跨国买方在通过社会对话确保工人发言权方面的作用:对出口导向型服装业的探索性研究

IF 2 Q3 BUSINESS
Anisur R. Faroque, Imranul Hoque, Mohammad Osman Gani
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摘要

研究目的本研究旨在探讨在工人发声空间有限的服装供应商工厂中,跨国主要买家如何发挥积极作用,确保工人发出自己的声音,以及买家的参与如何增加工人发声的可能性,从而减少社会对话的障碍,提高买家和服装工厂工人的共同利益。设计/方法/途径本研究采用定性研究方法和多重嵌入式案例研究方法,以买方-供应商二元组为分析单位,即孟加拉国服装行业的两个跨国主要买方及其四个相应的供应商。研究结果本研究结果显示,由于各种障碍,工人在服装供应商工厂通过社会对话表达其关切的机会有限。同样,跨国公司主要买家在解决这些问题方面的作用也不尽人意。本研究还表明,买方可以采取短期和长期措施来确保社会对话。此外,本研究还介绍了社会对话如何才能满足跨国买方及其服装供应商的期望。研究局限/影响虽然本研究仅关注服装行业,但类似情况也存在于其他众多行业。因此,未来的研究可以将本研究的范围扩大到各个行业,从而更全面地了解孟加拉国工人呼声的总体状况。本研究将对全球价值链、人际关系和国际商业领域的文献做出重要贡献。它将对价值链上游供应商如何通过社会对话加强工人权利提出重要观点,并阐明主要买家在这一努力中发挥更积极作用的手段和动机。
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Role of multinational buyers in ensuring worker voice through social dialogue: an exploratory study of the export oriented garment industry

Purpose

This study aims to explore how multinational lead buyers can play an active role in ensuring worker voices in garment supplier factories where workers have limited space to raise their voices, and how buyers’ involvement increases the possibilities of worker voices mitigating barriers to social dialogues and enhancing mutual interests of buyers and workers in garment factories.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a qualitative research approach and multiple embedded case study method, this study considered buyer−supplier dyads as the unit of analysis, i.e. two multinational lead buyers and their four corresponding suppliers in the garment industry of Bangladesh. Focus group discussion and key informant in-depth interviews were techniques applied to collect factory-level data, and within and cross-case analysis techniques were applied to develop an overall understanding.

Findings

The results of this study reveal that the opportunities for workers to voice their concerns through social dialogue in garment supplier factories are limited due to various obstacles. Similarly, the role of multinational lead buyers in addressing these issues is found to be less than ideal. This study also shows that buyers can take short-term and long-term initiatives to ensure social dialogues. Moreover, this study presents how social dialogues can meet the expectations of multinational buyers and their garment suppliers.

Research limitations/implications

While this study focuses exclusively on the garment industry, similar scenarios also exist across a multitude of other industries. Thus, future research could extend this study’s scope to various sectors, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the general state of worker voices in Bangladesh. This study stands to make significant contributions to literature in the fields of global value chains, human relations and international business. It will pose critical perspectives on how upstream value chain suppliers can fortify worker rights through social dialogue, and elucidate the means and motives for lead buyers to play a more active role in this endeavour.

Originality/value

This study is distinct in its approach, integrating buyer−supplier roles to pave the way for enhanced worker voice opportunities through social dialogue in garment supplier factories.

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期刊介绍: In recent years, the business practices and management philosophies of global enterprises have been subject to increasingly close scrutiny by commentators in the fields of journalism and academia. Such scrutiny has been motivated by a growing desire to examine the nature of globalisation, its impact on specific communities and its benefits for society as a whole. Coverage includes, but is not restricted to, issues of: ■Globalization ■Production and consumption ■Economic change ■Societal change ■Politics and power of organizations and governments ■Environmental impact
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