Does Workforce Diversity Matter in the Fight against Climate Change? An Analysis of Fortune 500 Companies
Does Workforce Diversity Matter in the Fight against Climate Change? An Analysis of Fortune 500 Companies
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劳动力多元化对于应对气候变化重要吗？
DOI：
10.1002/csr.279
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Caroline Pettersson
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作者：
Cristina E. Ciocirlan;Caroline Pettersson
本文探讨的问题是，多样化程度较高的公司是否比多样化程度较低的公司更致力于应对气候变化。劳动力多样性是从沿着几个社会人口方面来衡量的：年龄、性别、种族和在欧盟国家的存在。本文提出了环境工作场所行为的概念，解释了环境态度和信念如何影响工作决策。因变量是一个非营利组织为财富500强公司样本计算的气候变化指数。采用横断面研究设计，使用普通最小二乘（OLS）回归分析数据。结果表明，雇用更多女性和拥有更强欧洲业务的公司往往对气候变化表现出更高的关注。公司似乎没有让少数群体和年轻人参与有关气候变化行动和倡议的有意义的决策。未来的研究可能会分析其他多样性维度，如性别取向，教育，政治自由主义或宗教信仰。版权所有© 2011约翰威利父子有限公司和ERP环境。
This paper asks whether more diverse companies are more committed to the fight against climate change than less diverse companies. Workforce diversity is measured along several socio-demographic dimensions: age, gender, race, and presence in European Union countries. The paper develops the concept of Environmental Workplace Behavior, which explains how environmental attitudes and beliefs influence work decisions. The dependent variable is a climate change index calculated by a non-profit organization, for a sample of Fortune 500 companies. A cross-sectional research design is employed, using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression to analyze the data. The results suggest that companies that employ more women and have a stronger European presence tend to exhibit a higher concern for climate change. Companies do not seem to involve minorities and young people in meaningful decision-making regarding climate change actions and initiatives. Future research might analyze other diversity dimensions, such as gender orientation, education, political liberalism, or religious affiliation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.