Safety Culture and Profit: Aviation's Continuing Organizational Dilemma Abstract The safety vs. profit organizational dilemma has been a prominent trademark of the airline industry since its inception. This paper critically analyzes and compares two sets of management styles; one that propagates a pathogenic organizational and safety culture and another that exemplifies the proper balance of safety and profit while maintaining a high level of job satisfaction for its employees. Case examples are used to illustrate …showed first 75 words of 4120 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4120 total…Sons. von Thaden, T., Wiegmann, D. A., & Shappell, S. A. (2004). Measuring organizational factors in airline safety. Technical Report AHFD-03-11/FAA-03-3. [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 12, 2004 from www.aviation.uiuc.edu/UnitsHFD/TechPdf/03-11.pdf. Wiegmann, D. A., Zhang, H., von Thaden, T., & Mitchell, A. (2002). A synthesis of safety culture and safety climate research. Technical Report ARL-02-3/FAA-02-2 [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 12, 2004 from http://www.aviationcrm.com/02-3.pdf.