Labour accidents and financial performance: empirical analysis of the type of relationship in the Spanish context

This article performs empirical research and finds a negative relationship between accidents in the workplace and financial performance. The relationship is stronger and more persistent for performance 1 year ahead than for the current year. We find no significant evidence of curvilinear U-shaped or inverted U-shaped relationships. Results are strong across different industries and samples, variable definitions and model specifications. The study contributes to the scarce extant research with reliable data and samples of a wide span of industries. The study also contributes methodologically with refined analyses of the curvilinear relationship and providing robust widespread inference for a large number of industries.

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This article presents empirical research that demonstrates a negative relationship between workplace accidents and financial performance, with a stronger impact on performance in the following year. The study provides consistent results across various industries and sample sizes, while also offering refined analyses of the curvilinear relationship and robust widespread inference for a large number of industries.