Organizational Measures

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Diaz-cabera, D., Hernandez-Femaud, E., Isla-Diaz, R. (2007). An evaluation of a new instmment to measure organizational safety culture values and practises. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 39, 1202-1211. 

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Edwards, W. Barton, EH. 1994. Smarts and smarter improved simple methods for multi attribute utility measurement. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 60 306U125. 

Tierney, K.J. 2003. Conceptualizing and Measuring Organizational and Community Resilience Lessons from the... 

Hofstede, G., Neuijen, B., Ohayv, D. and Sanders, G. 1990. Measuring organizational cultures A qualitative and quantitative study across twenty cases. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35, 286-316. 

Extrinsic measures -organizational and supporting technical measures. 

Homburg, C. (1995). Closeness to the customer in industrial markets towards a theory-based understanding of measurement, organizational antecedents, and performance outcomes. Zeitschrift fiir Betriebswirtschaft, 65(3), 309-331. 

Click, W.H. (1985). Conceptualizing and Measuring Organizational and Psychological Climate Pitfalls in Multilevel Research. The Academy of Management, 10 3), 601-616. 

Is R D s role in the business understood Are technology plans developed and broadly understood Are R D resources organized in the best way to carry out its mission Is the organizational climate assessed Does the organization have measures for success Does the organization learn Audits in place ... 

From the organizational view of accident causation presented in the previous section, it will be apparent that the traditional approach to human error, which assumes that errors are primarily the result of inadequate knowledge or motivation, is inadequate to represent the various levels of causation involved. These contrasting views of error and accident causation have major implications for the way in which human error is assessed and the preventative measures that are adopted. 

Quality assurance is the part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled. It is all the planned and systematic activities implemented within the quality system, and demonstrated as needed, to provide adequate confidence that the analytical service will fulfil the requirements for quality. Quality assurance is the essential organizational infrastructure that supports all reliable analytical measurements. It encompasses... 

The case studies revealed a lack of overview regarding precursors, their underlying organizational root causes (the latent conditions) and their possible effects on safety barriers. This lack of overview created the opportunity for safety risks in the operational process, despite the presence of many safety indicators and measures. 

The purpose of the observation element is to monitor whether the transformation is performed according to the transformation s theory-in-use and espoused theory. In case of any deviation, relevant information will be transferred to the judgement element. Please note that the observation element actually measures any deviation of the inputs, resources and output of the transformation. The judgement element determines if an observed deviation is serious according to the organizational values and norms present as espoused theory and theory-in-use. Subsequently, the judgement element decides whether or not to intervene and transfers this information to the... 

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