Social Sustainability Challenges and the Role of Middle Managers

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dc.date.accessioned2021-02-12T11:20:32Z
dc.date.available2021-02-12T11:20:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch and the print of this working paper was funded by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)eng
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202101182978
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12501
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherkassel university press
dc.publisher.placeKassel
dc.relation.isbn978-3-7376-0766-7
dc.rightsNamensnennung - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectfemale-friendly work environmenteng
dc.subjectsocial sustainabilityeng
dc.subjectlong working hourseng
dc.subjectoccupational health and safetyeng
dc.subjecttransnational industryeng
dc.subjectmid-level managereng
dc.subjectsub-contracting companyeng
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.swdBangladeschger
dc.subject.swdKonfektionger
dc.subject.swdBekleidungsindustrieger
dc.subject.swdNachhaltigkeitger
dc.subject.swdArbeitsbedingungenger
dc.subject.swdMittleres Managementger
dc.titleSocial Sustainability Challenges and the Role of Middle Managerseng
dc.title.subtitleCase of the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Bangladesheng
dc.typeWorking paper
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractOver the last decades, the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh has experienced a remarkable economic growth becoming the backbone of the country’s economy. Nevertheless, the industry is still faced with unsustainable business practices that threaten to hinder the sector’s progress in the future. Among others, these include long working hours, unhealthy work environment, restricted ability of workers to organize, gender-based discrimination and shortage of skilled workforce, in particular mid-level managers. Hence, improvement of managerial knowledge and skills is seen as a necessity for the development of Bangladeshi RMG firms and introduction of sustainable business practices. According to available research, general obstacles like expat hiring, discrepancy in supply and demand between the educational and industrial sectors, stark male to female occupational segregation and limited training opportunities impede the position of mid-level managers in the Bangladesh RMG sector. In addition to this, our findings indicate that mid-level managers in the Bangladesh RMG sector lack strategic knowledge of social sustainability issues. Furthermore, we perceived that mid-level managers possess underdeveloped soft skills, lack a deeper understanding of gender-related topics and specific needs of the female workers. Lastly, there is a lack of incentives from the side of the top-level management and factory owners in terms of providing mid-level managers further training to acquire the skills necessary for better performance.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorDraganić, Aleksandra
dcterms.creatorArefin, Nazmul
dcterms.extent40 Seiten
dcterms.isPartOfICDD Working Papers ;; No. 28ger
dcterms.source.seriesICDD Working Papersger
dcterms.source.volumeNo. 28ger
kup.bindingSoftcover
kup.institutionFB 05 / Gesellschaftswissenschaften
kup.iskuptrue
kup.price19,00
kup.seriesICDD Working Papers
kup.sizeDIN A4
kup.subjectSozialwissenschaft
kup.typMonographie

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