EVENT: Psychology Special Colloquium; Leadership and Safety Performance in High Risk Industries: New Advances in Research (Dr. Mario Martinez Corcoles

Title: Leadership and Safety Performance in High Risk Industries: New Advances in Research

Abstract:

Leadership is of paramount importance to ensure employees’ safety performance in high risk industries. Over the last few years, significant research has been carried out in this respect. The aim of this presentation is to review three relevant research advances: First of all, the addition of counterproductive behaviours to the traditional model of safety performance by Griffin and Neal (2000). Secondly, the finding of empowering leadership as one of the most important predictors of followers’ safety performance. Thirdly, the emergence of a new safety-based leadership for high risk industries (High Reliability Leadership), thus solving the never-ending paradox between either being directive or participative depending on the operational conditions. It is expected this talk provides a basis for further debate in the seminar.

SPEAKER BIO:

Mario Martinez Corcoles is currently an Associate Professor in Occupational Psychology (Chair of Personnel Development) at Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), and an external consultant and advisor to Universitalent (Germany) on counselling CEO and managers in organizational strategy and processes related to the core of the company. He will present this colloquia as part of the selection process in recruitment of the Level B position in the School of Psychological Science.