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Throughout the different industries, human error is one of the major contributors of mishaps and accidents. Researchers have conducted studies in this area in order to lower its negative effects, but their analysis has turned out somewhat dim due to the ambiguity of the term’s definition. Human error is used to describe the outcome or consequence of human action, the causal factor of an accident, and as an action itself, but this article, guided by the method of concept analysis, aims to clari...

An attempt to reduce job-caused stress is being made to lower the costs associated with this increasingly worrying issue for companies. An estimated 13.5 billion working days were lost in 2001 due to work related stress, anxiety and depression. The CBI Survey is keeping a close look at the figures related to this issue, measuring the costs and negative effects of stress. The Health and Safety Commission has also made attempts to lower these effects.

New companies with complex structures have had to adapt to the risk involved in managing their type of organizations, which means that these firms are now paying more attention to internal structure and the risks associated with complexity without ignoring potential external threats. What this means is that as a firm grows, the vulnerabilities will also grow, the possibility of flaws, process errors, and broken systems will also increase, therefore, growing companies, and those with complex stru...

An effort to define the similarities and differences between public and private sector organizations is here met with a review of previous research, a list of hypotheses by the authors, the results from research conducted via surveys and conclusions according to the observation of the results and comparison to the initial hypotheses.

It is said that risk managers are the champions of “No”, but this is an erroneous perception that might be attributed to the negative connotations of the job title. This article attempts to overcome this negative perception following the structure established by Stephen Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

It has been proven by statistical research that positive reinforcement, that is, the act of rewarding a desired behaviour, is effective in the workplace where managers are seeking to influence employees and shape their behaviour in a way to accomplish organizational goals.

Universal jurisdiction refers to the ability of national courts to try defendants for international crimes committed outside the state’s regular jurisdiction, to convict defendants who may have no connection with the prosecuting state prior to trial, and to bring accountability and justice to corners of the world where there are surely lacking. Although this seems like a legitimate idea to try to civilize the world and provide justice on international crime, universal jurisdiction is less pote...

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine reported that 44,000 to 98,000 patient deaths were the result of preventable medical errors. This makes people try to find who is at fault in order to correct the error, but the Institute of Medicine had a somewhat different approach, their proposed solution involved both system errors and individual error in order to take corrective action. They concluded that, in order to correct this issue, a change in culture was required.

Glendon and McKenna emphasize the importance of the integration, control and management of organizational health and safety within other organizational systems in their book Human Safety and Risk Management. They outline a method to improve Human Resource Management (HRM) organization with a focus on psychological and organizational issues relating to health and safety at work and the management of risk.

An effort to define the similarities and differences between public and private sector organizations are here met with a review of previous research, a list of hypotheses by the authors, the results from research conducted via surveys and conclusions according to the observation of the results and comparison to the initial hypotheses.