The effect of organizational justice as perceived by occupational drivers on traffic accidents: Mediating effects of job satisfaction.
INTRODUCTION
Considerable research supports a positive association between the safety climate (which is a direct organizational factor) and safety performance (such as safe driving). However, indirect organizational variables that influence safe driving have gone largely unexplored. This study contributes to safety research by examining the relationship between organizational justice, which is a distal organizational factor, and traffic accidents and the mediating role of job satisfaction.


METHOD
233 occupational drivers employed by taxi and bus companies in South Korea participated in the study. Regression analysis was conducted using police records on participants' on-the-job traffic accidents.


RESULTS
The analysis shows that the mediation model is statistically significant. That is, drivers with a lower level of perceived organizational justice showed a higher frequency of traffic accidents, and the mediating effect of job satisfaction was also significant. Based on the results, implications and limitations are discussed. Practical applications: The findings demonstrate that in order to decrease traffic accidents, transportation companies would benefit by examining distal factors such as organizational justice. This approach suggests that the conventional framework for safety management should be broadened to include aspects of the entire organization.
['Kim|Su Jin|SJ|', 'Chung|Eun Kyoung|EK|']
D000062:Accidents, Occupational D000063:Accidents, Traffic D000328:Adult D001334:Automobile Driving D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D006801:Humans D007588:Job Satisfaction D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D017146:Models, Organizational D015279:Organizational Culture D056910:Republic of Korea D017751:Safety Management D012933:Social Identification D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D017132:Workplace
Organizational justice Occupational drivers Traffic accidents Job satisfaction