Organization-Level Safety Climate and Worker Behavior in the Oil and Gas Industry: The Mediating Role of the “Company Man” Leadership Attributes

In high-risk, high-pressure environments, workers are more likely to engage in proactive safety behaviors when they perceive their leaders as empathetic, emotionally self-aware, and capable of fostering genuine interactions. This type of influence cannot be mandated by authority alone, nor achieved just by charisma; it must be earned through emotional connections.