The Contribution of Organizational Design to Safety

Bourrier, Mathilde

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2004.12.014

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The Contribution of Organizational Design to Safety

ContributorsBourrier, Mathilde

Published inEuropean management journal, vol. 23, no. 1, p. 98-104

Publication date2005

Abstract

In this article, I argue that the study of the relationship between organizational design and safety has been largely neglected. Substantial progress has been made in social sciences by considering taking workers' practices and associated social inventions into account.

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Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de sociologie

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BOURRIER, Mathilde. The Contribution of Organizational Design to Safety. In: European management journal, 2005, vol. 23, n° 1, p. 98–104. doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2004.12.014

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PID : unige:48265
DOI : 10.1016/j.emj.2004.12.014

Journal ISSN0263-2373

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The Contribution of Organizational Design to Safety

In this article, I argue that the study of the relationship between organizational design and safety has been largely neglected. Substantial progress has been made in social sciences by considering taking workers' practices and associated social inventions into account.

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