Effects Of Occupational Safety And Health Management Practices On Organizational Commitment (The Case Of Sheraton Addis Hotel)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chane, Abraraw (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mideksa, Kifle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-21T12:24:58Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T13:52:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-21T12:24:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T13:52:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-11-14 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Occupational safety & health practices are meant to protect health and safety of employees in the work place and thereby promoting safer work environment and enhancing improved productivity. The objective of this study was to examine the effects occupational health and safety management traits, namely, employee involvement, training and awareness on OHS, leadership commitment towards different dimensions of organizational commitment in Sheraton Addis. Accordingly, explanatory research design was adapted to carry out this study. Survey questionnaire were distributed to respondents in various hotel departments, usingProportionate Stratified Random Sampling method, which are prone to occupational accidents.The study considered a total population size of 327hazard prone employees under Engineering, Kitchen, Stewarding, Laundry, Housekeeping and Pool & Health Club, of which 179 (69% male 31% female) participants were selected as a sample size. The obtained data through survey was analyzed using SPSS version 20.Correlations and regression analysis were applied to determine the effect and impact between variables. The results of this study revealed positive and significant relationship between the three traits measuring occupational health and safety management practices employee involvement, training and awareness on OSH and leadership commitment. Moreover, training and awareness was the most contributing OSH attribute in the prediction of organizational commitment. Another finding of this study was that, stress, working shift and non-compliance of employees with basic applications of personal protective equipment are top ranking causes of accidents in Sheraton Addis hotel in their respective order. On the other hand, employeeparticipation during the formulation and implementation of OSH policieswas found to be rated very low which deserves attention of the management. Targeting the organizational commitment of its employees, the Sheraton Addis Management, need to have undivided attention towards tackling the challenges in implementing OSHMS and maintain healthy and safe work environment | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/17037 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Occupational Safety | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health | en_US |
| dc.subject | Organizational commitment | en_US |
| dc.title | Effects Of Occupational Safety And Health Management Practices On Organizational Commitment (The Case Of Sheraton Addis Hotel) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |