The effect of cognitive demands and perceived quality of work life on human performance in manufacturing environments

Layer, John K.; Karwowski, Waldemar; Furr, Allen

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2008.10.015

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“…Structural equation modeling (SEM), as implemented by AMOS 7 (Arbuckle & Wothke, ), was used to test the proposed safety climate model among safety engineers. The method provides an effective approach to evaluate multivariate models of factors affecting worker performance in the workplace (e.g., Layer, Karwowski, & Furr, ). Estimation of parameters was determined using maximum likelihood (ML) estimation procedures.…”

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The Perspective of Safety Engineers on Safety Climate

Braunger

Korunka

Kubicek

et al. 2015

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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The aim of this study was to investigate safety climate and how it relates to the safety performance of employees from the perspective of safety engineers. Using Griffin and Neal's (2000) safety climate model as a theoretical basis, we hypothesized that the organizational safety climate is a higher‐order construct that relates to the safety compliance of employees and their safety participation via the mediating roles of safety knowledge and safety motivation. Hypotheses were tested among 236 safety engineers working in the wood and metal‐processing industries in Austria. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis showed that safety climate is a higher‐order construct comprising manager values, safety communication, safety practices, safety training, and safety equipment. Moreover, from the perspective of safety engineers, the safety climate of the organizations was related to employee safety motivation, which in turn related to their safety compliance and safety participation. In contrast to our assumptions, the safety knowledge of employees was, in the view of safety engineers, neither related to employee safety compliance nor to their safety participation. Multigroup analysis revealed no differences between internally and externally employed safety engineers for these relations. Thus, although the safety climate model was generally confirmed from an engineer's perspective, engineers rated motivational aspects of safety climate is more important compared to knowledge aspects.

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The Perspective of Safety Engineers on Safety Climate

Braunger

Korunka

Kubicek

et al. 2015

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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“…The process of evaluating the summative Chi-squared ( 2 χ ) statistics for each baseline population, then comparing the result to the SEM simultaneous multi-group 2 χ statistic for a measure of model factorial significance has been identified in literature [25].…”

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Mapping the Behaviors, Motives and Professional Competencies of Entrepreneurially Minded Engineers in Theory and Practice: An Empirical Investigation

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Layer²,

Dietrich³

2013

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serves as the Managing Director of Acumen Dynamics, LLC, a strategy-based education, training, and research firm that focuses on practical knowledge and skills that help organizations align vision and strategy with execution and performance. Working as an independent scholar, thought leader and advisor to corporations, family foundations, academic institutions, government agencies and global think tanks, Pistrui's activities include strategy development, business succession, assessment modeling, technology transfer, executive education, and social science research. This includes programs and activities in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Pistrui has held several scholarly appointments in the U.S. AbstractIn many engineering programs in the United States and around the world, it is no longer sufficient to adequately train engineers with excellent left-brain skills -analysis, logical thinking, and quantitative thought. In fact, the right-brain skills, which include competitive differentiation, business adaptability, innovation and the development of a growth culture, and strategic thinking, are the "key competencies" required to differentiate decision-making in this rapidly changing marketplace.

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“…Furthermore, information obtained through end‐of‐project safety assessments would support the development of safety performance in organizations. This kind of learning in the organization has been reported to positively affect not only the organization's safety culture (Karunanont & Karwowski, ), but also employee performance (Layer, Karwowski, & Furr, ).…”

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Safety considerations during different stages of a project life cycle in the manufacturing industry

2012

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At sites with multiple employers, efficient safety management is essential to ensure safety for both customers and providers. However, implementing effective safety management is challenging, particularly for companies that provide services. Provider companies encounter difficulties managing the safety of service projects for many reasons, including the variety of customers and changes in work environment. Proper preparation and integration of safety into the different project life cycle stages improves safety, but the topic has not received much attention to date. This article discusses the integration of safety considerations into service projects. Material was collected from Finnish manufacturing companies via interviews and a questionnaire. The results show that systematic methods for developing and producing services have not been adopted in the provider companies, but these are often implemented as a result of practical experience. On the other hand, providers and customers both believed that safety is taken into account during different stages of a given service project—safety issues were to some extent taken into account during the tendering and contract stages of a project, and preventive safety measures were commonly implemented during the delivery of services. However, safety performance often was not evaluated after completion of work. For this reason, companies may not have an accurate estimation of each other's safety performance in these types of multi‐employer situations. The results of this study can be used in provider organizations to help systematize safety considerations during service projects and to focus efforts on the most essential points of service project safety management.

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The effect of cognitive demands and perceived quality of work life on human performance in manufacturing environments

Cited by 53 publications

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The Perspective of Safety Engineers on Safety Climate

The Perspective of Safety Engineers on Safety Climate

Mapping the Behaviors, Motives and Professional Competencies of Entrepreneurially Minded Engineers in Theory and Practice: An Empirical Investigation

Safety considerations during different stages of a project life cycle in the manufacturing industry

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