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Understanding organizational safety using value-focused thinking.

Jason R W Merrick1, Martha Grabowski, Premnath Ayyalasomayajula

  • 1Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. jrmerric@vcu.edu

Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
|November 5, 2005
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This study applies value-focused thinking to understand safety decisions in marine transportation. It reveals fundamental objectives and interconnects decision contexts for improved risk management.

Area of Science:

  • Decision Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Decision analysis is crucial for risk management, utilizing probabilistic techniques for accident risk assessment.
  • Managerial and organizational factors significantly influence accident likelihood, necessitating their inclusion in risk modeling.
  • Existing decision analytic techniques have not adequately explored individual decision-making in risk contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply value-focused thinking to understand safety decisions made by individuals within an organization.
  • To identify the values and objectives experts use to enhance safety performance in marine transportation.
  • To develop a framework connecting different decision contexts within an organization for improved safety.

Main Methods:

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  • Utilized the framework of value-focused thinking.
  • Conducted interviews with managers and employees at a domestic oil tanker operator.
  • Analyzed expert values and objectives related to organizational safety performance.

Main Results:

  • Identified fundamental objectives for safe operations across various organizational roles.
  • Developed a framework that interconnects diverse decision-making contexts.
  • Demonstrated a novel application of value-focused thinking in understanding safety decisions.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework offers a new perspective on understanding safety decisions in marine transportation.
  • Integrating value-focused thinking provides insights into individual decision-making impacting accident risk.
  • This approach enhances risk management by clarifying objectives and decision interconnections.