The pursuit of profit is generally seen as detrimental to safety. A particularly greedy leader would naturally be inclined to cut safety expenditures in order to boost financial returns.
However, the research presented here, conducted by three Australian researchers and one Indian researcher, convincingly argues that a leader is actually more likely to care about the safety of their employees if they are known for their greed.
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> Are Employees Safer When the CEO Looks Greedy? by Don O’Sullivan, Leon Zolotoy, Madhu Veeraraghavan and Jennifer R. Overbeck
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