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Creating a safety culture: What are the consequences.
O'Hora, Denis (2012)Getting our work done safely is an ethical and financial imperative. An effective safety culture depends on the consequences for behaviour at every level of the organisation. The safety culture of an organization is not ... -
Developing behaviour-based solutions that last: Examples from industry.
O'Hora, Denis (Irish Ergonomics Society, 2011)Organizational behaviour management (OBM) is an approach to enhancing the performance of organizations. Based originally on the theories of B. F. Skinner and other psychologists, OBM practitioners ... -
Effective design of total worker health interventions for lone workers: examples and implications for the Irish context
O'Hora, Denis (Irish Ergonomics Society, 2014)Workplace safety does not exist in a vacuum. Individuals come to work with a variety of advantages and disadvantages derived from their off-work activities. Extra-workplace behaviors and attitudes are likely to have greater ... -
The effects of goal-setting on feedback requests.
Tammemagi, Triona; O'Hora, Denis (Irish Ergonomics Society, 2012)Prior research suggests that performance feedback enhances the effect of a goal on performance. The current study examined the effect of goal level on feedback solicitation. Participants were exposed to five ...