Management for sustainability in companies of the mining sector: an analysis of the main factors related with the business performance

Gomes, Clandia Maffini; Kneipp, Jordana Marques; Kruglianskas, Isak; Rosa, Luciana Aparecida Barbieri da; Bichueti, Roberto Schoproni

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.08.030

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“…Overall, safety climate is an important workplace metric, but one that has mostly been evaluated to examine associations with safety behaviors, injury rates, and other safety-related outcomes rather than business performance or organizational outcomes, including job satisfaction and turnover intention [14]. Improvements in the health and safety of employees have also been identified as a key focal point for sustainable mining operations [21] and improving business performance [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

“Digging Deeper” into the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Turnover Intention Among Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers: Job Satisfaction as a Mediator

Balogun

Andel

Smith

2020

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Employee turnover has been linked to negative business performance outcomes, increased costs, and disruptions to operations. Research to explore predictors of turnover intention is important to the mining industry, including the stone, sand, and gravel mining (SSGM) industry. Safety climate has been linked to job satisfaction and reductions in turnover intention in other fields, but investigation within SSGM has virtually been non-existent, creating a knowledge gap. This research seeks to address this dearth of information. Cross-sectional data from 452 workers in the SSGM industry were analyzed to assess the influence of safety climate on turnover intention through job satisfaction. Mediation analyses showed that job satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between safety climate and turnover intention. The implications of these novel findings are important for SSGM administrators. It suggests that bolstering safety programs and increasing safety climate perceptions will help increase job satisfaction and reduce turnover intention among workers in the SSGM industry.

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“Digging Deeper” into the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Turnover Intention Among Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers: Job Satisfaction as a Mediator

Balogun

Andel

Smith

2020

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“…Management commitment to sustainability is becoming important in all business sectors though some sectors face greater challenges than others (Gomes et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2015). The mining industry that is categorized as 3D (dirty, dangerous and difficult) faces some of the toughest challenges of any industry in terms of social sustainability, and specifically in terms of industrial safety.…”

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Fostering social sustainability management through safety controls and accounting

Gunarathne

Samudrage

Wijesinghe

et al. 2016

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Purpose This paper aims to identify the usefulness of safety controls and accounting in corporate social sustainability management in response to various stakeholders’ demands and expectations in the mining sector. Design/methodology/approach The case study approach is followed in this study as it provides in-depth understanding of complex social phenomena. Data collection is mainly based on semi-structured interviews, on-site assessments and documentation reviews. Visits were repeated and cross-checked to ensure the validity of data collection and analysis. Findings The study identifies a reciprocal relationship between stakeholder management strategies and the safety control system that encapsulates a mix of leading and lagging key safety performance indicators (KSPIs). A safety control system with the right mix of KSPIs drives corporate value-creation by instigating internal organizational changes. Yet, the stakeholders’ expectations and pressures are dependent on national, historical, cultural and social settings and institutions that will impact on the safety controls and safety accounting in a substantial way. Originality/value The paper demonstrates the usefulness of safety controls and accounting in corporate stakeholder management in the mining sector in Sri Lanka. The paper, by addressing how safety control systems and accounting meet various stakeholder demands and expectations, provides new insights into corporate social sustainability performance in mining companies and the role and implications of sustainability (management) accounting.

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“…It emphasises the need to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Organization or business sustainability is expressed by the ability to endure and adapt to changes of the environment in which it exists (Gomes et al, 2013). However, sustainability advocates similar outcomes to those associated with the concept of sustainable development (Smith and Sharicz, 2011).…”

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“…The degradation of water resources not only destroys aquatic ecosystems but also destroys the ecosystem services provided by these natural systems that society depends on (Kumah, 2006). When mining activities degrade the natural resources or environment, the social licence to operate or the legitimacy of the company is threatened, and the company's image (and that of the entire mining industry) is tarnished, which may adversely affect the company's operations and its ability to continue as a going concern (Gomes et al, 2013;Giurco and Cooper, 2012;Kemp et al, 2010). Nowadays, communities around mining areas are commonly more concerned about the impact of mining on their health and livelihoods rather than just the monetary or economic benefits of mining (Laurence, 2011;Kassinis and Vafeas, 2006;Chukwuma, 1998), and these concerns can threaten the sustainability of mining businesses or the entire mining industry.…”

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Assessment of employees' perceptions of approaches to sustainable water management by coal and iron ore mining companies

Liphadzi

Vermaak

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Management for sustainability in companies of the mining sector: an analysis of the main factors related with the business performance

Cited by 58 publications

References 16 publications

“Digging Deeper” into the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Turnover Intention Among Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers: Job Satisfaction as a Mediator

“Digging Deeper” into the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Turnover Intention Among Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers: Job Satisfaction as a Mediator

Fostering social sustainability management through safety controls and accounting

Assessment of employees' perceptions of approaches to sustainable water management by coal and iron ore mining companies

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