The role of code of ethics in creating enterprise’s safety culture

• Autorzy: Makarewicz-Marcinkiewicz A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents the role of business code of ethics in the process of building safety culture within an enterprise. The paper is based on the assumption, that an effective safety culture of an enterprise, must be founded on the values espoused by its employees. The issues of health and safety are rarely addressed in the enterprises’ codes of ethics. The paper presents the essence and functions of code of ethics, process of its formation, the importance of health and safety records in these codes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ethical code; enterprise; safety culture; safety climate; work risk; awareness; law; business; health

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Intercathedra
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 29
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.58-63,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Makarewicz-Marcinkiewicz A.

• Department of Social Sciences, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

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