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Safety capital: the management of organizational knowledge on occupational health and safety

Imanol Nuñez (Departamento de Gestión de Empresas, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain)
Mikel Villanueva (Departamento de Gestión de Empresas, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain)

Journal of Workplace Learning

ISSN: 1366-5626

Article publication date: 22 February 2011

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Abstract

Purpose

The concept of Safety Capital was developed by analyzing the creation and composition of the Intellectual Capital embedded in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) systems. The paper aims to address this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

By drawing a theoretical link for the relationship between OHS activities and intellectual capital, guidelines for the management of organizational knowledge on OHS systems are outlined.

Findings

The paper shows that occupational health and safety should be considered among the sources of intellectual capital of the firm.

Originality/value

The theoretical framework is a potential guide for substantial improvement of advanced OSH management systems, a key element to visualize incentives to invest in safety and a powerful instrument for research in intellectual capital quantification.

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Citation

Nuñez, I. and Villanueva, M. (2011), "Safety capital: the management of organizational knowledge on occupational health and safety", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 56-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665621111097254

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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