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1. Better Safe Than Sorry: CEO Regulatory Focus and Workplace Safety.

Author

Qian, Cuili, Balaji, Pavithra, Crilly, Donal, and Liu, Yilin

Subjects
BUSINESS enterprises, CHIEF executive officers, LEADERSHIP, INDUSTRIAL safety, REGULATORY focus theory, MOTIVATION (Psychology), WOUNDS & injuries
Abstract

Research shows that CEOs who are sensitive to maximizing gains (promotion focus) engage in more socially oriented initiatives, while CEOs who are sensitive to avoiding losses or harm (prevention focus) attend more to shareholder concerns. Our point of departure, however, is that many social initiatives are of the "do no harm" type that involve efforts to avoid burdening stakeholders with social and economic costs. Integrating research on strategic leadership and regulatory focus, we develop a framework for understanding the relevance of CEO regulatory focus for workplace safety. We argue that firms with prevention-focused CEOs have fewer employee injuries than firms with promotion-focused CEOs as these latter CEOs impose aggressive workloads on employees. Drawing on regulatory fit theory, we further identify two contextual factors that attenuate or accentuate CEO motivation to pursue harm-reducing or growth-maximizing goals. Whereas analyst downgrades mitigate the influence of prevention focus by motivating CEOs to avoid missing their obligations to shareholders, environmental munificence strengthens the influence of promotion focus on injuries by motivating CEOs to take advantage of growth opportunities in the environment. Based on a sample of S&P 500 firms and injury data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from 2002 to 2011, we find support for our predictions. The results illustrate the unforeseen consequences of CEO regulatory focus on employee interests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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2. Identifying TOXIC LEADERSHIP & Building Worker Resilience.

Author

Winn, Gary L. and Dykes, Ava C.

Subjects
*CORPORATE vice-presidents, *CHIEF executive officers, *INDUSTRIAL safety, *WORK-related injuries, *LEADERSHIP
Abstract

The article focuses on lack of vice presidents (VP) and chief executive officers (CEO) in several organizations who foster supportive leader development environment work place safety. Topics discussed include how toxic leadership can create hostile workplace, connection between toxic leaders and destructive behaviors according to stressor-stress-strain model and ethical relativism offered by toxic leaders.

Published
2019

3. ANDREW LIVERIS.

Subjects
*CHIEF executive officers, *LEADERSHIP, *INDUSTRIAL safety, *ORGANIZATIONAL goals, *AWARDS
Abstract

An interview with Dow Chemical Co. chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Andrew Liveris, who was one of the 2012 chief executive officers (CEOs) Who "Get It" honorees from the National Safety Council (NSC) is presented. He says that safety leadership is a way of life at their company. He mentions that safety is embedded in their corporate vision, as well as strategic commitment to sustainability. He adds that complacency is the biggest obstacle to safety in their workplace.

Published
2012

4. SURVEYING the safety landscape.

Subjects
INDUSTRIAL safety, LEADERSHIP, CHIEF executive officers
Abstract

The article presents an interview with Tom Krause, chairman of Behavioral Science Technology Inc. When asked about safety circles regarding leadership in 2006, he refers to senior leadership, which is important among safety professionals. Krause explains that even if a CEO supports safety, one can still send the wrong message about safety to the organization. He believes that many organizations fail to appreciate the relationship between their safety systems quality, and the working interface.

Published
2006

5. Worker safety: Does your CEO get it'?

Author

Ruminski, Melissa J.

Subjects
*CHIEF executive officers, *INDUSTRIAL safety, *INDUSTRIAL hygiene, *LEADERSHIP
Abstract

The article offers information on the U.S. National Safety Council's (NSC's) annual recognition of chief executive officers (CEOs), the 2016 CEOs Who "Get It," given for their commitment to creating and maintaining the workplace culture of safety and health. It highlights the process of submitting the name of an organization's leader and the role of a committee representing NSC Workplace Consulting and Research and Safety Management groups in making decisions for the selection of CEOs.

Published
2015

6. The Journey to Safety Excellence.

Author

Ruminski, Melissa J.

Subjects
*INDUSTRIAL safety, *CHIEF executive officers, *LEADERSHIP
Abstract

The author discusses the aspects of improvements in the National Safety Council (NSC), a non-profit service organization for providing industrial safety in the U.S. She mentions that Janet Froetscher, chief executive officer of the NSC said that safety is a journey for the NSC. She further highlights the factor responsible for achieving safety excellence including the safety management systems, leadership and employee engagement.

Published
2013

7. Demonstrating a commitment.

Subjects
*CHIEF executive officers, *LEADERSHIP, *INDUSTRIAL safety
Abstract

An interview with chief executive officers (CEO) Kent McElhattan, Abdulkarim Al-Sayed, and Joseph J. Ucciferro is presented. The CEOs offer their insight on leadership's role in safety and health. McElhattan said that his commitment as a business leader is to ensure the safety of workers. Al-Sayed says that a good leader should devote to achieve safety, health and environmental excellence by creating passion for employees. Ucciferro also asserts that leadership should commit safety culture.

Published
2009

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