Assessment of the Preferences of CSR Activities Addressed to Employees in the Light of the Results of Primary Research

• Autorzy: Agnieszka Kwarcińska
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The objectives of the article are both to characterise the issues related to companies' activities addressed to employees undertaken as part of the implementation of the concept of corporate social responsibility and to present the results of primary research on employees' identification of the most relevant, from the point of view of their benefits, activities proposed by employers. Design/methodology/approach: The article is of theoretical and empirical nature. In order to achieve its objectives, the method of critical literature review was applied and the results of a survey conducted in 2020 on a group of 600 employees of companies in the service sector, specifically those engaged in accounting, bookkeeping and tax advisory activities as well as facility cleaning services from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland, are presented. The survey was conducted with the application of CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) method, using a pre-prepared questionnaire. The selection of entities for the survey was random, while maintaining the representativeness of the population of the surveyed enterprises in terms of their structure taking into account the number of persons employed. Findings: The results presented above all made it possible to distinguish the most desirable, expected by the surveyed employees, CSR activities undertaken by employers. It can be concluded that the surveyed employees most value the basic package of employers' activities, including above all training, working time, remuneration, occupational health and safety and medical care. Research limitations/implications: It seems reasonable to extend the research sample to include both the number of employees surveyed and the number of enterprises operating also in other sectors. This would allow us to obtain a broader picture of employee preferences and provide a basis for cross-sectoral comparisons. At the next stage, it would also be advisable to conduct research aimed at identifying the basic determinants of employee preferences. Practical implications: The article can contribute to encouraging employers to identify the preferences of their employees in advance through relevant research, the results of which can provide a starting point for creating a non-financial benefit offer for them. The article highlights the importance of carrying out this type of research. Social implications: The article refers to the broad issue of corporate social responsibility and, in its content, considers the legitimacy of employers' interest in employees' expectations and preferences regarding proposals for CSR activities aimed at employees. Originality/value: This article presents the results of primary research conducted in 2020 on a group of 600 employees from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland employed in companies running accounting, bookkeeping and tax consultancy activities as well as cleaning services.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Human Resources Management (HRM)

PL

Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; Zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: z. 164 Zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi: perspektywy, wdrażanie i wyzwania = Human Resource Management : Perspectives, Implementation and Challenges
• Strony: 215--227

Twórcy

autor

Agnieszka Kwarcińska

• University of Szczecin

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2022.164.16