Date of Graduation
1985
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This study determined the extensiveness that management principles should be used during management of the Safety Function. This study makes available to enterprise managers research based data which can be useful in managing operations that counteract Risk, Danger, and Loss to enterprise resources. The investigator constructed and grouped 40 management principles according to management practices, (i.e., planning, organizing, leading, controlling, evaluating) based upon a review of professional literature pertaining to management. Eight Management Textbook Author jurors assisted in the refinement of these statements. The result was majority consensus acceptance of 42 management principles. The refined list of management principles was then evaluated by 19 Corporate Safety Managers and 17 University Safety Educators to determine the extensiveness that the management principles should be used during management of the Safety Function. A rating scale ranging from one to four was used by the jurors during their deliberations. The following were value rating categories employed by the jury members: (4) Expected to be used most extensively. Highest level of expected use. (3) Expected to be used. Frequent use can be expected. (2) Expected to be used occasionally. Less than frequent use expected. (1) Expected to be used least extensively. Used for specific situations only. Management principles were ranked both individually and within each management practice area based upon median ratings. Also, management practices were ranked according to practice median ratings. A t-test was completed for each management principle and management practice to determine the significance of difference between the means for the juror groups. A product moment correlation was completed as a comparative measure of association between juror group responses. A correlation coefficient was employed for each management principle and management practice and total comparative measure of association. Finally, a coefficient alpha was employed to determine the internal consistence of items for each management practice. The management principles investigated by this study represent what Management Textbook Authors perceive as being management principles and how Corporate Safety Managers and University Safety Educators perceive the extensiveness that management principles should be used during management of the Safety Function.
Recommended Citation
Veltri, Anthony Thomas, "Expected Use Of Management Principles For Safety Function Management." (1985). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 9946.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9946