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Sowing Seeds for Sustainability in Work Systems

In: Sustainability and Human Resource Management

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  • Mari Kira

    (Aalto University School of Science)

  • Svante Lifvergren

    (Chalmers University of Technology)

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to suggest some ways in which the promotion of social and human sustainability at work may contribute positively to a work system’s ecological and economic sustainability. We also explore conceptual and practical ways to encourage the sustainability of social and human resources in contemporary working life. Throughout the chapter, we exemplify our arguments with case illustrations from the Skaraborg Hospital Group in Sweden. We discuss how the unwavering goals of protecting and regenerating various resources in work-system operations are critical hallmarks of a sustainable work system. We also outline some worldviews and ways of thinking that seem to underlie the operations of sustainable work systems. We then delineate the implications of the resource regeneration goals and sustainability-minded ways of thinking for work-system actors. Most importantly, we propose that sowing seeds for sustainability involves engaging co-workers with different knowledge and professional backgrounds in on-going learning dialogues concerning the actual development of the whole system.

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  • Mari Kira & Svante Lifvergren, 2014. "Sowing Seeds for Sustainability in Work Systems," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Ina Ehnert & Wes Harry & Klaus J. Zink (ed.), Sustainability and Human Resource Management, edition 127, pages 57-81, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-642-37524-8_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37524-8_3
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    1. Živilė Stankevičiūtė & Asta Savanevičienė, 2018. "Designing Sustainable HRM: The Core Characteristics of Emerging Field," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-23, December.
    2. Therese Hellman & Fredrik Molin & Magnus Svartengren, 2019. "A Qualitative Study on Employees’ Experiences of a Support model for Systematic Work Environment Management," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-14, September.
    3. Jan de Jonge & Maria C.W. Peeters, 2019. "The Vital Worker: Towards Sustainable Performance at Work," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-6, March.
    4. Erebouni Arakelian & Sofia Paulsson & Fredrik Molin & Magnus Svartengren, 2021. "How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Manag," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-15, November.
    5. Caterina Cavicchi & Chiara Oppi & Emidia Vagnoni, 2022. "Back and Forth on Sustainable Development: A Focus on Healthcare Organisations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-15, April.
    6. Barbara Sypniewska & Małgorzata Baran & Monika Kłos, 2023. "Work engagement and employee satisfaction in the practice of sustainable human resource management – based on the study of Polish employees," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 1069-1100, September.
    7. Fredrik Molin & Therese Hellman & Magnus Svartengren, 2020. "First-Line Managers’ Experiences of Working with a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-11, May.
    8. Jan Willem Nuis & Pascale Peters & Rob Blomme & Henk Kievit, 2021. "Dialogues in Sustainable HRM: Examining and Positioning Intended and Continuous Dialogue in Sustainable HRM Using a Complexity Thinking Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-20, September.
    9. Patricia YinYin Lau & Sunyoung Park & Yen-Chen Hsu & Bella Ya-Hui Lien & Jo Ann Ho, 2023. "Does Investment in Green Employee Development Climate Matter for Environmental Commitment and Green Well-Being? A Case Study of a Palm Oil Company in Malaysia," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, October.

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