There are conflicting predictions on the relationship between worker safety and organization survival. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds organizations that provide a safe workplace have a significantly ...
Economics & Business
Jul 28, 2020
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Companies best equipped to provide safe workplaces are the least likely to do so, because they benefit financially from forgoing the cost of enacting workplace safety practices, a recent study found. In some cases, companies ...
Economics & Business
May 13, 2020
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New research has found companies cutting corners on workplace safety to boost short-term financial gains is rife.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2020
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Bringing pet dogs into the workplace is becoming increasingly common. Large companies like Google, Ticketmaster and challenger bank Monzo are just a few that have joined companies in the pet sector (like Pets at Home) that ...
Economics & Business
Sep 16, 2019
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A new Portland State University study suggests that bullying bosses aren't just bad for employee morale and well-being—they can also be bad for workplace safety.
Economics & Business
Jul 29, 2019
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Managers who introduce strategies that aim to help employees focus on risks, stay vigilant, and be more creative about safety are more likely to improve safety behaviour in the workplace, new research involving Curtin University ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2019
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Motivated employees who take initiative at work could hold the key to making Australian workplaces safer, new research involving Curtin University researchers has found.
Economics & Business
Apr 15, 2019
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The US space agency has ordered a sweeping safety review of operations and workplace culture, including drug-free policies, at Boeing and SpaceX, two companies working to send astronauts to space, US media said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2018
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Workplace safety regulators say they are investigating two incidents at automaker Tesla's factory in Northern California.
Business
Apr 21, 2018
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More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion annually.
Economics & Business
Sep 6, 2016
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