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Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations: Extending, repurposing, and developing theory (2023)
Journal Article
Soane, E., Macrae, C., Flin, R., & Reader, T. W. (2023). Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations: Extending, repurposing, and developing theory. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12461

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and changed organisations. While the pandemic has brought opportunities for business in some sectors, such as information and communication, and for people who enjoy the flexibility they gain from home-based or hy... Read More about Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations: Extending, repurposing, and developing theory.

Tracking the right path: Safety performance indicators as boundary objects in air ambulance services (2023)
Journal Article
Hayes, J., Slotsvik, T. N., Macrae, C., & Gould, K. A. P. (2023). Tracking the right path: Safety performance indicators as boundary objects in air ambulance services. Safety Science, 163, Article 106139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106139

Indicators are used by most organizations to track their safety performance. Research attention has been drawn to what makes for a good indicator (specific, proactive, etc.) and the sometimes perverse and unexpected consequences of their introduction... Read More about Tracking the right path: Safety performance indicators as boundary objects in air ambulance services.

Naming the “baby” or the “beast”? The importance of concepts and labels in healthcare safety investigation (2023)
Journal Article
Wiig, S., Macrae, C., Frich, J., & Øyri, S. F. (2023). Naming the “baby” or the “beast”? The importance of concepts and labels in healthcare safety investigation. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1087268. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1087268

This paper focuses on concepts and labels used in investigation of adverse events in healthcare. The aim is to prompt critical reflection of how different stakeholders frame investigative activity in healthcare and to discuss the implications of the... Read More about Naming the “baby” or the “beast”? The importance of concepts and labels in healthcare safety investigation.