@article{ref1,
title="Improving occupational safety in a bedding manufacturing plant: A case study in management problem solving",
journal="Evaluation and program planning",
year="1991",
author="Rose, Tom and Harshbarger, Dwight",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="365-368",
abstract="The development and evaluation of a data-based intervention program to reduce work-related injuries in a bedding manufacturing plant are described. This is an example of a &quot;pure&quot; study in the pragmatic paradigm, and therefore this article follows a nontraditional format. It is written for busy corporate managers rather than for social science researchers. -- [Journal editor's note: Because this article was written independently of the conceptual framework outlined in Table 3 of my introductory article to this Special Feature section, there is no formal discussion by Rose and Harshbarger of the issues raised by the table. However, these authors did provide feedback to me through personal communication that their report was very positively received by its target audience (company management) because of its clarity of presentation and its simple but dramatic message: significantly improved safety performance and bottom-line savings for the company. In addition. Rose and Harshbarger reported that they were able to follow up this project with similar, very successful safety programs at several other large corporations.   <p></p>",
language="",
issn="0149-7189",
doi="10.1016/0149-7189(91)90019-D",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(91)90019-D"
}