Moderation in all things, except when it comes to workplace safety: Accidents are most likely to occur under moderately hazardous work conditions

• Published in: Personnel psychology Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 963 - 995
• Main Authors: Beck, James W., Nishioka, Midori, Scholer, Abigail A., Beus, Jeremy M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Accidents

In this article, we argue that the relationship between workplace hazardousness and accidents is best characterized as an inverted‐U, such that accidents are most likely to occur within moderately hazardous environments. Specifically, whereas highly hazardous work environments are strong situations...