Safety behaviour among assistant medical officers: understanding the importance of organizational interference
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational interference and safety behaviour among Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in tertiary hospital in Ipoh, Perak. The independent variables were safety management practices (i.e. management commitment, safety training, e...
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my-uum-etd.86962023-10-18T07:55:07Z Safety behaviour among assistant medical officers: understanding the importance of organizational interference 2020 Goppu, Mohan Subramaniam, Chandrakantan Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD58.9 Organizational Effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational interference and safety behaviour among Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in tertiary hospital in Ipoh, Perak. The independent variables were safety management practices (i.e. management commitment, safety training, employee’s involvement, safety communication and feedback, safety rules and procedure, safety promotion and policies) and safety self-efficacy. Safety behaviour which is the dependent variable has been measured by two dimensions namely safety compliance and safety participation. A total of 170 questionnaires were distributed randomly to the AMOs in the selected tertiary hospital in Ipoh, Perak. The findings of this study revealed that management commitment was positively associated to AMOs safety behaviour. Additionally, safety rules and policies and safety self-efficacy had a significant correlation with AMOs’ safety behaviour in terms of safety compliance and safety participation. This study would be helpful for the management in the healthcare sector to identify measures to be taken in ensuring safety behaviour are in place among AMOs. The study also highlights directions for future research. 2020 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/8696/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/8696/1/S823747_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/8696/2/S823747_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/8696/3/823747%20REFERENCES.docx text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia |
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational interference and safety behaviour among Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in tertiary hospital in Ipoh, Perak. The independent variables were safety management practices (i.e. management commitment, safety training, employee’s involvement, safety communication and feedback, safety rules and procedure, safety promotion and policies) and safety self-efficacy. Safety behaviour which is the dependent variable has been measured by two dimensions namely safety compliance and safety participation. A total of 170 questionnaires were distributed randomly to the AMOs in the selected tertiary hospital in Ipoh, Perak. The findings of this study revealed that management commitment was positively associated to AMOs safety behaviour. Additionally, safety rules and policies and safety self-efficacy had a significant correlation with AMOs’ safety behaviour in terms of safety compliance and safety participation. This study would be helpful for the management in the healthcare sector to identify measures to be taken in ensuring safety behaviour are in place among AMOs. The study also highlights directions for future research. |
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