TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Management Commitment and Workers Involvement on
Construction Workers Safety Behavior in Saudi Arabia: The Moderating
Role of Social Support
AU - Alfayez, Bassem AU - Subramaniam, Chandrakantan AU - Lazim Mohd. Zin, Md. 
JO  - International Business Management
VL  - 11
IS  - 11
SP  - 1719
EP  - 1727
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5250
DO  - ibm.2017.1719.1727
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2017.1719.1727
KW  - Management commitment
KW  -workers involvement
KW  -safety compliance
KW  -safety participation
KW  -construction workers
KW  -safety
AB  - Workplace accident has become a serious issue in many countries especially among the construction
sector. Investigating safety performance of construction workers employees has become very important as
construction sector depends heavily on Foreign workers. The research aims is to examine the moderating effect
of social support on the relationship between management commitments, workers involvement and construction
workers safety behavior in Saudi Arabia. Partial Least Square Techniques (PLS) approach was used test the
hypotheses with a data collected among 282 construction Foreign workers. The finding shows management
commitment and workers involvement are significantly related to safety behavior (both compliance and
participation. Additionally, social support moderates the relationships between management commitment and
safety compliance and the relationship between workers involvement and safety compliance. The finding in this
study, provides empirical support of social support as moderator and contributes to the role of social exchange
theory and can assist construction practitioners in Saudi Arabia on how to improve construction workers safety
behavior.
ER  -