Onnis, Leigh-ann, Bentley, Tim, Bezemer, Pieter-Jan, Franken, Esme, Green, Nicola, O'Neill, Sharron, and Huskes, Lee (2023) Business Leaders' signalling prosocial behaviours related to work health and safety: An exploratory study. In: Proceedings of the 36th ANZAM Conference: Changing management values and practices for a sustainable future. 99. p. 1102. From: 36th ANZAM Conference: Changing management values and practices for a sustainable future, 5-7 December 2023, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Abstract

Sustainable, socially responsible business practices are increasingly important for businesses to remain profitable. This increased attention on prosocial behaviours has generally been associated with environmental sustainability and ethical labour practices with little attention directed towards work health and safety (WHS) as a prosocial behaviour, despite safety being a critical element of sustainability. Through analysis of ASX200 company reports, this study sought evidence of WHS as a prosocial behaviour for WHS commitment, and to identify internal and external drivers of such commitments. The study found that despite some evidence of leaders signalling WHS as a priority in company reports (the ‘talk’), there exists relatively little evidence (the ‘walk’) about the commercial drivers and prosocial behaviours related to WHS commitment.

Item ID:	81480
Item Type:	Conference Item (Abstract / Summary)
ISBN:	978-0-6481109-9-6
Keywords:	WHS, prosocial behaviours, social governance, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder expectations
Funders:	Centre for Work Health & Safety NSW (CWHS)
Projects and Grants:	CWHS Strengthening the prioritisation of WHS for Business Leaders (RP_093)
Date Deposited:	02 Jan 2024 22:51
FoR Codes:	35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350505 Occupational and workplace health and safety @ 100%
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