Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety.

Andrew Hopkins

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Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety.

January 17, 2007

Hopkins A. Saf Sci. 2006;44(10).

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The author shares examples of cultural analyses and provides suggestions for effective research on safety in organizational culture.

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