Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA) and Organization 4.0: An easy-to-implement method.

Autor:	García-Muiña F; Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis, Rey-Juan-Carlos University, Madrid 28032, Spain., Medina-Salgado MS; Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis, Rey-Juan-Carlos University, Madrid 28032, Spain., González-Sánchez R; Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis, Rey-Juan-Carlos University, Madrid 28032, Spain., Huertas-Valdivia I; Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis, Rey-Juan-Carlos University, Madrid 28032, Spain., Ferrari AM; Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia 42122, Italy., Settembre-Blundo D; Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis, Rey-Juan-Carlos University, Madrid 28032, Spain.; Gruppo Ceramiche Gresmalt S.p.A, Sassuolo 41049, Italy.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	MethodsX [MethodsX] 2022 Apr 09; Vol. 9, pp. 101692. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 09 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.1016/j.mex.2022.101692
Abstrakt:	Organizations often face difficulties when measuring their social performance. The lack of international standards, the qualitative/quantitative nature of data, and the unavailability of primary sources all hinder social impact assessments, especially in manufacturing settings. To fill these gaps, the method proposes a simple application protocol of Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA), customized for an Italian ceramic tile manufacturer. The method leverages Industry 4.0 digital technologies to collect real-time primary and site-specific social data, making the social assessment dynamic. The managerial approach adopted for the selection of social metrics and weighting of indicators and indexes, can support the transition of the manufacturing organization into Organization 4.0. The method also provides a contribution to the operational validation of the UNEP guidelines by extending their area of application. Finally, the proposed method gives substance to social responsibility through social accounting, helping the organization to measure the correct social impact starting from the detailed data, namely the decisions made in the business and in production.•Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA) application protocol validated in Industry 4.0 environment.•Social metrics directly linked to production and business processes for the dynamic assessment of social performance.•Easy replicability of the method in other organizational contexts. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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