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The Effects Of Safety Culture And Ethical Leadership On Safety Performance, Kevin O’Leary
The Effects Of Safety Culture And Ethical Leadership On Safety Performance, Kevin O’Leary
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
This dissertation investigated the effects of safety culture and ethical leadership on safety performance in Fractional jet pilots in the United States. The primary objective was to develop a well-fitted model linking these constructs. A composite survey instrument was developed from instruments previously validated in the literature.
There were 305 complete and valid responses from Fractional pilots. The hypothesized factor structure consisted of seven factors. The exogenous factor of safety culture was made up of four sub-factors. The endogenous factors included ethical leadership, pilot commitment, and safety performance. Safety performance was a second order factor consisting of errors and attitudes …