A positive safety culture can lead to a decrease in organizational injury and disaster statistics... more A positive safety culture can lead to a decrease in organizational injury and disaster statistics as well as the costs associated from those injuries. A safety culture literature review suggested there were some constructs that needed expansion and inclusion within safety culture measurements. A 92-item survey was constructed by subject matter experts based on their knowledge and literature. The resulting survey was administered to 25,574 workers across five multinational organizations in five different industries. The data set was split in half before exploratory and hierarchical confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. These analyses revealed Safety Culture as a second-order latent variable with four first-order factors consisting of Management Concern, Personal Responsibility for Safety, Peer Support for Safety, and Safety Management Systems. Additionally, twelve indicators were found: three on Management Concern, three on Personal Responsibility, two on Peer Support, and four on Safety Management Systems. The resulting safety culture model addresses gaps in the literature by pinpointing core factors which make up a safety culture.
Researchers have recently begun recognizing the impact of contextual factors on important organiz... more Researchers have recently begun recognizing the impact of contextual factors on important organizational outcomes. This study, involving 170 subordinate-supervisor dyads, develops a model that demonstrates that subordinates who perceive a supportive feedback environment dis-play increased ...
International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2014
ABSTRACT As business has a large impact on the natural environment, it is important to study the ... more ABSTRACT As business has a large impact on the natural environment, it is important to study the environmental values of business school students. This research focuses on the personality trait of narcissism, and its impact on materialism and environmental values. Data were collected in an exploratory analysis of the relationships between narcissism, materialism, and environmental values from business students in the USA and the Netherlands. Results indicate that business student narcissism was significantly associated with higher levels of materialism, and higher levels of materialism were associated with lower environmental values in both the USA and the Netherlands. As business students represent a critical element in creating and developing a more sustainable economic model, these results point to a pressing need for higher education to engage in more aggressive interventions to educate and produce future business leaders with a greater concern for environmental stewardship.
Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2012
... Jessica McKinney & Brian G. Whitaker & Hugh Hindman ... These theoretical assertions ... more ... Jessica McKinney & Brian G. Whitaker & Hugh Hindman ... These theoretical assertions have received much empirical support (for a review, see Roehling 2002) and have been shown to influence employee behavior cross-culturally (Grimmer and Oddy 2007; Westwood et al. ...
A new measure of Machiavellianism, the Machiavellian Personality Scale (MPS), was developed
and v... more A new measure of Machiavellianism, the Machiavellian Personality Scale (MPS), was developed and validated over two studies. Machiavellianism is conceptualized as one's propensity to distrust others, engage in amoral manipulation, seek control over others, and seek status for oneself Study I developed and tested the factor structure of the scale, whereas Study 2 provided evidence for the convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity of the MPS. The results of these studies supported the a priori factor structure of the MPS and indicated that it is a valid predictor of such outcomes as job satisfaction, task performance, and counterproductive work behaviors
A positive safety culture can lead to a decrease in organizational injury and disaster statistics... more A positive safety culture can lead to a decrease in organizational injury and disaster statistics as well as the costs associated from those injuries. A safety culture literature review suggested there were some constructs that needed expansion and inclusion within safety culture measurements. A 92-item survey was constructed by subject matter experts based on their knowledge and literature. The resulting survey was administered to 25,574 workers across five multinational organizations in five different industries. The data set was split in half before exploratory and hierarchical confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. These analyses revealed Safety Culture as a second-order latent variable with four first-order factors consisting of Management Concern, Personal Responsibility for Safety, Peer Support for Safety, and Safety Management Systems. Additionally, twelve indicators were found: three on Management Concern, three on Personal Responsibility, two on Peer Support, and four on Safety Management Systems. The resulting safety culture model addresses gaps in the literature by pinpointing core factors which make up a safety culture.
Researchers have recently begun recognizing the impact of contextual factors on important organiz... more Researchers have recently begun recognizing the impact of contextual factors on important organizational outcomes. This study, involving 170 subordinate-supervisor dyads, develops a model that demonstrates that subordinates who perceive a supportive feedback environment dis-play increased ...
International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2014
ABSTRACT As business has a large impact on the natural environment, it is important to study the ... more ABSTRACT As business has a large impact on the natural environment, it is important to study the environmental values of business school students. This research focuses on the personality trait of narcissism, and its impact on materialism and environmental values. Data were collected in an exploratory analysis of the relationships between narcissism, materialism, and environmental values from business students in the USA and the Netherlands. Results indicate that business student narcissism was significantly associated with higher levels of materialism, and higher levels of materialism were associated with lower environmental values in both the USA and the Netherlands. As business students represent a critical element in creating and developing a more sustainable economic model, these results point to a pressing need for higher education to engage in more aggressive interventions to educate and produce future business leaders with a greater concern for environmental stewardship.
Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2012
... Jessica McKinney & Brian G. Whitaker & Hugh Hindman ... These theoretical assertions ... more ... Jessica McKinney & Brian G. Whitaker & Hugh Hindman ... These theoretical assertions have received much empirical support (for a review, see Roehling 2002) and have been shown to influence employee behavior cross-culturally (Grimmer and Oddy 2007; Westwood et al. ...
A new measure of Machiavellianism, the Machiavellian Personality Scale (MPS), was developed
and v... more A new measure of Machiavellianism, the Machiavellian Personality Scale (MPS), was developed and validated over two studies. Machiavellianism is conceptualized as one's propensity to distrust others, engage in amoral manipulation, seek control over others, and seek status for oneself Study I developed and tested the factor structure of the scale, whereas Study 2 provided evidence for the convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity of the MPS. The results of these studies supported the a priori factor structure of the MPS and indicated that it is a valid predictor of such outcomes as job satisfaction, task performance, and counterproductive work behaviors
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and validated over two studies. Machiavellianism is conceptualized as one's propensity to distrust
others, engage in amoral manipulation, seek control over others, and seek status for oneself Study
I developed and tested the factor structure of the scale, whereas Study 2 provided evidence for the
convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity of the MPS. The results of these studies supported
the a priori factor structure of the MPS and indicated that it is a valid predictor of such outcomes
as job satisfaction, task performance, and counterproductive work behaviors
and validated over two studies. Machiavellianism is conceptualized as one's propensity to distrust
others, engage in amoral manipulation, seek control over others, and seek status for oneself Study
I developed and tested the factor structure of the scale, whereas Study 2 provided evidence for the
convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity of the MPS. The results of these studies supported
the a priori factor structure of the MPS and indicated that it is a valid predictor of such outcomes
as job satisfaction, task performance, and counterproductive work behaviors