Smyth, H;
Roberts, A;
Duryan, M;
Xu, J;
Toli, A;
Rowlinson, S;
Sherratt, F;
(2019)
The Contrasting Approach of Contractors Operating in International Markets to the Management of Well-being.
In:
CIB conference World Building Congress: Constructing Smart Cities Proceedings.
(pp. pp. 2695-2704).
CIB: Hong Kong, China.
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Abstract
Organisational culture is affected by the regional, national and social contexts, which in turn affect Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing (OHSW) policies and practices. Health and Safety (H&S) outcomes vary between different countries. Less is known as to how contractors operating in international markets respond to and manage OHSW. This paper examines the extent of standardisation and contextualisation within such practices, and the tensions between them. The focus is upon contractors working in different countries and their clients. It is found that contractors emphasise occupational health and more recently well-being policies with the expectation that this will induce positive H&S outcomes. There is less attention given to highlevel standardised templates, while more attention is given to standardising local practices regardless of context. International contractors give autonomy to local management as part of a transactional approach. There are weak systems between the firm and projects. The findings show wide variance in policies and practices between firms in the supply chain and more significantly within the same firms, pointing to the need for a degree of international standardisation for H&S practices within which contextual variance is accommodated. This will also help the development of more transformational business models to support sustainable OHSW.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | The Contrasting Approach of Contractors Operating in International Markets to the Management of Well-being |
| Event: | CIB conference World Building Congress: Constructing Smart Cities |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Dates: | 17 June 2019 - 21 June 2019 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-962-367-821-6 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://site.cibworld.nl/dl/publications/WBC19/WBC... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Cultural Norms, Health and Safety (H&S), International Contractors, Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing (OHSW), Organisational Culture |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > UCL School of Management UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10091136 |
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