An Empirical Study of Safety Performance Assessment

Safety performance is the overall performance of the organization safety management system in the operational system of safety. In the present study, the components of safety performance included visible management leadership, employee participation, training, inspection, implementation tools, and maintenance. The objectives of this study were to assess safety performance, and to analyze difference in safety performance components in the metal products industry in Iran. The target population included managers and non-managers and the random sampling method is used. A total of 714 respondents participated in present study. The method applied in present study was a questionnaires quantitative type based on a Lickert scale and the data collected were analyzed statistically. The one-way ANOVA was applied to assess significant differences in safety performance components in the metal products industry. The results indicated that safety performance was not strong based on the mean for average score of 2.61 which was less than 3 compared to the possible maximum of 5. The one- way ANOVA analysis showed that there was a significant difference among safety performance components where respondents regards maintenance as a stronger component while employee participation as the weakest. The result of  study also  revealed that  to  improve safety performance in  the  metal  products industry, all components should be improved

Assessing Management Involvement In Safety Issues: The Case Of The Metal Products Industry In Iran

The concept of management involvement in safety refers to the extent to which top- and middle-level managers become personally involved in critical safety activities within the organisation. Occupational accidents and incidents are symptoms of low management involvement in safety issues because most accidents could be prevented. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate management involvement in safety issues (such as safety values, occupational safety management, and employee well-being) and to analyse differences in management involvement in the metal products industry in Guilan Province, Iran, with regard to company size. A total of 714 respondents from 14 companies participated in the survey. The results showed that management involvement in safety issues was not strong in the metal products industry in Guilan Province. A oneway ANOVA analysis was applied to understand employees' perspectives on management involvement in safety. The results revealed that there was a significant difference regarding management involvement in safety with respect to company size. Large companies had stronger management involvement in safety compared to smaller companie

Designing a Model of Customers' Purchase Intention with Emphasis on Social Media: Based on Grounded Theory

This research aimed to design a model to explore customers' purchase intention in the organic industry among the users of Hmrah Aval. The qualitative study adopted the grounded theory approach. The statistical population consisted of professors, specialists, and experts with a minimum of 15 years of experience in the fields of organic products, marketing, and sales. Using purposive sampling, a sample of 15 individuals was selected. Data were collected through semi‐structured interviews, and the MAXQDA software was employed at all stages of analysis. Reliability and validity were checked by participant reviews and input from non‐participating experts. The data and findings were validated by incorporating corrective comments into the final model. Data analysis was based on the techniques recommended by Strauss and Corbin (grounded theory), involving the identification of causal conditions, contextual conditions, core phenomena, strategies, and consequences. Based on these elements, a comprehensive final model was developed. The results mainly show that traditional and modern media both play an effective role in purchasing intention. However, the role of traditional media is still greater. Gradually, the present project aimed to increase the use of standardized social media platforms among various customer segments, particularly among the younger ones

Designing a Model of Customers' Purchase Intention with Emphasis on Social Media: Based on Grounded Theory

This research aimed to design a model to explore customers' purchase intention in the organic industry among the users of Hmrah Aval. The qualitative study adopted the grounded theory approach. The statistical population consisted of professors, specialists, and experts with a minimum of 15 years of experience in the fields of organic products, marketing, and sales. Using purposive sampling, a sample of 15 individuals was selected. Data were collected through semi‐structured interviews, and the MAXQDA software was employed at all stages of analysis. Reliability and validity were checked by participant reviews and input from non‐participating experts. The data and findings were validated by incorporating corrective comments into the final model. Data analysis was based on the techniques recommended by Strauss and Corbin (grounded theory), involving the identification of causal conditions, contextual conditions, core phenomena, strategies, and consequences. Based on these elements, a comprehensive final model was developed. The results mainly show that traditional and modern media both play an effective role in purchasing intention. However, the role of traditional media is still greater. Gradually, the present project aimed to increase the use of standardized social media platforms among various customer segments, particularly among the younger ones

The relationship between nurses’ job satisfaction and patient safety culture in the hospitals of Rasht city

Introduction: Provision of high quality nursing care for patients, has made patient safety culture as an important issue for improving the quality of health care in the country. This study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses’ job satisfaction and patient safety culture in hospitals of Rasht city, Iran. Material and Method: This research is a descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional, and field data collection study. Nurses working in public and private hospitals in Rasht City comprised the study population, of whom 322 subjects were selected randomly as the study sample. The Wakefield questionnaire and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality questionnaire were employed to investigate nurses’ job satisfaction and patient safety culture, respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used for statistical hypothesis testing, employing SPSS software version 19. Result: The results showed that according to the respondents’ viewpoints, scores of job satisfaction (Mean(SD):3.59±0.68) and patient safety culture (Mean(SD):54/0±31/3) Rasht city hospitals were at the average level. Furthermore, there was a significant direct relationship between nurses’ job satisfaction and patient safety culture with the correlation coefficient of 0.643 at the 0.01 level of significance. Conclusion: According to the findings, it is necessary to improve study nurses’ job satisfaction and patient safety culture. Moreover, according to statistical correlation between research variables, increasing nurses’ job satisfaction results in improvement of patient safety culture