Can teamwork promote safety in organizations?

Eduardo Salas; Tiffany M Bisbey; Allison M Traylor; Michael A Rosen

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Can teamwork promote safety in organizations?

February 26, 2020

Salas E, Bisbey TM, Traylor AM, et al. Ann Rev Org Psychol Org Behav. 2020;7(1):283-313.

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This review discusses the importance of teamwork in supporting safety, psychological states driving effective safety performance, organizational- and team-level characteristics impacting safety performance, and the role of teams in safety management.

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