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Explaining How Management Safety Practices and Safety Programs Influence Job Safety and Employee Commitment

Evidence from the Ghanaian Mining Industry

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  • Patricia MuahORCID iD verified by the author (show author details)

    Patricia Muah

    Heritage Christian College, Department of Management Studies, Accra-Ghana, Ghana

    0000-0003-3016-0972

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  • Isaac Nyarko AduORCID iD verified by the author (show author details)

    Isaac Nyarko Adu

    University of Education, Department of Management Sciences, Winneba- Ghana, Ghana

    0000-0001-7233-2061

  • Michael Kyei-FrimpongORCID iD verified by the author (show author details)

    Michael Kyei-Frimpong

    University of Ghana, Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, Accra- Ghana, Ghana

    0000-0001-8275-1382

  • Augustine Osei BoakyeORCID iD verified by the author (show author details)

    Augustine Osei Boakye

    Ghana Communication Technology University, Department of Management and Human Resource, Accra-Ghana, Ghana

    0000-0001-9852-5777

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Muah, P., Nyarko Adu, I., Kyei-Frimpong, M., & Boakye, A. O. (2021). Explaining How Management Safety Practices and Safety Programs Influence Job Safety and Employee Commitment: Evidence from the Ghanaian Mining Industry. SEISENSE Business Review, 1(3), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.33215/sbr.v1i3.709

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Job safety was examined as a mediator of the relationship between management safety practices, safety programs, and employee commitment in Ghana's mining sector.  A descriptive study approach was used, specifically a cross-sectional survey. The research discovered a clear link between management safety practices and employee commitment. It was shown that management safety measures had a strong positive association with job safety. Job safety also had a significant positive relationship with employee commitment. The connection between management safety and employee commitment was mediated by job safety.  This study demonstrates how safety at the workplace boosts employees’ commitment in achieving organizational goals. The study advises organizations operating in high-risk environments to adopt industry-wide standard safety practices to ensure employees can develop the sense of attachment required for organizational growth. This can be achieved when management shows concern for employees’ safety. This is the first research to look into the link between management safety practices in the workplace and employee commitment.

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  1. ReceivedAugust 21, 2021
  2. AcceptedOctober 29, 2021
  3. Published November 21, 2021

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