@article{ref1,
title="Out of sight and out of mind? A literature review of occupational safety and health leadership and management of distributed workers",
journal="Work and stress",
year="2018",
author="Nayani, Rachel J. and Nielsen, Karina and Daniels, Kevin and Donaldson-Feilder, Emma J. and Lewis, Rachel C.",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="124-146",
abstract="Distributed workers - those who work autonomously and remotely from their organisation's main locations for at least some of their work-time - are an important and growing proportion of the workforce that share common characteristics of temporal and spatial distance. Yet, many leadership styles and management practices assume face-to-face interaction, potentially rendering them less helpful in trying to ensure good occupational safety and health (OSH) outcomes for distributed workers. We conducted a systematic literature review to examine the leadership and management of OSH for distributed workers. Twenty-three papers were identified. Eleven papers identified established leadership styles, including leader-member exchange, (safety specific) transformational and considerate leadership. Twenty papers examined management. <br><br>FINDINGS from these 20 papers were interpreted as representing resources, deployed through management and utilised by managers to ensure OSH for distributed workers, including communication technologies, social support and a good safety climate. Despite limited research in this area, findings indicate the importance of both leadership and management in ensuring OSH for distributed workers. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest a fertile area for future enquiry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0267-8373",
doi="10.1080/02678373.2017.1390797",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2017.1390797"
}