Leading safely: The impact of generalist CEOs on workplace safety

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dc.citation.volume46
dc.contributor.authorZhang TX
dc.contributor.authorMolchanov A
dc.contributor.authorNguyen H
dc.contributor.authorPham MH
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-04T20:53:41Z
dc.date.available2025-06-04T20:53:41Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-01
dc.description.abstractBusinesses are expected to operate as responsible corporate entities, with employee safety serving as a cornerstone of this responsibility. Executives, as corporate leaders, bear moral and ethical obligations to ensure the well-being of their workforce. Drawing on human capital and upper echelons theories, we examine the influence of executives' transferable skills on workplace safety outcomes. We find that chief executive officers (CEOs) with general managerial human capital significantly contribute to the creation of safer work environments. The relation is more pronounced in firms facing financing constraints or intense market competition. These CEOs improve safety outcomes by making more prudent labor investment decisions, reducing employee workloads, and maintaining high information quality. Overall, our study underscores the pivotal role of CEOs' general managerial human capital in promoting employee well-being and mitigating the potential adverse consequences of occupational hazards on firm performance.
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dc.edition.editionJune 2025
dc.identifier.citationZhang TX, Molchanov A, Nguyen H, Pham MH. (2025). Leading safely: The impact of generalist CEOs on workplace safety. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 46.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jbef.2025.101056
dc.identifier.eissn2214-6369
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2214-6350
dc.identifier.number101056
dc.identifier.piiS2214635025000371
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72994
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier B V
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214635025000371
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectEmployee well-being
dc.subjectWorkplace safety
dc.subjectGeneral managerial skills
dc.subjectUpper echelons
dc.subjectLabor investment efficiency
dc.titleLeading safely: The impact of generalist CEOs on workplace safety
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id500760
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