How can aspects of quality of life be incorporated into corporate social responsibility strategies to achieve work life balance?

Zheng, Jenny

doi:10.1108/whatt-02-2022-0025

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“…A habitable workspace satisfies safety, functional performance, and psychological comfort needs. Improving employees' QWL by matching them to habitable workspaces is crucial for a company's sustainability [65,66]. The job or task; physical conditions such as space design, materials and technologies; and socioeconomic factors such as administration policy and work-life balance all affect a person's Quality of Work Life (QWL) [67].…”

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Exploring the Spatial Dimensions of Social Sustainability in the Workplace through the Lens of Interior Architects in Jordan

Altamimi¹,

Iranmanesh²,

Denerel³

2023

Buildings

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In both industry and academia, sustainability has become a priority in the interior design and architecture industry, having a significant impact on society. However, most recent studies on building sustainability focus mainly on environmental and economic issues, with social sustainability often being complicated and overlooked in relevant research. This paper argues that there is a need for workplace design guidance that prioritizes parameters at the intersection of twenty-first-century workforce–corporate interests, embodying the notion of social sustainability within the built environment. Through this perspective, the physical environment is considered the container of its social content, and its features and characteristics have a direct impact on the quality of life and work for office workers. Although international currents in the age of globalization have stimulated tangible progress in the context of sustainability, the interior design of most design and architecture offices in Jordan suffers from an underrepresentation of the distinctive features of socially sustainable, user-welcoming interior spaces and environments. The current study explores the experiences of interior design professionals in Jordan through four windows of “Physiological Health and Comfort”, “Efficiency and Ergonomics”, “Privacy and Social Interaction”, and “Spatial Organization (Design)” from a quantitative perspective. A survey was developed to investigate these criteria and was administered among 145 full-time design professionals working in offices in Amman, Jordan. The study aimed to investigate the experiences of these practitioners in relation to their office work environment, with a focus on exploring Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), Quality of Work Life (QWL), and Quality of Life (QoL) from the perspective of social sustainability. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and regression models were employed to analyze the survey data and evaluate the findings. Overall, the study highlights the need for theoretical and practical incentives to promote the adoption of socially sustainable development in workplace design, particularly in the context of interior design in Jordan. By focusing on the experiences of interior design professionals with their workplace environment, this study provides valuable insights for the development of workplace design guidelines that prioritize social sustainability parameters within the built environment.

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Section: Quality Of Work Life (Qwl)mentioning

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“…[18,63] [21,31,64] Significance Improving employees' QWL by matching them to habitable workspaces is crucial for a company's sustainability. [65,66] Influential factors…”

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Exploring the Spatial Dimensions of Social Sustainability in the Workplace through the Lens of Interior Architects in Jordan

Altamimi¹,

Iranmanesh²,

Denerel³

2023

Buildings

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“…Susanto et al (2022) discuss that employees struggle to balance work and personal life due to job demands, leading to job dissatisfaction. Hence, scholars call for studies to link CSR with work-life balance to enhance job satisfaction (Kim et al, 2020;Zheng, 2022). Moreover, Schwepker et al (2021) argue that work-related stress is a vital factor contributing to poor employee wellbeing and higher costs; hence, management must understand ways to minimize stress in the workplace to reduce costs and achieve positive employee outcomes, including job satisfaction.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Work-Life Balance Support and Work Stress

Virador,

Chen,

2023

RMRJ

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Businesses embrace the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). This study investigates the individual effect of perceived internal CSR and external CSR on employees’ job satisfaction. Moreover, this investigation explores the mediating roles of perceived work-life balance support (WLBS) and work stress (WS). The researchers use partial least square structural equation modeling to test the data from employees in Taiwan. The results prove that perceived internal CSR and external CSR positively and significantly affect job satisfaction. Perceived WLBS partially mediates the perceived internal CSR–job satisfaction and perceived external CSR–job relationships, whereas WS partially mediates only the perceived internal CSR and job satisfaction relationship. Moreover, perceived WLBS and WS sequentially mediate the CSR and job satisfaction relationship. The study’s findings suggest that it is vital for firms to strengthen internal and external CSR engagements to promote WLBS, thereby reducing WS and ultimately increasing employees’ job satisfaction.

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“…One of the industries that is in dire need of improvement in terms of satisfaction is the hospitality sector where individuals are subjected to long working hours, high volumes of work and demanding customers. The work by Zheng (2022) sought to identify how CSR strategies can be used to improve the quality of life of workers in this industry.…”

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The balancing act: how quality of life can be improved using corporate social responsibility

2022

ASR

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Many individuals spend a large portion of their lives at work, investing long hours and a large amount of energy. As a result, they can miss out on other aspects of their lives that may be important to them. The concept of work life balance seeks to rectify this; however, it is not easily achieved. Incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies into the various business operations can improve this.

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How can aspects of quality of life be incorporated into corporate social responsibility strategies to achieve work life balance?

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Exploring the Spatial Dimensions of Social Sustainability in the Workplace through the Lens of Interior Architects in Jordan

Exploring the Spatial Dimensions of Social Sustainability in the Workplace through the Lens of Interior Architects in Jordan

Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Work-Life Balance Support and Work Stress

The balancing act: how quality of life can be improved using corporate social responsibility

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