SUPPORT-ORIENTED CULTURE AND WORKPLACE SAFETY OF OIL SERVICING FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
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This study examined the relationship between support-oriented culture and workplace safety of oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was generated through self-administered questionnaire. The population of the study was 1102 employees of 7 oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt. A sample of two hundred and ninety two (292) respondents was calculated using the Taro Yamane’s formula for sample size determination. The hypotheses were tested using Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 22.0. The study finding revealed that there is a significant relationship between support-oriented culture and workplace safety in oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt. The study recommended that management of oil servicing firms should take specific steps to make safety a priority by moving every element of the organization towards an overall organizational culture that embodies safety as a core value.
Keywords: Support-Culture, Organizational culture, Management, Workplace safety, Employees
CITATION: Prabo, G. G. & Lebura, S. (2019). Support-oriented culture and workplace safety of oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (4), 1447 – 1457.
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