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A Systematic Literature Review of Research Tends in Safety Leadership

안전리더십 연구에 대한 체계적 문헌고찰

  • Received : 2020.09.25
  • Accepted : 2020.12.11
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

In order to establish a conceptual basis and future research direction of safety leadership, this study reviewed domestic and foreign research trends related to safety leadership through systematic literature review methods. The literature search was conducted by combining terms related to safety leadership without limiting the period databases. A total of 195 documents were found, of which the final 59 were used for analysis. As a results, the safety leadership study was the most frequent in relations among variables. The most leadership types were based on transactional leadership and transformational leadership. In addition, studies have been conducted to categorize safety leadership as an independent concept. Safety leadership was mainly studied in the fields of safety engineering, disaster prevention, and business administration. Quantitative studies were mainly conducted to research methods. Based on the results, the research trend related to safety leadership was discussed, and suggestions for future research direction was presented.

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이 논문은 2020년도 중앙대학교 CAU GRS 지원에 의하여 작성되었음. 이 논문은 2017년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2017S1A3A2066878).

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