You are here

Home » Content

Safety as a management concept in the air transport sector: A systematic literature review

Journal Name:

  • Intangible Capital

Publication Year:

  • 2017
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/ic.918

Key Words:

Author NameUniversity of Author
Abstract (2. Language): 
Purpose: The main purpose of the present study is to conduct a literature review of the contribution made by safety in air transport, based on the existing international academic literature in the field of the social sciences. It primarily attempts to examine and verify the relationship between safety-related concepts (co-occurrence), the link between the different authors (co-authorship) and the corresponding citations (co-citations). Design/methodology: To achieve the established objectives, a systematic literature review (SLR) has been conducted using the Scopus database between the years 1990 and 2016, identifying international academic papers related to the research topic of the present study. Findings: It has been verified, on the one hand, that safety in the air transport sector is a field of growing interest, as the number of papers has increased considerably in recent years, thus demonstrating the importance that this topic has acquired over time. On the other hand, however, it must be mentioned that the total quantity of papers related to the topic is low in terms of absolute numbers. The results of the co-occurrence analysis show that the most important aspect of safety is safety management, while the strongest link is between safety management and aircraft accidents, a fact that is foreseeable a priori.Originality/value: The approach used allows a better view of the academic contribution made in relation to safety; this serves as the link among the different elements of the concept studied, and it demonstrates the growing interest in this area.
Bookmark/Search this post with
FULL TEXT (PDF): 
PDF icon arastirmax-safety-management-concept-air-transport-sector-systematic-literature-review.pdf
  • 1
71
116
  • English

JEL Codes:

REFERENCES

References: 

Acedo, F.J., Barroso, C., Casanueva, C., & Galán, J.L. (2006). Co-Authorship in Management and
Organizational Studies: An Empirical and Network Analysis. Journal of Management Studies, 43(5),
957-983. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00625.x
AERTEC (2013). Seguridad aeroportuaria: Safety & Security. Por: José Antonio Poyato Moreira.
Disponible online en: www.aerecsolutions.com. (Fecha del último acceso: Marzo, 2016).
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) (2014). Disponible online en: www.atag.org. (Last access date:
March, 2016).
Alves, H., Fernandes, C., & Raposo, M. (2016). Value co-creation: Concept and contexts of application
and study. Journal of Business Research, 69(5), 1626-1633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.029
Aviation Safety Network (2016). Disponible online en: www.aviation-safety.net. (Fecha del último acceso:
Marzo, 2016).
Banco Mundial (2015). Disponible online en: www.datos.bancomundial.org. (Fecha del último acceso:
Marzo, 2016).
Barnett, A. (2009). Aviation Safety and Security. En: P. Belobaba, A. Odoni & C. Barnhart (2009). The
Global Airline Industry. Chichester (UK): John Wiley and Sons, Ed.
https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470744734.ch11
Chang, Y.H., & Yeh, C.H. (2004). A new airline safety index. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological,
38(4), 369-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-2615(03)00047-X
Chen, C.F., & Chen, S.C. (2012). Scale development of safety management system evaluation for the
airline industry. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 47, 177-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.01.012
Chen, C.F., & Chen, S.C. (2014). Investigating the effects of job demands and job resources on cabin
crew safety behaviors. Tourism Management, 41, 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.08.009
Chen, C.F., & Chen, S.C. (2014). Measuring the effects of Safety Management System practices,
morality leadership and self-efficacy on pilots’ safety behaviors: Safety motivation as a mediator.
Safety Science, 62, 376-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.09.013
CRD. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. (2009). Systematic Reviews: CRD´s guidance for undertaking
reviews in health care. Published by CRD, University of York.
Elsevier (2015). Disponible online en: www.elsevier.com. (Fecha del último acceso: Marzo, 2016).
European Aviation Safety Agency (2015). EASA Annual Safety Review 2014. EASA.Fox, S. (2014). Safety and Security: The influence of 9/11 to the EU framework for air carriers and
aircraft operators. Research in Transportation Economics, 45, 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2014.07.004
Fruchterman, T., & Reingold, E. (1991). Graph Drawing by Force-directed Placement. Software-practice
and experience, 21, 1129-1164. https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380211102
Gill, G.K., & Shergill, G.S. (2004). Perceptions of safety management and safety culture in the aviation
industry in New Zealand. Journal of Air Transport Management, 10(4), 231-237.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2004.02.002
Ginieis, M., Sánchez-Rebull, M.V., & Campa-Planas, F. (2012a). The academic journal literature on air
transport: Analysis using systematic literature review methodology. Journal of Air Transport
Management, 19, 31-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2011.12.005
Ginieis, M., Sánchez-Rebull, M.V., & Campa-Planas, F. (2012b). Los costes en el sector del transporte
aéreo. Una revisión de la literatura internacional. Revista Iberoamericana de Contabilidad de Gestión, X(20).
Gmür, M. (2003). Co-citation analysis and the search for invisible colleges: A methodological
evaluation. Scientometrics, 57(1), 27-57. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023619503005
International Air Transport Association (IATA) (2014). Disponible online en: www.iata.org. (Fecha del
último acceso: Febrero, 2016).
International Civil Aviation Organization. ICAO. (2015). Safety Report 2015 Edition.
Janic, M. (2000). An assessment of risk and safety in civil aviation. Journal of Air Transport Management,
6(1), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0969-6997(99)00021-6
Kalemba, N., & Campa-Planas, F. (2016). An overview of the Quality Concept in the Air
Transportation Business: A systematic Literature Review. In press.
Kelemen, Z. (2003). Latest information technology development in the airline industry. Periodica
Polytechnica Ser. Transp. Eng., 31(1-2), 45-52.
Kitchenham, B. (2004). Procedures for performing systematic reviews. Joint Technical Report. Keele University.
Latorella, K.A., & Prabhu, P.V. (2000). A review of human error in aviation maintenance and
inspection. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 26(2), 133-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-
8141(99)00063-3
Lee, W.K. (2006). Risk assessment modeling in aviation safety management. Journal of Air Transport
Management, 12(5), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2006.07.007 Liao, M.Y. (2015). Safety Culture in commercial aviation: Differences in perspective between Chinese
and Western pilots. Safety Science, 79, 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.05.011
Liou, J.J.H., Tzeng, G.-H., & Chang, H.-C. (2007). Airline safety measurement using a hybrid model.
Journal of Air Transport Management, 13(4), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2007.04.008
Liou, J.J.H., Yen, L., & Tzeng, G.H. (2008). Building an effective safety management system for airlines.
Journal of Air Transport Management, 14(1), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2007.10.002
McFadden, K.L., & Hosmane, B.S. (2001). Operations safety: An assessment of a commercial aviation
safety program. Journal of Operations Management, 19, 579-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-
6963(01)00062-6
Netjasov, F., & Janic, M. (2008). A review of research on risk and safety modelling in civil aviation.
Journal of Air Transport Management, 14(4), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.04.008
NodeXL (2013). Disponible online en: www.nodexl.codeplex.com. (Fecha del último acceso: Marzo, 2016).
Pacheco, R.R., Fernandes, E., & Domingos, E.M. (2014). Airport airside safety index. Journal of Air
Transport Management, 34, 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2013.08.007
Rankin, W., Hibit, R., Allen J., & Sargent, R. (2000). Development and evaluation of the Maintenance
Error Decision Aid (MEDA) process. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 26(2), 261-276.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00070-0
Richter, J.A. (2014). The JACDEC Data Base. User Guide Explanations and Definitions. Hamburg:
JACDECGbr.
SCImago Journal Rank (2014). Disponible online en: http://www.scimagojr.com/. (Fecha del último acceso:
Marzo, 2016).
Scopus (2015). Disponible online en: http://www.scopus.com/. (Fecha del último acceso: Marzo, 2016).
Seguí-Mas, E., Sarrión-Viñes, F., Tormo-Carbó, G., & Oltra, V. (2016). Producció científica en el camp
de les spin-off acadèmiques: Una anàlisi bibliomètrica. Intangible Capital, 12(1), 246-267.
Shappell, S., Detwiler, C., Holcomb, K., Hackworth, C., Boquet, A., & Wiegmann, D.A. (2007). Human
error and Commercial Aviation Accidents: An Analysis Using the Human Factors Analysis and
Classification System. Human Factors, 49(2), 227-242. https://doi.org/10.1518/001872007X312469
Taylor, J.C. (2000). The evolution and effectiveness of Maintenance Resource Management (MRM).
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 26(2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00066-9 Webster, J., & Watson, R. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: Writing a literature
review. MIS Quarterly, 26(2), 13-23.

Thank you for copying data from http://www.arastirmax.com