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Occupational Safety & Health Management and Corporate Sustainability: The Mediating Role of Affective Commitment

  • Zhen Chao Tan (Department of Economics and Corporate Administration, Faculty of Accountancy, Finance and Business, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology) ;
  • Chun Eng Tan (Department of Economics and Corporate Administration, Faculty of Accountancy, Finance and Business, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology) ;
  • Yuen Onn Choong (Department of Business and Public Administration, Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)
  • Received : 2022.07.05
  • Accepted : 2023.10.04
  • Published : 2023.12.30
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Abstract

Background: Occupational safety & health management (OSH) has garnered greater attention for its significance in promoting corporate sustainability for organizations in recent decades. The construction industry, in particular, is a major contributor to Malaysia's thirst for corporate sustainability in order to provide long-term support for the country. Thus, the main tenet of this study is to examine the mediating effect of employee affective commitment on the relationship between OSH and corporate sustainability. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 273 full-time employees of listed construction companies in Malaysia. Smart PLS software version 3 was used to test the proposed model and hypotheses. Both the measurement model and the structural model were evaluated. Results: According to the findings, OSH and its dimensions are positively related to employee affective commitment. Employee affective commitment, on the other hand, has been found to be significantly related to corporate sustainability and its dimensions: economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Apart from this, the prominent results reveal that employee affective commitment partially mediates the relationship between OSH and corporate sustainability and its dimensions: economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Conclusion: This empirical finding adds to the existing literature in explaining how OSH and affective commitment led to corporate sustainability. Several implications are offered to various stakeholders, such as construction companies, policymakers, and relevant regulators.

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