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dc.contributor.authorKim, Tae-Eun
dc.contributor.authorGausdal, Anne Haugen
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T09:11:25Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T09:11:25Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-05
dc.description.abstractA growing body of research has pointed out effective leadership as an important influencing factor for safety performance in various high-risk industrial contexts. However, limited systematic knowledge is available about how leaders can effectively persuade rule compliance, and stimulate actions and participation. Recognizing effective means of influence is of value for safety leadership development and evaluation. This study seeks to empirically investigate leaders’ influence tactics for safety in a maritime context. Qualitative exploration is performed with data being collected through focus group discussions and individual interviews with 41 experienced shipboard leaders from various shipping sectors. Five core influence tactics—coaching, role modeling, pressure, consultation and exchange tactics—appeared to be the shipboard leaders’ effective tactics to influence subordinates’ safety compliance and participation behaviors in ship operations. Safety leadership influences flow from exemplification, expert and personal sources of power, and being pursued through soft and rational influence tactics rather than coercion or constructive inducements. The results indicate that the more relationship-oriented the leaders are, the more effective their safety leadership would be in influencing safety behaviors. The implication of the results for maritime safety leadership research, maritime education and training are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKim T, Gausdal AH. Leaders’ Influence Tactics for Safety: An Exploratory Study in the Maritime Context. Safety. 2020;6(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1791426
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/safety6010008
dc.identifier.issn2313-576X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17354
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalSafety
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200en_US
dc.titleLeaders’ Influence Tactics for Safety: An Exploratory Study in the Maritime Contexten_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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