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Waldemar Karwowski, Irena Hejduk
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DOI:10.17265/1537-1506/2016.01.005
Affiliation(s)
Irena Hejduk, Ph.D., professor, Head of Management Systems Department, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland.
Waldemar Karwowski, professor, Chair of IEMS Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
ABSTRACT
This paper aims to develop a novel knowledge management framework for improving the system of pro-safety attitudes among young worker population in Poland. This is done through an efficient use of existing sources of explicit and tacit knowledge in the field of vocational occupational safety and health (OSH) training. This project identifies three specific research steps for the development of the knowledge management framework of the information technology-based approach for improving occupational safety training of young workers, including: (1) the development of the conceptual model of the flow of explicit knowledge of OSH; (2) evaluation of the effectiveness of formal and explicit knowledge sources for OSH and training methods using these sources in the context of attitudes towards health and safety at work; and (3) verification of the proposed model of vocational training with the use of combined explicit and hidden knowledge. The proposed framework includes consideration of the effectiveness of the formal and informal sources of safety knowledge. A mapping from the formal sources of explicit knowledge about the occupational safety to expected attitudes (hidden knowledge) towards OSH outcomes, including emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects has been used. The above framework should help to improve the system of vocational training for young workers in Poland.
KEYWORDS
knowledge management, occupational safety, education and training, young workers
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