College of Social Science, Hansung University, Seoul 02876, Korea.
College of Business Administration, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 27;18(5):2334. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052334.
Due to safety issues in the construction industry, interest in research on occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations remains high. Previous studies indicated that OSH regulations not only affect performance in and of themselves, but also indirectly by increasing awareness of such regulations. Studies also demonstrated that OSH regulation can affect innovation and corporate safety. However, the effect of OSH regulation on innovation remains unclear, as the relationship between the perception of OSH regulation and innovation is not fully understood. This study measures the innovation efficiency of companies in the Korean construction industry using data envelopment analysis (DEA), and investigates the relationship between innovation efficiency and companies' perceptions of OSH regulations. Results indicate that companies that positively recognize OSH regulations tend to be more innovative than those that do not. This study also validates differences in innovation efficiency depending on the perception of OSH regulations by bootstrap DEA. The results of this study suggest appropriate strategies to promote innovation in the construction industry from the perspectives of both government and practitioners in firms.
由于建筑行业存在安全问题，因此人们对职业安全与健康（OSH）法规的研究兴趣依然很高。以往的研究表明，OSH 法规不仅本身会影响绩效，还会通过提高对这些法规的认识来间接影响绩效。研究还表明，OSH 法规可以影响创新和企业安全。然而，OSH 法规对创新的影响尚不清楚，因为对 OSH 法规的认知与创新之间的关系尚未完全了解。本研究使用数据包络分析（DEA）来衡量韩国建筑行业公司的创新效率，并调查创新效率与公司对 OSH 法规的认知之间的关系。结果表明，积极认可 OSH 法规的公司往往比不认可的公司更具创新性。本研究还通过 bootstrap DEA 验证了创新效率的差异取决于对 OSH 法规的认知。本研究的结果从政府和企业从业者的角度为促进建筑行业的创新提供了适当的策略。
