Corporate Welfare Research Articles

Culture of health as a strategy for designing and developing corporate welfare models

Improving population health requires the commitment of a multitude of community partners, including employers. Since 2008, successive economic crises have reduced the national health system's capacity to meet the needs of its citizens in Italy. ENI is an Italian oil company employing over 31,000 people in nearly 62 countries. In the Italian community of ENI, there are about 20,000 employees. Between 2022 and 2023, ENI made relevant services and goods available for each employee. This work aims to identify a framework to measure the culture of health in ENI. It is the first step in developing an in-depth analysis of the culture of health in ENI, which will be the subject of in-depth studies after this work. Today, promoting health cannot be the sole purpose of public healthcare systems in Western contexts. Italy is an emblematic context of these phenomena. The development of the corporate welfare case in ENI is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of private expenditure concerning the interventions promoted by a multinational oil and gas company such as ENI towards its employees. In all this, the culture of health represents a valid approach to the design and the evolution of corporate welfare models over time. The idea of the culture of health is an essential framework that can support why companies must work towards complementarity in providing services and interdependence with public health systems. By incorporating strategies such as inclusive health education, community engagement and partnering with public health systems to address social determinants of health, companies can contribute to building a culture of health rooted in equity, providing employees with the resources and support needed for a better and more equitable life.

Private welfare for workers. Corporate welfare at Fiat in the era of Vittorio Valletta (1946-1966)1

ABSTRACT Fiat (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino) was for a good part of the twentieth century Italy’s largest industrial company. Historians and sociologists have extensively investigated its productive expansion in the automotive industry, as well as the leading role it played in introducing and applying Taylorist and Fordist techniques of mass production to the Italian manufacturing sector. The analysis of the organization of the social policies that the company established for its employees from the 1920s onward has been, however, less considered. Yet, the complex of welfare, recreational and cultural services made available to workers was so pervasive that it seems interesting to reconstruct its history and assess the impact it had on the lives of employees. It can be argued that the corporate welfare made up by the Turin company during the years when Vittorio Valletta led it (1946–1966) was an integral element of the Fordist model of mass production, aimed not only to counterbalance the strain of assembly line work with social benefits, but also to replicate in daily life the regimentation that office and factory workers experienced in the hours they spent in the mills.

The Sectoral Politics of Industrial Policy Making in Brazil: A Polanyian Interpretation

ABSTRACTThis article considers why Brazilian industrial policies have varied across sectors since the mid‐1990s. It relies on a Polanyian‐inspired framework to propose that the strength of counter‐movements against corporate welfare shapes the sector‐specific capacity of policy makers to exert state discipline over business interests and diverges from neoliberal scripts of industrial policy making. The authors use prototypical case studies on the automotive, animal protein and pharmaceutical sectors to support their argument. In the automotive industry, the continuous pressure from powerful and cohesive labour unions led to the emergence of a neo‐corporatist sectoral regime that was characterized by a tripartite policy design and encompassed conditionalities. In the case of animal protein, the lack of bottom‐up pressure culminated in a disembedded neoliberal sectoral regime, in which business owners received almost unconditional benefits, turning industrial policies into corporate welfare. Finally, in the pharmaceutical industry, the combination of diffuse societal demands and unions with intermediate relevance led to an embedded neoliberal sectoral regime that combined selective conditionalities with some space for non‐business participation in policy design.

사회복지시설에 대한 지방세 감면의 정책 방향에 관한 연구

This paper is trying to examine the feasibility of local tax reduction for social welfare facilities from an economic perspective. In Korea, local tax reduction targets for social welfare facilities are divided into children's welfare facilities, youth welfare facilities, senior welfare facilities, the Korean Red Cross, and social welfare corporations. When local taxes are reduced in this way, the final demand for the facility increases and the income of the facility's workforce increases, resulting in an economic ripple effect. Based on this, the feasibility of the local tax reduction is analyzed.
 Although economic feasibility analysis is generally based on predictions of the size of local tax reductions, this study seeks to evaluate economic feasibility based on the added value generated by 1 won of local tax reduction. The added value induced by the increase in final demand due to this local tax reduction is less than 1 won. Additionally, this local tax reduction may increase labor costs, so if this is not reflected, economic feasibility will be underestimated. Accordingly, as a result of the analysis including the added value induced amount due to the increase in labor costs, the added value induced amount is greater than 1 won. Considering this, this system is evaluated as not valid in terms of economic feasibility. However, since social welfare facilities have the effect of promoting the welfare of the socially underprivileged, it is necessary to examine the validity of social welfare facilities based on equity.

Plundering the North: A History of Settler Colonialism, Corporate Welfare, and Food Insecurity. Kristin Burnett and Travis Hay

<i>Plundering the North: A History of Settler Colonialism, Corporate Welfare, and Food Insecurity</i>. Kristin Burnett and Travis Hay

The Influence of Servicescape and Brand Image on Customer Loyalty Mediated by Customer Satisfaction

Taiwan's design industry has established design characteristics and styles during the short period of more than 30 years of development, making Taiwan's designed products rank on the world stage. Based on the current design development direction, the analysis of the existing design organization, and the input and implementation of design by Taiwan enterprises, this research discusses the factors for the successful development of Taiwan's design industry by means of historical analysis and case comparison. The study found that in the timeline of Taiwan's design development, the focus is on industrial management innovation, design diagnosis, product development, etc., and it is supplemented by trying to increase the competitiveness of products and promoting international design. At the same time, it is actively constructing the design of each enterprise Environment, including the implementation of multiple counselling measures, the establishment of various design technical support systems, the design of intellectual property rights protection systems, and the provision of corporate subsidies, training channels, etc., plus government agencies have proper control over design policies, future design directions, and national budget resources. Development strategies such as design division and cooperation carried out by non-governmental and semi-official organizations have promoted Taiwan's design to shine in the world. The changes brought about by computer technology and the Internet to human life patterns have changed the functional positioning of the design industry. Today, after experiencing the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the business behavior models that people are familiar with are changing. In the changing situation, the traditional commercial space business model is rapidly shrinking, but human existence must be in the physical environment, and the new real-virtual experience model will definitely change the way of life. This is the creativity and challenge of this generation of design industry practitioners.

The Impact of The Enterprise Welfare System on Chinese Private Enterprises in The Post-epidemic Era

The COVID-19 has caused a huge impact on the global economy, China as the world's second largest economy has also been seriously affected by the slowdown in national economic growth or will lead to a more severe economic situation, has been a number of cities closed to the city, resulting in a serious impact on private enterprises. In the post epidemic era, private enterprises as an important part of China's economy, its economic recovery is also facing a crisis, part of the small and medium-sized private enterprises are facing rent, wages and other cost pressures; layoffs pressure; enterprise business products raw material prices; domestic and foreign markets shrink, the source of customers to reduce and other issues. This paper will discuss the impact of corporate welfare system on Chinese private enterprises in the post epidemic era and analyze its importance to enterprise development and employee welfare.

Implementasi Good Corporate Governance (GCG) Dalam Pengelolaan Manajemen Risiko Di PT. Bank Sumut KCP Syariah Marelan Raya

This research aims to investigate in depth the implementation of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) in company risk management. By analyzing how GCG principles are implemented, this research will identify their impact on organizational risk management. The focus involves concrete evaluation of policies, organizational structures and monitoring mechanisms related to GCG. This research uses a qualitative method which is a natural research design, meaning that the researcher does not try to manipulate the research setting, but rather carries out a study of a phenomenon. The research results are expected to provide in-depth insight into how the implementation of GCG can improve the efficiency of risk management and overall corporate welfare.

The Study on the Path of Enhancing Employee Productivity through Corporate Welfare Programs

The Study on the Path of Enhancing Employee Productivity through Corporate Welfare Programs

THE ROLE OF WELL-BEING IN SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPANIES

This article emphasizes the importance of employee well-being in the sustainable development of companies. The purpose of the article is to study the theoretical and practical aspects of the impact of well-being on the productivity and loyalty of company personnel in the context of sustainable development. The methodological basis of the study is the results of the analysis of scientific works on the welfare, loyalty of personnel and their impact on the sustainable development of companies. Analyzing the results of the conducted research, the main characteristic features of the well-being of company employees were identified, as well as the factors that help retain employees in the company and can make them stay were systematized. It has been established that all types of well-being are closely interrelated, and the improvement of one of them will affect the well-being of a person as a whole. The search for universal means of increasing well-being is the final result of the successful study of this phenomenon. Means of improving the well-being of employees is one of the most important elements of the company's successful operation. The necessity of conducting corporate welfare programs is indicated. The implementation of corporate welfare programs increases the satisfaction and productivity of employees, and increases the effectiveness of the management team in conditions of uncertainty. An increase in employee loyalty and engagement due to better quality work with them is noted.

Neoliberal Populism: The Case of Pim Fortuyn

After Trump and Brexit, a dominant narrative emerged that portrayed the rise of right-wing populism as a backlash to neoliberalism. While it is true that right-wing populism emerged during the heydays of neoliberal globalization in the 1980s and 1990s, the relationship between the two is more complex than often assumed. In a series of countries, right-wing populism emerged with, rather than against neoliberalism. The particular combination of “neoliberal populism,” however, is still underexplored. Studying this political discourse can help us understand the role of neoliberal ideology in the rise of right-wing populism. As a contribution to this end, this article offers an in-depth analysis of the ideological evolution of the Dutch neoliberal populist Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002). It places the development of his ideas against the backdrop of the Dutch neoliberal turn and shows how his populist establishment critique emerged out of a neoliberal critique of the Dutch corporatist welfare state.

노인복지주택의 공급 활성화 방안에 관한 연구

1. CONTENTS (1) RESEARCH OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to find ways to revitalize the supply of welfare housing for the elderly by identifying the current situation and problems in which welfare housing for the elderly have been supplied sluggishly and supplied mainly for the high-income class. (2) RESEARCH METHOD As a research method, the supply of systematic private construction rental housing and the supply case of elderly housing in major developed countries were first compared and analyzed based on previous research papers and various literature. In addition, various statistical data at home and abroad were used here. (3) RESEARCH FINDINGS As a result of the study, the reason for the sluggish supply of welfare housing for the elderly and the high-priced supply were that the market principle of supply and demand in the elderly housing market has not worked properly. 2. RESULTS As a way to improve and revitalize this, first, it is to classify and define elderly welfare housing defined as facilities into housing type and facility type, and to prepare detailed regulations on the supply, installation, operation, and management of elderly welfare housing. Second, it is to improve the system to guarantee the return of full admission deposits and secure land ownership. Third, the government or local governments supply land cheaply to social welfare corporations, medical care, and religious corporations to improve the profit structure of suppliers, while allowing installation operators to pursue the public interest of welfare for the elderly. Fourth, local governments develop and distribute programs to introduce a facility operation evaluation system, train professional operation managers, and supervise facility operation.

Impact of Corporate Subsidies on Borrowing Costs of Local Governments: Evidence from Municipal Bonds

Abstract We analyze the impact of $40 billion of corporate subsidies given by US local governments on their borrowing costs. We find that winning counties experience a 15.2 basis points (bps) increase in bond yield spread as compared to the losing counties. The increase in yields is higher (18–26 bps) when the subsidy deal is associated with a lower jobs multiplier or when the winning county has a lower debt capacity. However, a high jobs multiplier does not seem to alleviate the debt capacity constraints of local governments. Our results highlight the potential costs of corporate subsidies for local governments.

Sweet Fuel: A Political and Environmental History of Brazilian Ethanol

Sweet Fuel: A Political and Environmental History of Brazilian Ethanol

The intention of social welfare corporations toward urban parks as place for social welfare services in the Hokuriku region

The intention of social welfare corporations toward urban parks as place for social welfare services in the Hokuriku region

The Australian Centaur State and the Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

AbstractThis article uses Loïc Wacquant’s concept of the centaur state to analyse symbolic framings of the meaning and future of work in the Australian policy response to COVID-19 in 2020. In contrast with historical conceptualisations anchored in rights and social security, contemporary Australian social welfare policy discourse is dominated by political representations of the imperative to work. For people currently outside of the labour market, self-reliance through paid work is a primary objective of social security policy. In 2020, economic impacts of national lockdowns were ameliorated by large transfers from the state to businesses and individuals. Concurrent announcements of plans for a ‘business-led’ post-pandemic economic recovery centred the message that the meaning of work lies in its individual and social utility. Prior to the pandemic, transformation of the modes of organisation of work had already brought into question normative claims about the meaning of work, and what is comprehended by the term ‘job’. Analysis of key ‘economic recovery’ policy initiatives illustrates that they combined considerable corporate welfare with a construction of job seekers as having unrealistic expectations of meaningful work, for which there could be no room in the institutional machinery driving economic recovery. In the policy trajectory of the Australian centaur state, the future of work for people currently unemployed is to serve as a resource to fuel the business-led recovery.

An Analysis of the Development Strategy and Organizational Structure of Taiwan's Design Industry

Taiwan's design industry has established design characteristics and styles during the short period of more than 30 years of development, making Taiwan's designed products rank on the world stage. Based on the current design development direction, the analysis of the existing design organization, and the input and implementation of design by Taiwan enterprises, this research discusses the factors for the successful development of Taiwan's design industry by means of historical analysis and case comparison. The study found that in the timeline of Taiwan's design development, the focus is on industrial management innovation, design diagnosis, product development, etc., and it is supplemented by trying to increase the competitiveness of products and promoting international design. At the same time, it is actively constructing the design of each enterprise Environment, including the implementation of multiple counselling measures, the establishment of various design technical support systems, the design of intellectual property rights protection systems, and the provision of corporate subsidies, training channels, etc., plus government agencies have proper control over design policies, future design directions, and national budget resources. Development strategies such as design division and cooperation carried out by non-governmental and semi-official organizations have promoted Taiwan's design to shine in the world. The changes brought about by computer technology and the Internet to human life patterns have changed the functional positioning of the design industry. Today, after experiencing the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the business behavior models that people are familiar with are changing. In the changing situation, the traditional commercial space business model is rapidly shrinking, but human existence must be in the physical environment, and the new real-virtual experience model will definitely change the way of life. This is the creativity and challenge of this generation of design industry practitioners.

The Effects of Corporate Subsidies Along the Value Chain

The Effects of Corporate Subsidies Along the Value Chain

Dimensionality of the Causes of Churning: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis

The present study was conducted in Portugal and had, as its object of study, workers from Portuguese companies belonging to several sectors of activity. The main goal of this study was the identification of the dimensions related to the causes of churning and to analyse its applicability in the management of human resources to promote individual and corporate welfare. Its specific targets were (a) to make a sociographic characterisation of the workers; (b) to make their professional characterisation; (c) to analyse the perception workers had in relation to the selected dimensions under study. Through the gathering of data per questionnaire, a sample consisting of 801 answers was considered. First, we resorted to a multivariate statistical analysis through the application of an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) that allowed for the selection of the most relevant dimensions, followed by a descriptive statistical analysis on the collected sample and used items. Finally, we resorted to a TwoStep Cluster analysis that allowed for the identification of two Clusters of workers with a differentiated probability for the occurrence of churning.

Occupational Accidents and Need for Worker Safety in Manufacturing and High Risk Industries – An Explorative Study With Solutions

Abstract: OAs (Occupational accidents) have been responsible for fatalities and injuries in both industrialised and developing nations. Due to weak documentation and notification systems, where developing countries in particular lack reliable information on OAs, there are no worldwide standards for information on OAs. Baseline OSMs (occupational safety measures) statistics are still used in workplaces for improving worker safety notwithstanding the underreporting of accident data. 2.78 million Workers every year are estimated to pass away from OAs and other associated conditions, while another 374 million have non-fatal OAs, according to estimates from the ILO (International Labour Organization). Additionally, because manufacturing sectors are dealing with greater OAs, it is necessary to confirm links between safety performances in order to maximise productivity. Purpose: The purpose of this research was to explore the effects of workplace safety s of assembly workers in manufacturing facilities. Theoretical framework: According to studies, industries can enhance their safety cultures by focusing on five key areas: management commitment, communication, safety priority, supportive environment, and involvement. These areas in turn improve employee and equipment performance, as well as safety performance as measured by safety performance reports. Design/methodology/approach: The suggested workplace safety for this job was tested in assembly sites and put into practise. While secondary data was gathered from material found in publications, books, journals, and the internet, primary data came through questionnaires provided to management and personnel. The safety cultures of firms that did not participate in any lean events during the same time period were compared to control groups. Validity: To gauge Security Environment in the assembling enterprises in Tamilnadu, a changed rendition of the poll utilized by Corridor (2013) was utilized. This survey was chosen in light of the fact that at first, the instrument utilized by Corridor (2013) filled in as a kind of perspective. The said instrument contained 27 things. The main limit of the first estimating instrument is that the association's whose working environment wellbeing is estimated utilizing the instrument should have a comparative workplace and hierarchical construction as the steel processes that were utilized to approve the first instrument. This need was met by the associations picked for the ongoing review. Inward consistency was utilized to pass judgment on the nature of the estimating instrument, as exhorted by Cooper et al (1998) Findings: P values less than 0.05 were found for the four individual dimension scores—Management Commitment, Priority of Safety, Involvement, and Work Environment—and the overall score, indicating that the proposed framework improved workplace safety-related metrics after adoption. The improvement in the mean total scores for both groups shows that the suggested framework can increase workplace safety. Additionally, rotation times were shortened by 16.6%, space was used up by 22.2%, and stocks were cut by 25% throughout testing. Due to these enhancements, the overall level of workplace safety was greatly raised along with favourable changes in these four dimensions. Practical and social implications: However, it seems important to draw attention to the ongoing effects of the accident phenomenon on social and health systems, as well as how the development of the economic system has brought about some risk factors that can be addressed through different work practises, increased organisational well-being, and a widespread introduction of corporate welfare tools, in addition to increased controls. The introduction of hazardous work instruments and the absence of controls in particular industries are only two factors contributing to the accident statistics; high workloads are also a frequent factor, the lengthening of workdays and a "culture of performance" and productivity that, even if they do not result in an accident, raise risk margins and, thus, exacerbate the state of "work-related stress." The suggested methodology provides businesses with verified tools and specialised resources that may be applied by businesses using a sustainable and integrated approach. The recommended technique is broken down into steps that engage both workers and prevention experts. The danger of work-related stress is taken into consideration while evaluating the recognised allowances, which merely reflect the most obvious and emerging facet of a much larger issue.