Original scientific paper

TOP MANAGERS AND PREVENTIVE SAFETY

Mirko Markič orcid.org/0000-0002-5370-7355 ; Fakulteta za management, Koper, Slovenija
Igor Kolenc ; Alcan Tomos, Koper, Slovenija
Martina Miklavčič Šumanski ; Alcan Tomos, Koper, Slovenija
Snežana Živković ; Fakultet zaštite na radu, Niš, Srbija

Abstract

The intention of the paper was to determine how certain selected factors influence preventive attitude of managers towards health and safety in the workplace. The paper is based on a survey which included 351 CEOs in larger Slovenian companies. The evaluation of data was made using the SPSS program. We found the strongest correlation between variables of preventive attitude towards health and safety between education and investments, and education and safety at work. Analysis showed that the correlation between leadership and preventive safety of this sample is positive and influences the health and safety results (the correlation is relatively high, β coefficient 0,473). Study findings are current and may be useful to those involved in changing the legislation related to health and safety in the workplace. We recommend that preventive safety and incentives be built into the legislation, as it is evident that the CEOs are inclined to honour legal obligations.

Keywords

health and safety; investments; large companies; prevention; research; top managers

Hrčak ID:

75013

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/75013

Publication date:

19.12.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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