Due to safety issues in the construction industry, interest in research on occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations remains high. Previous studies indicated that OSH regulations not only affect performance in and of themselves, but also indirectly by increasing awareness of such regulations. Studies also demonstrated that OSH regulation can affect innovation and corporate safety. However, the effect of OSH regulation on innovation remains unclear, as the relationship between the perception of OSH regulation and innovation is not fully understood. This study measures the innovation efficiency of companies in the Korean construction industry using data envelopment analysis (DEA), and investigates the relationship between innovation efficiency and companies’ perceptions of OSH regulations. Results indicate that companies that positively recognize OSH regulations tend to be more innovative than those that do not. This study also validates differences in innovation efficiency depending on the perception of OSH regulations by bootstrap DEA. The results of this study suggest appropriate strategies to promote innovation in the construction industry from the perspectives of both government and practitioners in firms.

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建筑业对职业安全与健康（OSH）法规的理解与创新效率：韩国的证据

由于建筑行业的安全问题，对职业安全与卫生（OSH）法规的研究兴趣仍然很高。先前的研究表明，职业安全与卫生法规不仅影响自身绩效，而且还通过提高人们对此类法规的意识而间接影响。研究还表明，职业安全与卫生法规可能会影响创新和公司安全。但是，由于尚未完全理解职业安全与卫生监管观念与创新之间的关系，因此职业安全与卫生监管对创新的影响仍不清楚。这项研究使用数据包络分析（DEA）来衡量韩国建筑业公司的创新效率，并研究创新效率与公司对职业安全与卫生法规的看法之间的关系。结果表明，积极认可职业安全与卫生法规的公司往往比不认可职业安全与卫生的公司更具创新性。这项研究还根据引导DEA对OSH法规的理解，验证了创新效率的差异。这项研究的结果提出了从政府和企业从业者的角度来促进建筑业创新的适当策略。