Safety Culture and its Impact on Job Productivity Analysis

This report investigates the impact of safety culture on job productivity, emphasizing its crucial role in organizational success. It explores implementation strategies for promoting workplace safety and enhancing employee performance through a systematic literature review and qualitative analysis. The study identifies key themes such as the correlation between workplace safety practices and employee performance levels, and the implementation of safety measures to optimize employee output. The discussion highlights the significance of psychological, physical, and cultural safety in fostering a productive work environment. The report concludes by summarizing the findings and recommending further improvements in employee performance through prioritized workplace safety initiatives, with the aim of providing a safer and more productive working environment.

Running head: SAFETY CULTURE AND JOB PRODUCTIVITY
The impact of safety culture on job productivity
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Abstract
Workplace safety is regarded as an important factor in increasing the overall productivity of
the employees. Since job productivity is a crucial aspect of overall organizational success, the
observance of workplace safety must be taken into deep serious consideration. In this
research, the principal aim was to analyze the impact of safety culture on the overall job
productivity of the employees. The research also aims to analyze the implementation
strategies towards promoting workplace safety and thereby helping to improve the employee
performance. Initially the background has been demonstrated in the first chapter of the
dissertation followed by the detailed discussion of the problem statement and the process of
development of the research questions and the associated rationale.
The next chapter of the dissertation mainly highlighted the methodology that will be
undertaken in order to conduct the research. Here the researcher has conducted systematic
review of literature based on qualitative analysis. The third chapter of the dissertation
highlights the results and analysis. This chapter mainly included the systematic review of the
articles based on two different themes in order to cover the research questions in a succinct
way. The two main themes which were used for the research include workplace safety and
performance level of the employees and implementation of workplace safety and
optimization of the employee performance. The fourth chapter of the dissertation highlighted
a detailed discussion of the concept of workplace safety in relation to employee performance.
The results mainly highlighted the importance of psychological, physical and cultural safety
in the workplace towards the promotion of the overall employee productivity. The fifth
chapter summarizes the major findings of the research and finally the dissertation will
concluded with the sixth chapter stating a detailed recommendation of further improvement
of employee performance via the promotion of workplace safety.

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Acknowledgement
Conducting this research is one of the most enriching experiences of my life. This research
made potential contribution towards increasing my knowledge and critical thinking skills. It
provided me with an opportunity to handle challenges in the process of conducting research
and overcoming the same. The successful completion of the research will not be possible
without the valuable guidance from my respected professors. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank my supervisor------------------ for constant guidance and support. His
guidance and constant encouragement have helped me to complete the work on time and on
quality.
Thank You.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................5
1.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................5
1.2 Background of the Study......................................................................................................5
1.3 Research Aims and Objectives.............................................................................................6
1.3.1 Aims of the Research....................................................................................................6
1.3.2 Objectives of the Study.................................................................................................6
1.4 Research Question................................................................................................................6
1.5 Problem Statement...............................................................................................................7
1.6 Rationale for the Research Work.........................................................................................7
1.7 Research Outline..................................................................................................................8
1.8 Summary of the Chapter......................................................................................................8
Chapter 2: METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................9
2.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................9
2.2 Method Outline....................................................................................................................9
2.3 Research onion.....................................................................................................................9
2.4 Research Philosophy..........................................................................................................10
2.5 Research Approach............................................................................................................10
2.6 Research Design.................................................................................................................11
2.7 Data Collection Process.....................................................................................................11
2.8 Research Method................................................................................................................12

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2.9 Limitations of the Research...............................................................................................12
2.10 Chapter Summary.............................................................................................................12
Chapter 3: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS................................................................................13
3.1 Workplace safety and performance level of the employees...............................................13
3.2 Implementation of workplace safety and optimization of the employee performance......14
Chapter 4: DISCUSSION........................................................................................................17
Chapter 5: CONCLUSION......................................................................................................20
Chapter 6: RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................22
References................................................................................................................................24

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Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
A recent article of the Forbes Magazine (2018) shows that the performance level of
the employees can be enhanced by more than 72% through the effective practice of a safety
culture within the workplace. In this particular regard it needs to be said that the concept of
job productivity is an important is an important one since it is directly related to the overall
organizational productivity or performance of an organization. Furthermore, Hofmann, Burke
and Zohar (2017) are of the viewpoint that the organizations which take into effective
consideration the diverse kinds of health and safety regulations within the mould of their
organization are being able to enhance the performance level of their employees in a
sustainable manner which can provide long-term benefits to the concerned organization.
1.2 Background of the Study
The factor of job productivity is important from the perspective of the various
organizations of the world in the light of the fact that the major focus of the diverse business
enterprises of the present times is on the process of earning extra amount of revenue or profit
(Cooper 2015). The factor of job productivity of the employees comes into play in this
juncture since the overall performance of an organization is directly dependent on the
individual performances of the different employees. Furthermore, recent researches have
shown that the culture which is being followed within a particular organization has a direct
impact on the employee performance (Schwarz, Hasson and Tafvelin 2016). More
importantly, the diverse industries of the world in the present times are prone to different
kinds of accidents and hazards which have an adverse impact on the employee performance.
Thus, it becomes all the more important for the organizations to integrate a safety culture

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within their workplace which will not only ensure the safety of the workers but at the same
time improve their performance in an effective manner.
1.3 Research Aims and Objectives
1.3.1 Aims of the Research
The aim of the study is to analyze the impact of safety culture on the job productivity
level of the employees. Furthermore, the research work at the same time aspires to find out
the best implementation strategies that the organizations can use for the effective
implementation of a safety culture within their workplace which can help in the improvement
of the employee performance.
1.3.2 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of the research work under discussion here are as follows-
 To find the co-relation between performance level of the employees and the
practice workplace safety principles
 How to implement a safe organizational culture within a workplace which can
optimize the performance levels of the employees
1.4 Research Question
The research question which the research work will try to address in an effective
manner is-
 How effective integration of the concept of workplace safety culture can enhance the
performance level of the employees?

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1.5 Problem Statement
In this research work, the researcher will focus on the manner in which the concept of
safety culture is related to the performance or the job productivity of the employees. This is
important since it is seen in the present times the diverse organizations are suffering from the
problem of lack of ineffective productivity of the employees and at the same time are
struggling with the formulation of strategies that could help them to enhance the performance
of the employees in a sustainable manner. In addition to this, the number of workplace
accidents as well as hazards have at the same time increased in an exponential manner and
this particular factor adversely affects not only the performance level of the workers but also
the health of the workers as well (Hofmann, Burke and Zohar 2017). Thus, the research work
by focusing on the concepts of job productivity and safety will try to find the manner in
which a safety culture can be integrated within the framework of a workplace that can not
only improve the productivity of the workers but at the same time provide safe working
environment to them as well.
1.6 Rationale for the Research Work
The job productivity of an individual depends greatly on the kind of workplace
environment which that particular individual encounters within the workplace (Cooper 2015).
It is seen that a congenial workplace culture can significantly improve the performance of the
workers whereas an uncongenial one can adversely affect the performance of the workers
(McCaughey et al. 2013). Thus, it becomes very important for the organizations to integrate
the kind of culture within their within their organization which is likely to them to improve
the productivity of the workers. At the same time, the organization needs to ensure the fact
that a safe working environment is being provided to the workers wherein they can work in
an effective manner without having to worry about diverse kinds of health hazards and

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accidents. Thus, it can be said that a safe working environment is one of the most basic
requirements of the workers which is likely to propel them to work in a much better manner.
It is with this particular objective that the research work has been undertaken since it will
help the researcher to find the correlation between the entities of job productivity and safety
culture and the also manner in which an organization can integrate a safety culture within its
framework so as to improve the performance of the workers.
1.7 Research Outline
The research work under discussion here has been divided into six chapters which is
likely to enable the researcher to address the research questions and the objectives in an
effective manner. The first chapter provides the background, aims, objectives, problem
statement and other aspects of the research work. The second chapter will provide an
overview of the methodology which will be used for the conduct of the research work. The
third chapter will undertake a systematic review of the articles which has been selected for
the research work. The fourth chapter will undertake a detailed discussion of the themes
which were derived from a systematic review of the article which were used in the third
chapter. The fifth chapter will provide a conclusion on the basis of the results which has been
obtained from the systematic review. Finally, the sixth chapter will offer some
recommendations which the organizations can utilize for the integration of an effective safety
culture within their workplace.
1.8 Summary of the Chapter
This chapter introduced the aims, objectives and the other important aspects of the
entire research work. The chapter outlined the research question, aims and the objectives of
the entire work. Furthermore, the chapter at the same time outlined the problem statement and
the rationale for the entire research work itself.

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Chapter 2: METHODOLOGY
2.1 Introduction
Research methodology generally refers to the process which has been adopted by the
researcher for the conduct of the entire research work. Furthermore, the researcher at the
same time needs to ensure the fact that the research methodology which has been selected for
the process of the research work is likely to enable the researcher to address the research
question, aims, objectives and other aspects of the research work in an effective manner. This
is important since the outcomes or the results of a research work depend to a large extent on
the methodology which has been selected for the process of the conduct of the entire research
work.
2.2 Method Outline
Method outline refers to the entire systematic process which has been adopted by a
particular researcher for the conduct of the study (Simonsohn, Nelson and Simmons 2017).
This research aims to study the impact of a safety culture on the aspect of job productivity of
the workers. Thus, with the objective to answer the research questions, objectives and aims in
an effective manner the researcher has selected positivism philosophy, secondary data
collection method, deductive approach and descriptive design. Furthermore, the secondary
data or literature will be analyzed taking the help of the framework of systematic review.
2.3 Research onion
This refers to the different stages or the sections of the entire research methodology
which will be followed by the researcher for the conduct of the research work (Dang and
Pheng 2015). The different layers of the onion represent the different steps or processes
which will be followed for the conduct of the research work.

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Figure 1: Research onion
Source: Saunders et al. 2009, p-52
2.4 Research Philosophy
The research philosophy which has been adopted for the effective conduct of the
research work is positivism. The use of this particular philosophy will enable the researcher
to analyze the relationship between safety culture and the job productivity of the employees
in an effective manner through the analysis of the different factors that influence the two
concepts.
2.5 Research Approach
There are two kinds of research approaches which are used by the majority of the
researchers, namely, the Inductive approach and the Deductive approach (Choy 2014). The
use of the Inductive approach requires the researcher to collect various kinds of primary data
and then try to address the research questions, aims and others on the basis of the analysis of
these data (Choy 2014). The Deductive approach, on the other hand, requires the researcher

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to address the research questions, aims and others on the basis of the theories, frameworks
and others proposed by the past scholars and researchers (Choy 2014). The chosen approach
for the process of this research work is Deductive approach.
2.6 Research Design
There are three kinds or types of research designs which are commonly being used by
the different researchers, namely, descriptive, explanatory and finally exploratory (Silverman
2016). The exploratory design is concerned with the analysis of the past literature related to
the problem statement which has been identified (Silverman 2016). The explanatory design,
on the other hand, is concerned with finding the reasons or possible justifications for the
problem statement (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault 2015). Finally, the descriptive design is
concerned with process of answering the objectives and the aims of the research in the light
of the results obtained from the data collection (Glesne 2015). The researcher for this
research work has selected descriptive design.
2.7 Data Collection Process
The researcher took the help of the secondary data collection process for the
collection of the necessary data. Initially 30 peer reviewed articles were selected on the basis
of the titles of those articles however after reading the abstract the researcher found out that
15 of them were not important for the research work. Furthermore, the research after reading
the entire set of 15 articles finally selected 8 papers and conducted systematic review to
derive the necessary data which were needed for the completion of the study.