Journal article
New Institutional Theory and a Culture of Safety in Agriculture
Journal of agromedicine, Vol.22(1), pp.47-55
01/02/2017
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2016.1249444
PMCID: PMC5763477
PMID: 27754778
Abstract
Health and safety professionals often call for an improved safety culture in agriculture. Such a shift would result in agricultural practices that prioritize safe work habits and see safety as both an effective means to improve production and a goal worth pursuing in its own right. This article takes an anthropological approach and demonstrates the potential for new institutional theory to conceptualize broader cultural change in agriculture. New institutional theory examines the roles of organizations and the ways that they inform and support broad social institutions. Using preliminary data from the agricultural lending industry in Iowa and integrated poultry production in Texas, this article considers the ability of these organizations to contribute to systemic change and an improved culture of safety in agriculture.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- New Institutional Theory and a Culture of Safety in Agriculture
- Creators
- Brandi Janssen - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of IowaMatthew W Nonnenmann - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of agromedicine, Vol.22(1), pp.47-55
- DOI
- 10.1080/1059924X.2016.1249444
- PMID
- 27754778
- PMCID
- PMC5763477
- NLM abbreviation
- J Agromedicine
- ISSN
- 1059-924X
- eISSN
- 1545-0813
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Grant note
- U54OOH007541 / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (10.13039/100000125)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/02/2017
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983997445502771
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