Safety cultural preconditions for organizational learning in high-risk organizations.

Tor-Olav Naevestad

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Safety cultural preconditions for organizational learning in high-risk organizations.

September 3, 2008

Naevestad T-O. J Contingencies Crisis Manage. 2008;16(3):154-163.

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This commentary focuses on the importance of cultural redundancy as an element of a safety culture.

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