Coulson-Thomas, Colin (2024) Corporate social responsibility and the future of work. Effective Executive, 27 (1). pp. 35-65. ISSN 0972-5172

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Abstract

The future of work, employment and skill requirements may all be affected by the technological and environmental challenges and opportunities, global risks and existential threats that confront companies and their directors, how corporate boards perceive and exercise corporate social and environmental responsibility when responding to them, and related legislative and regulatory requirements and official and professional guidance. Speculation and recent literature on the future of work has mainly focused on the implications and possible consequences of further automation, digital technology and AI, rather than changes required in response to environmental challenges, global risks and existential threats. The latter may influence the priority given to certain activities, roles and tasks required to enable sustainable corporate operations, business models, infrastructures and lifestyles, and increase the chances of survival of eco-systems, humankind and other species. The priority given to certain activities, roles and tasks may also affect how they are perceived and valued and which of them will be considered ‘essential’ by future organisations, communities and societies. Work arrangements, cultures, locations, infrastructures and their support, and communities and societies may need to become more resilient, sustainable, flexible and collaborative, and able to co-exist in harmony with the natural world.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Effective Executive, a quarterly peer reviewed journal of IUP (ISSN 0972-5172).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); future of work; sustainability; Human Resource Management (HRM); HRD; ESG; Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); global risks; AI
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2024 11:12
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46875

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