Organizational Behavior and Corporate Culture: The impact on Safety Management and Practices In Partnership with Erickson Associates
Welcome Members Voice Expert Discussion: Agenda Foundational understanding of Organizational Behavior and Corporate Culture History of Industrial Revolution and its impact on organizational and safety management practices. How psychology and sociology influence development of psychosocial factors: Impact on current organizational and safety practices. Q & A session EHSQ Community Thought Leadership Discussion sponsored by Intelex Technologies In Partnership with Erickson Associates
EHSQ Community Discussion In Partnership with Dr. Judith Erickson President Erickson Associates Jim Loud Safety Management Consultant James Loud Consulting Dave Rebbitt President Rarebit Consulting
Webinar is 60 minutes duration, and recorded. Housekeeping Please close out other open applications on computer. Questions will be answered during the Q & A Period. EHSQ Community Thought Leadership Discussion sponsored by Intelex Technologies In Partnership with Erickson Associates
EHSQ Member Voices
Members Voices: Do you believe there are different types of psychology? Are there different types of psychology? Yes 94% No 6% Note: 172 Participants answered
Members Voices: Are you aware of the discipline of organizational behavior? Are you aware of the discipline of organizational behavior? Yes 78% No 22% Note: 168 Participants answered
Members Voices: Believe the employee is Is the employee: both (individual and organization) 73% an extension of the organization 12% an individual 15% 123 members believe the viewpoint of being an individual / an extension of the organization does have relevance to safety performance. Note: 169 Participants answered
Expert Discussion
Foundational Understanding of Organizational Behavior and Corporate Culture Familiarity with terminology and concepts of non-safety disciplines Goal: Integration of these disciplines into safety
Brief History Safety Management Development Industrial Revolution (1760s) Frederick Taylor (1856-1915) Heinrich (1886-1962) I/O Psychology (WWI: 1914-1919) Hawthorne Studies (1920s) More Humanistic Theorists (1930s and beyond)
Terminology Psychology Sociology Social Psychology Psychosocial Factors Organizational Behavior Corporate Culture
Psychosocial Factors Effects of psychology and sociology on people Psychosocial approach
Organizational Behavior Multi-disciplinary field Motivation, job satisfaction, communication, leadership, group dynamics, decision making
Corporate Culture Assumptions Values Behavior
Importance of Science to the Safety Evidence: testable, able to be independently repeated Necessary to make informed decisions
Moving Forward Applying systems thinking to safety Safety and psychosocial disciplines have the same goal: A safe and healthful workplace
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Judith Erickson, PhD Erickassoc@aol.com Contact Dave Rebbitt dave@rarebit.ca Jim Loud loudjim431@gmail.com
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