Regulatory culture - A case study in Finland

Teemu Reiman; Leena Norros

doi:10.1109/HFPP.2002.1042851

Regulatory culture - A case study in Finland

Teemu Reiman
, Leena Norros

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

VTT (former employee or external)

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Abstract

A case study to investigate the organizational culture of the regulatory authority was conducted at the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland's (STUK) Nuclear Reactor Regulation (YTO) - Department. Organizational culture is defined as a pattern of shared basic assumptions that are partially unconscious. A model of the demands of regulatory work was conceptualized and used in assessing the characteristics of the regulatory culture. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used in the research. Based on the results of the case study, we propose a model of the demands of regulatory culture, comprising of three occasionally conflicting roles: the authority role, the expert role and the public role. The implications of these roles and their conflicting demands are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Century, New Trends
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants
Editors	J.J. Persensky, Bruce Hallbert, Harold Blackman
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	5-15 - 5-20
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7803-7450-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HFPP.2002.1042851
Publication status	Published - 2002
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants - Scottsdale, United States Duration: 15 Sept 2002 → 19 Sept 2002

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Conference	2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants
Country/Territory	United States
City	Scottsdale
Period	15/09/02 → 19/09/02

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Reiman, T & Norros, L 2002, Regulatory culture - A case study in Finland. in JJ Persensky, B Hallbert & H Blackman (eds), New Century, New Trends: Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, New York, pp. 5-15 - 5-20, 2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 15/09/02. https://doi.org/10.1109/HFPP.2002.1042851

Regulatory culture - A case study in Finland. / Reiman, Teemu; Norros, Leena.
New Century, New Trends: Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants. ed. / J.J. Persensky; Bruce Hallbert; Harold Blackman. New York: IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2002. p. 5-15 - 5-20.

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