Organizational Trust and Fear of Injury and the Correlates of Organizational Trust Among Private Correctional Staff
Author ORCID Identifier
James B. Wells 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7080-0332
Department
Justice Studies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2017
Abstract
The use of private corrections has grown to over 400 facilities in the United States. The staff are of particular importance in facilities operating on a tight profit margin. Maximizing profitability depends upon minimizing workplace factors that detract from staff performance and/or create costly strain. This study explored organizational trust and its link to fear of being hurt at work. A path model was tested to explore how various workplace variables relate to perceptions of organizational trust as well as how personal characteristics and organizational trust are associated with fear of injury. The results indicate that organizational trust appears to be one variable that influences staff perceptions of fear of injury. Increased levels of organizational trust decrease the fear of being injured at work.
Recommended Citation
Lambert, E. G., Hogan, N. L., Wells, J. B., & Minor, K. I. (2017). Organizational Trust and Fear of Injury and the Correlates of Organizational Trust Among Private Correctional Staff. Journal Of Applied Security Research, 12(3), 337-355. doi:10.1080/19361610.2017.1315695
Journal Title
Journal of Applied Security Research
