Sustainability Policies and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Ergonomics Contribution Regarding Work in Companies
The growing importance of sustainability in corporate
policies represents a great opportunity for workers to gain more
consideration, with great benefits to their well being. Sustainable
work is believed to be one which improves the organization-s
performance and fosters professional development as well as
workers- health. In a multiple case study based on document
research, information was sought about work activities and their
sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies, as
disseminated by corporations. All the companies devoted attention to
work activities and delivered a good amount of information about
them. Nevertheless, the information presented was generic; all the
actions developed were top-down and there was no information about
the impact of changes aimed at sustainability on the workers-
activities. It was found that the companies seemed to be at an early
stage. In the future, they need to show more commitment through
concrete goals: they must be aware that workers contribute directly to
the corporations- sustainability. This would allow room for
Ergonomics and Work Psychodynamics to be incorporated and to be
useful for both companies and society, so as to promote and ensure
work sustainability.
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Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility,"
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ISO/DIS26000," Geneva, 2010.
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Profits," New York Times Magazine, 1970.
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Contribution of Stakeholder Theory," Business & Professional Ethics
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Responsible Supply Chain Management Orientation," Journal of
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Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 295-
303, Oct. 2007.
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production? Tobacco companies- use of green supply chains to obscure
the real costs of tobacco farming," Tobacco Control, vol. 20, no. 6, pp.
403-11, Nov. 2011.
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Resource Management: A Review and Research Agenda*,"
International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-14,
Jan. 2013.
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transformation of the transportation system," World Review of
Intermodal Transportation Research, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 215-229, 2010.
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Indicators," WSEAS Transactions on Communications, vol. 8, no. 3, pp.
331-342, 2009.
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Natural Forest Conservation Program on the livelihoods of residents of
Northwestern China: Perceptions of residents affected by the program,"
Ecological Economics, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 1454-1462, May 2010.
[20] R. Buehler and J. Pucher, "Making public transport financially
sustainable," Transport Policy, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 126-138, Jan. 2011.
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Introdução à ergonomia da prática à teoria. São Paulo: Blucher, 2009.
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trabalho submetida à prova do real. São Paulo: Edgar Blucher, 2008.
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epistemológicos. São Paulo: Edgar Blucher, 2004.
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as a corporate responsibility of a Bali handicraft company: a case study,"
Journal of human ergology, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 75-80, Dec. 2007.
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Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 117-124, 2002.
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Assessing codes of labour practice in global production systems," Third
World Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 713-729, Jun. 2007.
[28] S. Sarkar, "Industrial Social Work to Corporate Social Responsibility: A
Transformation of Priority," Journal of Human Values, vol. 14, no. 1,
pp. 31-48, Apr. 2008.
[29] ├ë. Béthoux, C. Didry, and A. Mias, "What Codes of Conduct Tell Us:
corporate social responsibility and the nature of the multinational
corporation," Corporate Governance: An International Review, vol. 15,
no. 1, pp. 77-90, Jan. 2007.
[30] M. Holmqvist, "Corporate social responsibility as corporate social
control: The case of work-site health promotion," Scandinavian Journal
of Management, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 68-72, Mar. 2009.
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Thousands Oaks, 1994.
[32] C. Voss, N. Tsikriktsis, and M. Frohlich, "Case research in operations
management," International Journal of Operations & Production
Management, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 195-219, 2002.
[33] L. Bardin, An├ílise de conte├║do. Lisboa: Edi├º├Áes 70, 1977.
[34] A. B. Carroll, "Corporate Social Responsibility: Evolution of a
Definitional Construct," Business & Society, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 268-295,
Sep. 1999.
[35] I. Iida, Ergonomia: Projeto e Produção. São Paulo: Edgard Blücher,
1990.
[36] H. W. Hendrick, "Applying ergonomics to systems: some documented
ÔÇÿlessons learned-," Applied ergonomics, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 418-426, Jul.
2008.
[37] J. Dul and W. P. Neumann, "Ergonomics contributions to company
strategies," Applied ergonomics, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 745-752, Jul. 2009.
[1] W. E. Rees, "Revisiting carrying capacity: Area-based indicators of
sustainability," Population and Environment, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 195-
215, Jan. 1996.
[2] WCED, "Report of the World Commission on Environment and
Development : Our Common Future Acronyms and Note on
Terminology Chairman- s Foreword," Oxford University Press, Oxford,
1987.
[3] M. E. Porter and M. R. Kramer, "Strategy and Society: The Link
Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility,"
Harvard Business Review, pp. 78-92, 2006.
[4] ISO, "Guidance on Social Responsibility: Draft. International Standard
ISO/DIS26000," Geneva, 2010.
[5] GRI, "G3.1 Guidelines," https://www.globalreporting.org
/resourcelibrary/G3.1-Guidelines-Incl-Technical-Protocol.pdf, 2013.
[6] M. Friedman, "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its
Profits," New York Times Magazine, 1970.
[7] R. E. Freeman, Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach.
Boston: Pitman, 1984.
[8] A. M. Y. J. Hillman and G. D. Keim, "Shareholder Value, Stakeholder
Management, and Social Issues: What-s the Bottom Line?," Strategic
Management Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 125-139, 2001.
[9] M. Greenwood and R. E. Freeman, "Ethics and HRM : The
Contribution of Stakeholder Theory," Business & Professional Ethics
Journal, vol. 30, no. nos 3-4, pp. 269-292, 2011.
[10] W. L. Bennett and T. Lagos, "Logo Logic: The Ups and Downs of
Branded Political Communication," The ANNALS of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 611, no. 1, pp. 193-206,
May 2007.
[11] H. Park-Poaps and K. Rees, "Stakeholder Forces of Socially
Responsible Supply Chain Management Orientation," Journal of
Business Ethics, vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 305-322, Jul. 2010.
[12] N. Klein, No Space, No Choice, No Jobs, No Logo. New York: Picador,
1999.
[13] L. Gallino, L-impresa irresponsabile. Torino: Einaudi, 2005.
[14] S. Ansett, "Mind the Gap: A Journey to Sustainable Supply Chains,"
Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 295-
303, Oct. 2007.
[15] M. Ota├▒ez and S. A. Glantz, "Social responsibility in tobacco
production? Tobacco companies- use of green supply chains to obscure
the real costs of tobacco farming," Tobacco Control, vol. 20, no. 6, pp.
403-11, Nov. 2011.
[16] D. W. S. Renwick, T. Redman, and S. Maguire, "Green Human
Resource Management: A Review and Research Agenda*,"
International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-14,
Jan. 2013.
[17] A. Arnaud and M. J. Williams, "Innovation for sustainability: The
transformation of the transportation system," World Review of
Intermodal Transportation Research, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 215-229, 2010.
[18] U. Ogrin and D. Kralj, "Sustainable Business and Environmental
Indicators," WSEAS Transactions on Communications, vol. 8, no. 3, pp.
331-342, 2009.
[19] S. Cao, X. Wang, Y. Song, L. Chen, and Q. Feng, "Impacts of the
Natural Forest Conservation Program on the livelihoods of residents of
Northwestern China: Perceptions of residents affected by the program,"
Ecological Economics, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 1454-1462, May 2010.
[20] R. Buehler and J. Pucher, "Making public transport financially
sustainable," Transport Policy, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 126-138, Jan. 2011.
[21] J. Abrahão, L. I. Sznelwar, A. Silvino, M. Sarmet, and D. Pinho,
Introdução à ergonomia da prática à teoria. São Paulo: Blucher, 2009.
[22] C. Dejours, Trabalho, tecnologia e organização: A avaliação do
trabalho submetida à prova do real. São Paulo: Edgar Blucher, 2008.
[23] P. Falzon, Ergonomie. Paris: PUF, 2004.
[24] F. Daniellou, A ergonomia em busca de seus princípios: debates
epistemológicos. São Paulo: Edgar Blucher, 2004.
[25] S. Purnawati, "Occupational health and safety-ergonomics improvement
as a corporate responsibility of a Bali handicraft company: a case study,"
Journal of human ergology, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 75-80, Dec. 2007.
[26] M. Healy and J. Iles, "The Establishment and Enforcement of Codes,"
Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 117-124, 2002.
[27] S. Barrientos and S. Smith, "Do workers benefit from ethical trade?
Assessing codes of labour practice in global production systems," Third
World Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 713-729, Jun. 2007.
[28] S. Sarkar, "Industrial Social Work to Corporate Social Responsibility: A
Transformation of Priority," Journal of Human Values, vol. 14, no. 1,
pp. 31-48, Apr. 2008.
[29] ├ë. Béthoux, C. Didry, and A. Mias, "What Codes of Conduct Tell Us:
corporate social responsibility and the nature of the multinational
corporation," Corporate Governance: An International Review, vol. 15,
no. 1, pp. 77-90, Jan. 2007.
[30] M. Holmqvist, "Corporate social responsibility as corporate social
control: The case of work-site health promotion," Scandinavian Journal
of Management, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 68-72, Mar. 2009.
[31] R. K. Yin, Case Study Research. Design and Methods, Sage. USA:
Thousands Oaks, 1994.
[32] C. Voss, N. Tsikriktsis, and M. Frohlich, "Case research in operations
management," International Journal of Operations & Production
Management, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 195-219, 2002.
[33] L. Bardin, An├ílise de conte├║do. Lisboa: Edi├º├Áes 70, 1977.
[34] A. B. Carroll, "Corporate Social Responsibility: Evolution of a
Definitional Construct," Business & Society, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 268-295,
Sep. 1999.
[35] I. Iida, Ergonomia: Projeto e Produção. São Paulo: Edgard Blücher,
1990.
[36] H. W. Hendrick, "Applying ergonomics to systems: some documented
ÔÇÿlessons learned-," Applied ergonomics, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 418-426, Jul.
2008.
[37] J. Dul and W. P. Neumann, "Ergonomics contributions to company
strategies," Applied ergonomics, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 745-752, Jul. 2009.
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policies represents a great opportunity for workers to gain more
consideration, with great benefits to their well being. Sustainable
work is believed to be one which improves the organization-s
performance and fosters professional development as well as
workers- health. In a multiple case study based on document
research, information was sought about work activities and their
sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies, as
disseminated by corporations. All the companies devoted attention to
work activities and delivered a good amount of information about
them. Nevertheless, the information presented was generic; all the
actions developed were top-down and there was no information about
the impact of changes aimed at sustainability on the workers-
activities. It was found that the companies seemed to be at an early
stage. In the future, they need to show more commitment through
concrete goals: they must be aware that workers contribute directly to
the corporations- sustainability. This would allow room for
Ergonomics and Work Psychodynamics to be incorporated and to be
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