Interfaces of occupational health management and corporate social responsibility: a multi-centre qualitative study from Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The workplace has been identified as a priority setting for health promotion. There are potential advantages of systematically integrating Occupational Health Management (OHM) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). However, OHM and CSR are usually overseen by different management branches with different sets of values, and there is a lack of empirical research regarding interfaces between OHM and CSR. Germany offers a particularly useful setting due to legislation requiring health to be promoted in the workplace. This study aims to examine key stakeholders' views and experiences regarding interfaces between OHM and CSR in German companies.

Methods

Individual semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample of 77 German stakeholders from thre

SUBMITTER: Kuhn E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8173898 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature