LEADERSHIP IN THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: EVIDENCE FROM SERBIA

Vesna Stojanović Aleksić, Aleksandra Bošković

DOI Number
-
First page
73
Last page
86

Abstract


The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of leadership, as a phase of the management process in safety management systems. Particularly, the most important roles, characteristics and dominant leadership styles were examined in the selected organizations. We use a sample of twenty organizations, incorporating 96 respondents. Data were collected through survey using pre-built questionnaires. Our empirical findings suggest that directive leadership behavior is dominant in the safety management system in domestic organizations. In addition, respondents indicated that they mostly complain about leader’s slight tendency to change, a low appreciation of creativity and individual initiative, the fact that leaders are not ready to engage their followers in the decision-making process and poor knowledge of their motivational mechanisms. Therefore, the existing leadership styles are away from transformational leadership, which is essential for organizational changes. The contribution of this study is reflected in highlighting a new perspective of leader-follower relations in the context of safety management systems, whereby it enriches the literature in this area and provides guidance to managers for improvement of their leadership styles.

Keywords

leadership, management, safety, system, organization

Full Text:

PDF

References


Bennis, W., Nangus, B. (1997). Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, Harper Business, New York.

Cmrečnjak, D., Filipović, A. M., Gorički, Z., Hrstić, G., Hunjak, D., Magud, M., Minga, I., Petričević, N., Taradi,J., red., Žarak, M. (2009).Research issues of organization and work of safety at work in business organizations in Croatia, Croatian Society of Safety Engineers, Zagreb.

Daft, R. (2009). Leadership: Theory and Practice, The Dryden Press, New York.

Daft, R., Lengel, R. (1998). Fusion Leadership, Berrett Koehler Publishers, San Francisco.

Howell, J.P., Costley, D.L. (2011). Understanding Behaviors for Effective Leadership, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

Ilijaš-Juranić, B., Petar, S., Budimir Šoško, G. (2013). The impact of leadership styles to motivate members of the organization to participate in the implementation of safety procedures, VIII. International Scientific and professional conference "Management and security - M&S 2013, pp. 217-226. HDIS, Trakošćan.

Ivanova, T., Živković, S., Ivanov, A. (2011). Leadership potential as a key factor in the success of managers in companies of Ulyanovsk Region. African Journal of Business Management, Vol. 5, No.33, pp. 12754-12761.

Kotter, J.P. (1990). A Force for Change, How Leadership Differs From Management, The Free Press, New York.

Land, G., Jarman, B. (2012). Break Point and Beyond: Mastering the Future- Today, Harper Business, New York.

Petersen, D. (2006). Analyzing Safety System Effectiveness, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Petersen, D. (2001). Safety management: A human approach. American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines.

Petersen, D. (2003). Techniques of Safety Management: A Systems Approach. American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines.

Petersen, D. (2005). Measurement of Safety Performance. American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines.

Pierce, J., Newstrom, J. (2012). Leaders and the Leadership Process, IRWIN, New York.

Stojanović Aleksić, V. (2014). Organizational Change Resistance: Causes and Overcoming Strategies, in Contemporary Management and Marketing Methods in Improving Competitiveness of Companies in Serbia in the Process of its Integration in European Union, Nebojsa Janicijevic(Ed), CID Faculty of Economics, Belgrade.

Stojanović Aleksić, V. (2013). Key leadership roles in the process of organizational change in the monograph Competitiveness of enterprises in Serbia, Faculty of Economics, Belgrade, pp.89-106.

Stojanović Aleksić, V., Živković, S. (2015): Sources of leadership capabilities: research from Serbia, Improving the efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises and national economies, Thematic collection of papers of international significance, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics in Niš, pp. 43-61.

Stojanović Aleksić, V., Živković, S. (2012): The role of a leader in increasing the organisational capacity for change, Current problems of competitiveness improvement in national economies and enterprises, Thematic collection of papers of international significance, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics in Niš, pp. 297-314.

Stoner, F., Freman, R. (2012). Management, Prentice-Hall, New York.

Živković, S. (2014): Safety management in Serbia and Croatia (Work-related problems of occupational safety specialist in companies in Serbia and Croatia), LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

Živković, S., Palačić, D. (2015). Leadership in the safety management system in Serbia and Croatia, Competitiveness of enterprises and national economies - problems, factors and solutions, Thematic collection of papers of international significance, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics in Niš, pp. 37-48.

Živković, S., Palačić, D. (2015). Upravljanje bezbednošću u poslovnim organizacijama u Srbiji i Hrvatskoj - komparativna analiza, Univerzitet u Nišu, Fakultet zaštite na radu u Nišu.

Yukl, G. (2008). Leadership in organizations, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


ISSN   0354-804X (Print)

ISSN   2406-0534 (Online)