Managerial Competence in Integrating Industry 4.0 with Corporate Social Responsibility for Enhanced Safety Culture in Manufacturing

Alain Patience Ihimbazwe Ndanguza ()
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Alain Patience Ihimbazwe Ndanguza: Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: The integration of Industry 4.0 technologies with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives offers transformative potential for enhancing safety culture in manufacturing. This study investigates how managerial competence facilitates the alignment of tools like the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and big data analytics with CSR principles to foster sustainable safety practices. Employing a qualitative methods approach with secondary data from 2010 to 2024, including case studies of some of five leading firms (Siemens, General Electric, Toyota, Bosch, and Ford) and a systematic literature review, this analysis uses thematic and statistical techniques. The results show that strategic integration significantly reduces workplace hazards by 30–50%, boosts employee engagement, and enhances operational efficiency through real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and CSR alignment. Managerial competence, encompassing strategic vision, technical expertise, and stakeholder engagement, is critical for aligning these domains, delivering enhanced safety, sustainability, and competitive advantages.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; CSR; safety culture; sustainable manufacturing; managerial competence; predictive maintenance; IoT; AI; big data analytics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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