TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Analysis of perceived risk among construction workers: a cross-cultural study and reflection on the Hofstede model
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Martinez-Fiestas, Myriam
A1  - Rodríguez-Garzón, Ignacio
A1  - Delgado-Padial, Antonio
A1  - Lucas-Ruiz, Valeriano
SP  - 307
EP  - 317
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - This article is a cross-cultural study on the perceived risk in the construction industry. Worker samples from three different countries were studied: Spain, Peru and Nicaragua. The main goal is to explain how construction workers perceive their occupational hazard and to analyze how this is related to their national culture. The model used to measure the perceived risk was the psychometric paradigm. The results show three very similar profiles, showing that risk perception is independent of nationality. A cultural analysis was conducted using the Hofstede model. The results of this analysis and its relation to perceived risk showed that risk perception in construction is independent from national culture. Finally, a multiple lineal regression analysis was conducted to find what qualitative attributes could predict the global quantitative size of risk perception. All the findings have important implications regarding the management of security in the workplace.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2016.1198621
ID  - ref1
ER  -