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Human resource safety practices and employee injuries.


by Lauver, Kristy J'Lyn
Journal of Managerial Issues • Fall, 2007 •

Compensation Step 1: Control L H Industry Type .12 .25 .75 Organizational Size -.18 .29 Step 2: Group Compensation Group Compensation .13 -.63 -.15 Table 3 Regression of injuries on General Selection Practices

Injuries (per 100 employees) Variable [beta] [R.sup.2] R

(Shrunken [R.sup.2]) (Shrunken R) Step 1 Industry Type .34 .11 .34

-.07 -.27 Organizational Size .16 Step 2 Prior Work -.31 .37 .61

Experience -.24 -.49 Personality-testing .21 Intelligence-testing -.07 Drug-testing -.46 Alcohol-testing .12 Pre-employment .13

Physical

Injuries (per 100 employees) Variable DELTA] [R.sup.2] 90% CI Step 1 L H Industry Type .11 .13 .67 Organizational Size -.08 .39 Step 2 Prior Work .26 -.54 -.08

Experience Personality-testing -.04 .45 Intelligence-testing -.31 .17 Drug-testing -.83 -.08 Alcohol-testing -.20 .43 Pre-employment -.15 .40

Physical Table 4 Regression of Injuries on Both Individual and Group Compensation Practices

Injuries (per 100 employees) Variable [beta] [R.sup.2] R

(Shrunken [R.sup.2]) (Shrunken R) Step 1 Industry Type .51 .12 .34

-.07 -.27 Organizational .06

Size Step 2 Individual -.12 .18 .42

Compensation -.12 -.35 Step 3 Group -.33 .25 .50

Compensation -.18 -.42

Injuries (per 100 employees) Variable [DELTA] [R.sup.2] 90% CI Step 1 L H Industry Type .12 .26 .77 Organizational -.17 .30

Size Step 2 Individual .07 -.38 .14

Compensation Step 3 Group .07 -.61 -.06

Compensation


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