Identification of Workplace Social Sustainability Indicators Related to Employee Ergonomics Perception in Indonesian Industry

Chiuhsiang Joe Lin, Remba Yanuar Efranto and Melina Andriani Santoso
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Chiuhsiang Joe Lin: Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Keelung Road, Section 4, Da’an District, Taipei 106335, Taiwan
Remba Yanuar Efranto: Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Keelung Road, Section 4, Da’an District, Taipei 106335, Taiwan
Melina Andriani Santoso: Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Keelung Road, Section 4, Da’an District, Taipei 106335, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-24

Abstract: Sustainability indicators have provided a breakthrough for companies to assess their performance in supporting corporate sustainability. There is no standard framework for these support-defining indicators to conduct a social sustainability performance assessment. There is a limitation of quantitative social sustainability indicators appropriate for performing ergonomic concept assessments. Ergonomics, as a field concerning people and their interactions with the environment, in particular, the workplace, can play a role in social sustainability, besides its conventional approach of workplace re-engineering. Three major areas of ergonomics were analyzed. The indicators were established based on a review of the literature and confirmed using a factor analysis that covered all major aspects of workplace ergonomics. The factor analysis aimed to reduce the complexity of workplace social sustainability indicators related to ergonomics. The final result integrated 73 indicators into 17 indicators based on three major areas of ergonomics. The findings showed that the best workplace social sustainability indicators were divided into five factors: employee well-being, safety concerns, workplace comfort, musculoskeletal health, and environmental concerns. It would be very beneficial for the industry and the government to support corporate social sustainability and the global sustainability index.

Keywords: factor analysis; indicators; workplace ergonomics; workplace social sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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