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Organising for Safety

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dc.contributor.authorHopkins, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T03:26:56Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T03:26:56Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.date.updated2019-12-19T06:59:11Z
dc.description.abstractHow do we change the culture of an organisation? The culture change industry assumes that this is best done with educational campaigns - the hearts and minds approach. But this seldom works, because it does not come to terms with the real source of organisational culture - the way the organisation is structured. This book explores just how organisational structure shapes culture. It shows how decentralized organisational structures allow profit and production to take precedence over safety, while centralised risk control is conducive to a culture of operational excellence. The argument is based on case study material from the petroleum industry, the mining industry and even, the Australian Air Force. Drawing on the theory of high reliability organisations, and also on recent scandals in banking industry, the book concludes with some suggestions as to how company boards can increase the effectiveness of the risk specialists in their organisations.en_AU
dc.format.extent145 pagesen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.isbn9781925894158en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/204658
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherWolters Kluweren_AU
dc.relation.isversionof1 Edition
dc.rights© 2019 Wolters Kluweren_AU
dc.titleOrganising for Safetyen_AU
dc.typeBooken_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationAustralia
local.contributor.affiliationHopkins, Andrew, College of Arts and Social Sciences, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidHopkins, Andrew, u8601674en_AU
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor111705 - Environmental and Occupational Health and Safetyen_AU
local.identifier.absseo960799 - Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards not elsewhere classifieden_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu2546238xPUB11en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://shop.wolterskluwer.com.au/en_AU
local.type.statusMetadata onlyen_AU

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