Investment in workforce health: exploring the implications for workforce safety climate and commitment.
The relationship between investment in employee health and non-health outcomes has received little research attention. Drawing from social exchange and climate theory, the current study uses a multilevel approach to examine the implications of worksite health investment for worksite safety and health climate and employee safety compliance and commitment to the worksite. Data were collected from 1932 personnel working on 31 offshore installations operating in UK waters. Installation medics provided corporate workforce health investment details for 20 of these installations. The findings provide support for a strong link between health investment practices and worksite safety and health climate. The results also found a relationship between health investment practices and organizational commitment among employees. These results suggest that health investment practices are associated with committed workforces and climates that reflect a priority on health and safety.
Mearns
Kathryn
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University of Aberdeen, School of Psychology, William Guild Building, Kings College Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland AB242UB, UK. k.mearns@abdn.ac.uk
Hope
Lorraine
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Ford
Michael T
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Tetrick
Lois E
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010578:Petroleum; D017751:Safety Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult
D010578:Petroleum