ABSTRACT
J. Guadix, J.A. Carrillo-Castrillo & D. Lucena Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
M.C. Pardo-Ferreira Universidad de Málaga, Spain
ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this study is to research the explanatory mechanisms that link managers’ motivation regarding risk management and how these organizational issues explain the performance of enterprises’ control of psychosocial risks. The paper is based on the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks. The analysis is performed with structural equation modelling. The main finding of this study is that improvement in the general safety management improves psychosocial performance of enterprises. These results provide an important clue as to the future of public policymaking in this area and highlight the importance of safety management for psychosocial risk management. These results can be used to design more effective programs for management motivation in this area. Activities related to better psychosocial outcomes should be promoted and given higher priority. This research provide evidence that safety management and psychosocial safety management has a positive influence on lowering psychosocial risks, while at the same time potentially reducing negative health outcomes, and improving the overall well-being of individuals within an organization. Policy makers need to take into account these results in order to better promote psychosocial risk management.
