Psychological Assessment of Corporate Culture as a Factor of Occupational Safety

Abstract

The article gives the psychological assessment of corporate culture concept being perspective to ensure occupational safety and reduce the occupational risk in the construction companies. It is shown that the components of the corporate culture for Russian small and medium construction companies concern fulfilment of the work time rates for employees and organisation of breaks within work time, a motivational factor of occupational safety observance, the occurrence of accidents, occupational safety in general. It is detected that accidents in the construction companies depend on the season, workers' availability of their own rules, which they consider correct; hurry during plan fulfilment. It is determined that in all groups of respondents, the maximum average values were found out by the index of clan corporative culture, for which availability of common valuables and principles, friendlike, confidential relations between employees, teamwork style, aim to help and train are specific. Degradation of the clan corporative culture can appear as irresponsibility and permissiveness. Moreover, it is detected that there is a difference in perception of the corporative culture by the top managers and the on-site managers.