TY - JOUR
T1 - A Cluster of Mistrust: Safety in the Mining Industry
AU - Gunningham, Neil
AU - Gunningham, Neil
AU - Sinclair, Darren
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This article examines the relationship between mistrust, adversarial industrial relations and safety performance in 10 Australian coal mines, across three mining companies. Based on case study research and company safety data, the article identifies a 'cluster of characteristics' closely associated with the formation of mistrust, and examines the negative impact such characteristics can have on safety performance. The article considers the broader ramifications of these findings for non-mining sectors, in particular for companies with a corporate head office overseeing separate sites, and identifies ways of building trust.
AB - This article examines the relationship between mistrust, adversarial industrial relations and safety performance in 10 Australian coal mines, across three mining companies. Based on case study research and company safety data, the article identifies a 'cluster of characteristics' closely associated with the formation of mistrust, and examines the negative impact such characteristics can have on safety performance. The article considers the broader ramifications of these findings for non-mining sectors, in particular for companies with a corporate head office overseeing separate sites, and identifies ways of building trust.
U2 - 10.1177/0022185611409112
DO - 10.1177/0022185611409112
M3 - Article
VL - 53
SP - 450
EP - 466
JO - Journal of Industrial Relations
JF - Journal of Industrial Relations
SN - 0022-1856
IS - 4
ER -