their industries. Further, many believe their company's safety is influenced by the attention/emphasis placed on safety and the selection and training of safety personnel. Participants' perceptions varied somewhat based on the size of their company and the level of injury risk in their industry.
While definitive conclusions about corporate financial decision makers' perceptions of safety cannot be reached as a result of this single study, this work does lay groundwork for future research aimed at better understanding the perceptions top-level managers.
高层管理人员就安全相关问题做出重要决策，但针对这些人员的研究却很少。本研究探讨了企业财务决策者对其公司安全的看法以及他们对这些看法的理由。本研究还探讨了他们的看法和理由是否因公司规模或行业伤害风险而有所不同。
共有404名个人参与了本研究，他们是各自公司中负责做出财产和伤亡风险决策的最高级管理人员。
参与者参加了电话调查。
结果表明，企业财务决策者相对于其所在行业内的其他公司，对自己公司的安全持积极看法。此外，许多人认为他们公司的安全受到对安全的关注/重视程度以及安全人员的选拔和培训的影响。参与者的看法因公司规模和所在行业的伤害风险水平而有所不同。
虽然由于这项单一研究无法得出关于企业财务决策者对安全看法的明确结论，但这项工作确实为未来旨在更好地理解高层管理人员看法的研究奠定了基础。
