Safety-Specific Transformational Leadership, Safety Management Practices And Safety Motivation In Petroleum Industry

Abstract

This is a conceptual paper to study the effects of factors on safety motivation in companies from Chinese Petroleum Industry. As Petroleum Company belongs to high-risk organizations so the safety motivation from employees is very important for organizational safety programs and records as employees with high safety motivation tend to contribute more voluntary and extra efforts to workplace safety. An excellent safety record and performance could facilitate companies from Petroleum Industry to gain a good reputation and credible operation in the public, which could benefit the petroleum company in the long run. The study reviews literature on safety-specific transformational leadership, safety management practices and safety motivation in Chinese Petroleum Companies. This paper aims to analyse two variables, which are safety-specific transformational leadership and safety management practices on safety motivation. The variables outlined in this paper are analysed under the theoretical framework of leader member exchange (LMX) theory. This framework is suitable for this study as it helps researchers gain the understanding that how safety-specific transformational leadership and safety management practices influence safety motivation in the Chines Petroleum Companies. This study aims to examine the variables from both individual and organizational perspectives in order to gain a comprehensive picture of the variables that could influence safety motivation in companies from Chinese Petroleum Industry.