This review chapter examines the literature on work team effectiveness. To begin, we
consider their nature, define them, and identify four critical conceptual issues—context …

This review examines research and theory relevant to work groups and teams typically
embedded in organizations and existing over time, although many studies reviewed were …

Teams of people working together for a common purpose have been a centerpiece of
human social organization ever since our ancient ancestors first banded together to hunt …

In this article, we develop and meta-analytically test the relationship between job demands
and resources and burnout, engagement, and safety outcomes in the workplace. In a meta …

Relatively little previous research has investigated the meechanisms by which safety climate
affects safety behavior. The current study examined the effects of general organizational …

Recent conceptual and methodological advances in behavioral safety research afford an
opportunity to integrate past and recent research findings. Building on theoretical models of …

Research in the areas of organizational climate and work performance was used to develop
a framework for measuring perceptions of safety at work. The framework distinguished …

Organizational researchers are increasingly interested in model ing the multilevel nature of
organizational data. Although most organi zational researchers have chosen to investigate …

For undergraduate-level courses in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business
Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Applied Psychology. Psychology and Work Today …

The authors measured perceptions of safety climate, motivation, and behavior at 2 time
points and linked them to prior and subsequent levels of accidents over a 5-year period. A …