Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities
This study examines the relationships between traffic safety innovations, innovation culture, and safety culture in four Norwegian county authorities three years after a comprehensive structural reform. Following the reform, the county authorities had to establish new organisations, routines, and s...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University
2024-01-01
|
| Series: | Traffic Safety Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://tsr.international/TSR/article/view/25422 |
| _version_ | 1797354550154231808 |
|---|---|
| author | Tor-Olav Nævestad Vibeke Milch Jenny Blom Rune Elvik Markus Bugge Håkon Endresen Normann Erland Skogli Lars Even Egner |
| author_facet | Tor-Olav Nævestad Vibeke Milch Jenny Blom Rune Elvik Markus Bugge Håkon Endresen Normann Erland Skogli Lars Even Egner |
| author_sort | Tor-Olav Nævestad |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
This study examines the relationships between traffic safety innovations, innovation culture, and safety culture in four Norwegian county authorities three years after a comprehensive structural reform. Following the reform, the county authorities had to establish new organisations, routines, and systems. The study is based on qualitative interviews (N = 42) and a quantitative survey (n = 392) among people who work with traffic safety and/or mobility in the county authorities. The qualitative results show in particular that the respondents have gained new perspectives on traffic safety as a result of being co-organised with new professional groups. Additionally, we see examples of new methods and new forms of collaboration in traffic safety being implemented. The survey results show statistically significant differences between the county authorities' scores on an index for traffic safety innovations. County authorities' scores on this index is predicted by the county authorities' innovation culture, which in turn is predicted by safety culture. This indicates that innovation culture should be understood as an aspect of a learning safety culture. We find statistically significant differences between county authorities with respect to how demanding the organizational changes related to the regional reform have been for the county authorities studied. The results from this study can also be useful for change processes in other organisations.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T13:52:02Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-3b168ae00fe549258892bbe36f4d55dc |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2004-3082 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T13:52:02Z |
| publishDate | 2024-01-01 |
| publisher | Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Traffic Safety Research |
| spelling | doaj.art-3b168ae00fe549258892bbe36f4d55dc2024-01-15T20:09:43ZengTechnology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund UniversityTraffic Safety Research2004-30822024-01-01510.55329/ntgl3123Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authoritiesTor-Olav Nævestad0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-8790Vibeke Milch1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9255-9001Jenny Blom2https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8258-8897Rune Elvik3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-350XMarkus Bugge4Håkon Endresen Normann5Erland Skogli6Lars Even Egner7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0976-028XInstitute of Transport Economics, NorwayInstitute of Transport Economics, Norway Institute of Transport Economics, NorwayInstitute of Transport Economics, Norway University of Oslo, NorwayNordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, NorwayMenon Business Economics, NorwayInstitute of Transport Economics, Norway This study examines the relationships between traffic safety innovations, innovation culture, and safety culture in four Norwegian county authorities three years after a comprehensive structural reform. Following the reform, the county authorities had to establish new organisations, routines, and systems. The study is based on qualitative interviews (N = 42) and a quantitative survey (n = 392) among people who work with traffic safety and/or mobility in the county authorities. The qualitative results show in particular that the respondents have gained new perspectives on traffic safety as a result of being co-organised with new professional groups. Additionally, we see examples of new methods and new forms of collaboration in traffic safety being implemented. The survey results show statistically significant differences between the county authorities' scores on an index for traffic safety innovations. County authorities' scores on this index is predicted by the county authorities' innovation culture, which in turn is predicted by safety culture. This indicates that innovation culture should be understood as an aspect of a learning safety culture. We find statistically significant differences between county authorities with respect to how demanding the organizational changes related to the regional reform have been for the county authorities studied. The results from this study can also be useful for change processes in other organisations. https://tsr.international/TSR/article/view/25422innovation culturesafety culturetraffic safety innovations |
| spellingShingle | Tor-Olav Nævestad Vibeke Milch Jenny Blom Rune Elvik Markus Bugge Håkon Endresen Normann Erland Skogli Lars Even Egner Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities Traffic Safety Research innovation culture safety culture traffic safety innovations |
| title | Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities |
| title_full | Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities |
| title_fullStr | Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities |
| title_short | Innovation and traffic safety: analysis of four Norwegian county authorities |
| title_sort | innovation and traffic safety analysis of four norwegian county authorities |
| topic | innovation culture safety culture traffic safety innovations |
| url | https://tsr.international/TSR/article/view/25422 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT torolavnævestad innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT vibekemilch innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT jennyblom innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT runeelvik innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT markusbugge innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT hakonendresennormann innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT erlandskogli innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities AT larsevenegner innovationandtrafficsafetyanalysisoffournorwegiancountyauthorities |