High-quality work, job satisfaction, and occupational injuries.
The authors investigated whether and how 1 element of a high-performance work system, namely high-quality jobs (composed of extensive training, variety, and autonomy), affects occupational injuries. On the basis of data from the Australian WIRS95 database (N = 16,466; Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business, 1997), high-quality jobs exerted a direct effect on injuries and an indirect effect through the mediating influence of job satisfaction. Conceptual, methodological, and practical issues are discussed.
School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. jbarling@business.queensu.ca
Julian
J
Barling
E Kevin
EK
Kelloway
Roderick D
RD
Iverson
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D014937:Work / Q000592:standards*