An Analysis of the Corporate Social Responsibility and the Industry 4.0 with Focus on the Youth Generation: A Sustainable Human Resource Management Framework

Annibal Scavarda,Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado,Gláucya Daú,Luiz Felipe Scavarda

doi:10.3390/su11185130

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The global movement around themes like sustainability on its triple bottom line and industry 4.0 allows for the establishment of a ground of connection with corporate responsibility towards society. This current research study was developed between 1 March 2019 to 2 September 2019, through a literature review involving human resources and terms related to the concept of sustainability, industry 4.0, corporate social responsibility, and the youth generation. Its target audience is the world’s youth generation. Two proposals were created after the literature review and data collection, which allowed the elaboration of “an analysis of the corporate social responsibility and the industry 4.0 with focus in the youth generation: a sustainable human resource management framework.” Regarding conclusions, the authors of this research study contribute with theoretical and practical educational purposes to insert the youth citizen into society. This contribution also involves the work of companies on planning and preparing their staffs to develop activities in the communities in their neighborhood. Future studies are stimulated, which will allow the creation of new proposals to be presented, so that the nations can incorporate their youth people on the transitional job market and have a sustainable view for the future generations.

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Human resource management enables a holistic view involving concepts and practices presented in many research studies [1,2]; sustainability [3,4], industry 4.0 [5,6], and corporate social responsibility (CSR) [7,8] are among these concepts
The United Nations (UN) on their eighth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), call for the context analysis to be applied to the youth population [13] and The World Forum [11] refers to this theme
This context aims to present a sustainable human resource management framework, focusing on the youth generation, from the research questions: Can the institutions contribute with the insertion of the youth people in the society through CSR? How can the institutional management of youth sustainable human resources promote a partnership with local communities? How can institutions promote industry 4.0 educational practices for youth people, creating a partnership with local communities? After the literature review, in order to answer the research questions, two proposals were presented: “the role of the institution in promoting education programs for youth generation” and “the role of the institution in improving the presence of the youth generations within the job market.”

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Human resource management enables a holistic view involving concepts and practices presented in many research studies [1,2]; sustainability [3,4], industry 4.0 [5,6], and corporate social responsibility (CSR) [7,8] are among these concepts. The implementation of sustainable practices, together with the disruptive technologies presented by the fourth industrial revolution, make possible the enhancement of professional activities and creation of new job opportunities. Disruptive technologies are present in the population’s day-to-day life and are especially present regarding the youth of the new millennium. On one hand, this presence can positively impact knowledge structure and educational activities. The authors showed that human resource management and the relationship between the delivery of knowledge and technologies help to support human resources

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