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Risky rewards : how company bonuses affect safety Andrew Hopkins and Sarah Maslen

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Surrey : Ashgate Pub. Limited, c2015.Description: ix, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781472449849
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/08 23
LOC classification:
  • HD7262 .H67 2015
Contents:
Introduction -- Questioning the value of financial incentives -- The problem of rare but catastrophic events -- Long term incentives -- Annual bonuses -- The impact of incentive arrangements -- Indicators of major hazard risk -- Summary, reflections, suggestions.
Summary: "Financial incentives have long been used to try to influence professional values and practices. Recent events including the global financial crisis and the BP Texas City refinery disaster have been linked to such incentives, with commentators calling for a critical look at these systems given the catastrophic outcomes. Risky Rewards engages with this debate, particularly in the context of the present and potential role of incentives to manage major accident risk in hazardous industries"-Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 658.408 HO RI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0018135

"Financial incentives have long been used to try to influence professional values and practices. Recent events including the global financial crisis and the BP Texas City refinery disaster have been linked to such incentives, with commentators calling for a critical look at these systems given the catastrophic outcomes. Risky Rewards engages with this debate, particularly in the context of the present and potential role of incentives to manage major accident risk in hazardous industries"-Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Questioning the value of financial incentives -- The problem of rare but catastrophic events -- Long term incentives -- Annual bonuses -- The impact of incentive arrangements -- Indicators of major hazard risk -- Summary, reflections, suggestions.

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