Title

Tacit Knowledge Of Manufacturing Workers And Managers About Learning Environment, Corporate Safety Culture And Professional Competences

Keywords

Creative tension; Manufacturing; Organisational learning; Safety culture; Structural equation modelling; Tacit knowledge; Work competencies

Abstract

This study explored the interrelationships between a learning environment, personnel competencies, and safety culture of four small size manufacturing companies. A concept of creative tension was used to elicit the tacit knowledge of workers and managers related to their perceptions of organisational learning, competencies and safety culture. A total of 195 workers and 43 managers participated in the questionnaire study. The results were analysed using structural equation modelling; the analysis showed strong positive correlations between the levels of creative tension associated with organisational learning and safety culture, as well as between the levels of creative tension associated with organisational learning and personnel competencies for both workers and managers. The study results support the importance of organisational learning promoting safety culture in small size manufacturing companies. Both workers and managers associated the development of their professional competencies with increasing organisational learning capabilities of their companies. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Publication Date

10-1-2011

Publication Title

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital

Volume

8

Issue

4

Number of Pages

459-483

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLIC.2011.043066

Socpus ID

80054091137 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80054091137

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