Engagement in the Workplace & Safety

Question 1

Many organisations and traditionally….

Answer 1

large organisations take a top down approach to management

Question 2

2. a.As a result ….
3. b. Many organisations……

Answer 2

2. a. safe work behaviours are also lacking which is know to cost billions of dollars every year
3. b. are looking for new ways to minimise the costs of workplace safety

Question 3

3. a. A FOCUS ON….
4. b. One current approach…..

Answer 3

3.a.Occupational wellbeing is gaining momentum because; Managers, policy makers, and employees have started to realise that;

occupational wellbeing

is a

crucial determinant of ;

human functioning and job performance

3.b. is fostering employee agency and job autonomy to enhance engagement and therefore ;

improve safety processes

minimise risk

Question 4

4. a.This does seem like a common sense approach….
5. b.With a lack of employee consultation…

Answer 4

4. a. However traditionally decision made by seniority
5. b. And input into job design employee self-efficacy and self determination are low - employees are bored and switch off thinking capacity

Question 5

5. a. Because of this safety behaviours…
6. b. To be safe research show employees need top be ….

Answer 5

are not that safe

• aware
• engaged in process

Question 6

6. a. The theories underpinning personal agency and job autonomy…
7. b. Albert Bandura’s theory of self efficacy….
8. c. Self determination requires…

Answer 6

6. a. Include self-efficacy, self determination and job-demands resources theory (JD-R)
7. b. Is defined as how one chooses activities and determines their capacity to deal with situations
8. c. Satisfying 3 basic needs; competence, autonomy and relatedness

Question 7

7. a. Research shows that individuals….
8. b. So, when it comes to safety….

Answer 7

7a. Who are high in optimism and self efficiency believe that good things will happen to them and they are more capable of handling unforseen events
7. b. Individuals high in self efficacy feel more capable of handling safety risk, which is helpful especially in times of stress

Question 8

8. a. Job Demand Resources theory proposes that….
9. b. And that they have…

Answer 8

8.a. Bakker and Demerouti 2014 proposes that all job characteristics can be classified into 2 categories, job demand and job resources

which have predictive and unique value

Question 9

9. a. Job demands are…..
10. b. Job resources are …..

Answer 9

9.a. Aspects of work that cost energy;

workload

complex tasks

conflict

9.b. are aspects of the job that help;

deal with job demands

achieve their goals

Question 10

10. a. For example …..
11. b. As job resources are fostered ….

Answer 10

10.a. Performance feedback

social support

skill variety

these are motivating job characteristics and satisfy basis psychological needs namely; competence, autonomy and relatedness.

10.b. As job resources are fostered workers are better able to deal with job demands

Question 11

11. a. Job crafting is…
12. b. In JD-R Theory…

Answer 11

11. a. Proactive changes employees make in thei work tasks and their working relationships
12. b. They prose a behavioural approach and argue that JC can take the form of proactively optimising job demand and job resources

Question 12

12. A recent series of studies;

Answer 12

Indicated that job crafting can lead to;

more job & personal resources and

contribute to work engagement &

job performance

this can in turn improve the employee capacity to manage and monitor safety in the workplace