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Have companies arisen to the challenge of promoting sustainable work? The role of responsible business practices in the context of evolving employment and working conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Jain, A., Ripa, D., & Torres, L. (2024). Have companies arisen to the challenge of promoting sustainable work? The role of responsible business practices in the context of evolving employment and working conditions. Safety Science, 170, Article 106364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106364

As understanding and recognition grows regarding the importance of improving employment and working conditions to advance individual, organizational, and national objectives, several policy approaches have been developed in an attempt to drive furthe... Read More about Have companies arisen to the challenge of promoting sustainable work? The role of responsible business practices in the context of evolving employment and working conditions.

The differential impact of organizational restructuring and downsizing on the psychosocial work environment and safety climate in the petroleum industry (2023)
Journal Article
Mathisen, G., Tjora, T., Bergh, L., Jain, A., & Leka, S. (2023). The differential impact of organizational restructuring and downsizing on the psychosocial work environment and safety climate in the petroleum industry. Safety Science, 166, Article 106255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106255

This study examines trends in employee perceptions of psychosocial risk and safety climate during organizational change in the Norwegian petroleum industry between 2007 and 2019. Using data from the RNNP survey, which is distributed to personnel on o... Read More about The differential impact of organizational restructuring and downsizing on the psychosocial work environment and safety climate in the petroleum industry.

The potential of responsible business to promote sustainable work – An analysis of CSR/ESG instruments (2023)
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Torres, L., Ripa, D., Jain, A., Herrero, J., & Leka, S. (2023). The potential of responsible business to promote sustainable work – An analysis of CSR/ESG instruments. Safety Science, 164, Article 106151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106151

In the last few years important efforts have been made to rationalise the growing corporate sustainability or CSR/ESG standards field aiming at achieving some degree of harmonisation. Yet, these efforts might be unable to capture the diversity of CSR... Read More about The potential of responsible business to promote sustainable work – An analysis of CSR/ESG instruments.

The impact of national legislation on psychosocial risks on organisational action plans, psychosocial working conditions, and employee work-related stress in Europe (2022)
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Jain, A., Torres, L. D., Teoh, K., & Leka, S. (2022). The impact of national legislation on psychosocial risks on organisational action plans, psychosocial working conditions, and employee work-related stress in Europe. Social Science and Medicine, 302, Article 114987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114987

Work-related psychosocial hazards are recognised as a key priority in the future of work. Even though European Union (EU) legislation requires employers to assess and manage all types of risks to workers’ health and safety associated with all types o... Read More about The impact of national legislation on psychosocial risks on organisational action plans, psychosocial working conditions, and employee work-related stress in Europe.

The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya (2021)
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Muthuri, J., Jain, A., Ndegwa, A., Mwagandi, S., & Tagoe, N. (2021). The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya. Africa Journal of Management, 7(1), 121-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1878808

Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone Artisanal and Small-scale Mining... Read More about The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya.

Developing a cost-estimation model for work-related stress: An absence-based estimation using data from two Italian case studies (2021)
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Di Tecco, C., Russo, S., Ronchetti, M., Tecco, C., Valenti, A., Jain, A., …Iavicoli, S. (2021). Developing a cost-estimation model for work-related stress: An absence-based estimation using data from two Italian case studies. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 47(4), 318-327. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3948

Objectives This paper discusses the development of a cost-estimation model for work-related stress based on psychosocial risk exposure and absence from work. It presents findings from its implementation and evaluation in two organizations in Italy, u... Read More about Developing a cost-estimation model for work-related stress: An absence-based estimation using data from two Italian case studies.

Vision zero: Developing proactive leading indicators for safety, health and wellbeing at work (2020)
Journal Article
Zwetsloot, G., Leka, S., Kines, P., & Jain, A. (2020). Vision zero: Developing proactive leading indicators for safety, health and wellbeing at work. Safety Science, 130, Article 104890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104890

The importance of leading occupational safety and health (OSH) indicators in complementing lagging indicators is an emerging topic for the promotion of a prevention culture in organizations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development pr... Read More about Vision zero: Developing proactive leading indicators for safety, health and wellbeing at work.

(Un) doing gender for achieving equality at work: The role of corporate social responsibility (2018)
Journal Article
Torres, L. D., Jain, A., & Leka, S. (2019). (Un) doing gender for achieving equality at work: The role of corporate social responsibility. Business Strategy and Development, 2(1), 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.40

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) research has been largely interested in answering the question of why more women at work is good for business, leaving unattended the question of how to achieve this, and how feminist theories can be integrated w... Read More about (Un) doing gender for achieving equality at work: The role of corporate social responsibility.

Managing health, safety and well-being: ethics, responsibility and sustainability (2018)
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Jain, A., Leka, S., & Zwetsloot, G. I. (2018). Managing health, safety and well-being: ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Dordrecht: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1261-1

To achieve sustainable progress in workplace and societal functioning and development, it is essential to align perspectives for the management of health, safety and well-being. Employers are responsible for providing every individual with a working... Read More about Managing health, safety and well-being: ethics, responsibility and sustainability.

An evaluation of the impact of a policy-level intervention to address psychosocial risks on organisational action in Italy (2017)
Journal Article
Di Tecco, C., Jain, A., Valenti, A., Iavicoli, S., & Leka, S. (2017). An evaluation of the impact of a policy-level intervention to address psychosocial risks on organisational action in Italy. Safety Science, 100(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.05.015

Psychosocial hazards have the potential to cause harm to employee health and negatively affect organisational outcomes. Work-related stress is an outcome of exposure to psychosocial risks that has received broad attention at research and policy level... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of a policy-level intervention to address psychosocial risks on organisational action in Italy.

Employer’s civil liability for work-related accidents: A comparison of non-economic loss in Chile and England (2016)
Journal Article
Torres, L. D., & Jain, A. K. (2017). Employer’s civil liability for work-related accidents: A comparison of non-economic loss in Chile and England. Safety Science, 94, 197-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.12.010

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Employers’ civil liability for work injuries and subsequent compensation for non-economic losses represent challenges for many countries. Several countries in Latin America and Europe still do not apply non-economic damage standar... Read More about Employer’s civil liability for work-related accidents: A comparison of non-economic loss in Chile and England.

The impact of physical and psychosocial risks on employee well-being and quality of life: The case of the mining industry in Ghana (2014)
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Amponsah-Tawiah, K., Jain, A., Leka, S., Hollis, D., & Cox, T. (2014). The impact of physical and psychosocial risks on employee well-being and quality of life: The case of the mining industry in Ghana. Safety Science, 65, 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.12.002

While in recent years there has been a growing awareness among mining companies of the need to address physical injuries and environmental issues, there remains a lack of knowledge about how psychosocial risks independently and in conjunction with ph... Read More about The impact of physical and psychosocial risks on employee well-being and quality of life: The case of the mining industry in Ghana.

Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience (2013)
Journal Article
Amponsah-Tawiah, K., Jain, A., Leka, S., Hollis, D., & Cox, T. (2013). Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience. Journal of Safety Research, 45, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2013.01.003

Introduction In addition to hazardous conditions that are prevalent in mines, there are various physical and psychosocial risk factors that can affect mine workers' safety and health. Without due diligence to mine safety, these risk factors can affec... Read More about Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience.