Decision Performance and Safety Performance: A Value-Focused Thinking Study in the Oil Industry

Jason R. W. Merrick; Martha Grabowski

doi:10.1287/deca.2014.0291

journal article Jun 01, 2014

Decision Performance and Safety Performance: A Value-Focused Thinking Study in the Oil Industry

Jason R. W. Merrick Martha Grabowski

Decision Analysis Vol. 11 No. 2 pp. 105-116 · Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Abstract

Considerable research has been performed to develop leading indicators of safety performance. We use value-focused thinking to understand the objectives and evaluation measures that frame a particular safety-related decision within an organization. These decisions are part of the safety culture. Our research partners were two oil shipping companies; we surveyed crewmembers on their tankers to evaluate performance in each decision objective on their vessel. We demonstrate that measurements of the achievement of these objectives are related to future safety performance and thus provide leading indicators of safety.

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Published: Jun 01, 2014
Vol/Issue: 11(2)
Pages: 105-116

Authors

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Jason R. W. Merrick

Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284; and Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

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Martha Grabowski

Madden School of Business, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York 13214; and Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180

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Jason R. W. Merrick, Martha Grabowski (2014). Decision Performance and Safety Performance: A Value-Focused Thinking Study in the Oil Industry. Decision Analysis, 11(2), 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2014.0291

Decision Performance and Safety Performance: A Value-Focused Thinking Study in the Oil Industry

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