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Evaluating the Impact of Employee Engagement on Occupational Health and Safety : A Data-Driven Methodology (SEED-DM)
Matei, D. (2024) Evaluating the Impact of Employee Engagement on Occupational Health and Safety : A Data-Driven Methodology (SEED-DM).
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| Abstract: | Occupational health and safety (OHS) are essential for both the well-being of employees and organizational performance. While the existing literature suggests that employee engagement can have a positive effect on occupational health and safety outcomes, empirical evidence remains limited. This study addresses this gap by introducing SEED-DM, a data-driven methodology designed to evaluate the impact of employee engagement on OHS using operational data from manufacturing organizations. SEED-DM tests four hypotheses using a variety of statistical methods such as time-series causality analysis, correlation, and linear regression to assess the relationship between employee engagement and the frequency and severity of safety incidents. Additionally, the methodology incorporates expert validation and literature comparisons to confirm the reliability of the findings. We evaluated SEED-DM by applying it to the real-world data of a manufacturing organization through a case study. The results indicated a positive impact of employee engagement on occupational safety outcomes, demonstrating both correlation and causality. Furthermore, we found that employee engagement reduced the occurrence of severe injuries, with the most pronounced effect observed 15 weeks after implementing safety interventions. The case study identified several opportunities to enhance SEED-DM, such as incorporating external factors into the analysis and expanding employee engagement implementation strategies within organizational settings. Through our work, we contributed to the OHS literature by proposing a data-driven methodology for evaluating the impact of employee engagement on occupational safety, along with providing empirical evidence supporting this relationship through a case study. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science, 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Information Technology MSc (60025) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104346 |
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