Journal article
How to engage small retail businesses in workplace violence prevention: Perspectives from small businesses and influential organizations
American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.58(6), pp.668-678
06/2015
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22436
PMID: 25732050
Abstract
Small retail businesses experience high robbery and violent crime rates leading to injury and death. Workplace violence prevention programs (WVPP) based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design reduce this risk, but low small business participation limits their effectiveness. Recent dissemination models of occupational safety and health information recommend collaborating with an intermediary organization to engage small businesses.
Qualitative interviews with 70 small business operators and 32 representatives of organizations with small business influence were conducted to identify factors and recommendations for improving dissemination of a WVPP.
Both study groups recommended promoting WVPPs through personal contacts but differed on other promotion methods and the type of influential groups to target. Small business operators indicated few connections to formal business networks.
Dissemination of WVPPs to small businesses may require models inclusive of influential individuals (e.g., respected business owners) as intermediaries to reach small businesses with few formal connections.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- How to engage small retail businesses in workplace violence prevention: Perspectives from small businesses and influential organizations
- Creators
- Rebecca A Bruening - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa city, IowaKaren Strazza - RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North CarolinaMaryalice Nocera - University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaCorinne Peek-Asa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IowaCarri Casteel - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa city, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.58(6), pp.668-678
- DOI
- 10.1002/ajim.22436
- PMID
- 25732050
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Ind Med
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- eISSN
- 1097-0274
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- 1R03OH010058-01 / NIOSH CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2015
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983997491102771
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