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Work Health and Safety, Competitive Advantage, and Organisational Performance in Small Construction Firms: Research Proposal

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  • Raed Eldejany

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Research into small firms has expanded over recent years, yet one field where insight is still limited is Work Health and Safety (WHS) especially in the high risk construction industry. The main objective of this research proposal is to provide the foundation for a potential future study that explores the impact of WHS on developing a competitive advantage and improving organisational performance from the perspective of the owner-managers of small Australian construction firms using a qualitative multiple case design. This research proposal investigates a sample of four small construction firms from the same industry therefore the findings can¡¯t be generalised to other work environments, which a limitation to the proposed study.

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  • Raed Eldejany, 2017. "Work Health and Safety, Competitive Advantage, and Organisational Performance in Small Construction Firms: Research Proposal," Journal of Management and Sustainability, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(1), pages 11-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jmsjnl:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:11-18
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    1. Helen Lingard & Noni Holmes, 2001. "Understandings of occupational health and safety risk control in small business construction firms: barriers to implementing technological controls," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(2), pages 217-226.
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    Keywords

    competitive advantage; construction; small firm; organizational performance; qualitative research proposal; work health and safety;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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