Browse > Article

Application Status and Its Affecting Factors of Double Standard for Multinational Corporations in Korea  

Ki, Myung (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Lee, June-Young (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Park, Hee-Chan (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Yoon, Seok-Joon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Kim, Nam-Hoon (Student of College of Medicine, Korea University)
Heo, Jung-Yeon (Student of College of Medicine, Korea University)
Choi, Jae-Wook (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Publication Information
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / v.37, no.1, 2004 , pp. 17-25 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : We intended to evaluate the double standard status and to identify factors of determining double standard criteria in multinational corporations of Korea, and specifically those in the occupational health and safety area. Methods : A postal questionnaire had been sent, between August 2002 and September 2002, to multinational corporations in Korea. A double standard company was defined as those who answered in more than one item as adopting a different standard among the five items regarding double standard identification. By comparing double standard companies with equivalent standard companies, determinants for double standards were then identified using logistic regression analysis. Results : Of multinational corporations, 45.1% had adopted a double standard. Based on the question naire's scale level, the factor of 'characteristic and size of multinational corporation' was found to have the most potent impact on increasing double standard risk. On the variable level, factors of 'number of affiliated companies' and 'existence of an auditing system with the parent company' showed a strong negative impact on double standard risk. Conclusion : Our study suggests that a distinctive approach is needed to manage the occupational safety and health for multinational corporations. This approach should be focused on the specific level of a corporation, not on a country level.
Keywords
Double standard; Multinational aspect; Occupational health;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 LaDou J. The role of multinational corporatIons in providing occupational health and safety in developing countries inter Arch Occ Environ Health 1996; 68(6): 363-366
2 Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, Foreign direct investment in Korea (Summary report) september. 2001 (Korean)
3 Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. 2001년 외국인 투자실적 및 2002년 전망. 2002
4 Castleman BI. The migration of Industrial Hazards. Int J Occ Environ Health 1995; 1(2): 85-95   DOI
5 Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. 외국인투자기업현황. 2001
6 Ministry of Labor. 외국인 투자기업의 노사관계 실태조사결과보고서. 1995
7 ILO, 7th Follow-up surveys on Multinational enterprises declaration. Available from : URL : http://www.ilo/public/english/employment/multi/index.htm
8 HAMBURGER UMWELT INS. Top 50-Projekt, Evaluation of the environmental performance of the 50 worldwide largest chemical and pharmaceutical companies, 1997
9 Ashford N, International controls of occ end env health hazards, Int J Occ Env HeaIth 1995; 1: 142-147
10 LaDou J. Deadly migration : Hazar dous industries' flight to the third world, Tech Rev 1991; Jul: 46-53
11 Deogratias DK, The global econnomy and occupational health, Int J Occ Env Health 1995; 1(2): 76-79
12 Yuquing X, Charles DK. Do Lax Environment regulations Attract foreign invest ment? Environ Res Econo 2002; 21: 1-22   DOI   ScienceOn
13 Muthukumara M, David W, In search of pollution havens? Dirty industry in the world economy, 1960-1995 :World Bank; 1997. p.23-26
14 Castleman BI. Double standards: asbestos in India. New Sci 1981; 26(Feb): 522-523
15 SI Choi. New Development of Multi-national corporation in Asia in the 1990's. J Korean National Economic Assoc 1998; 7(3): 291-315 (Korean)
16 Japan Club, 分野別 會社 一贄. 2001
17 박우성, 외국인 투자기업의 노사관계 영향요인에 관한연구. 산업관계연구 2000; 10(2); 65-84 (Korean)
18 OECD. The OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises. 2001
19 Castleman BI. The double standard in industial hazards. Int J Health Serv 1983; 13(1): 5-14   DOI
20 허재준. 자유뮤역 협정과 노동기준 및 고동시장 : 한국노동연구원; 2002
21 ILO. ILO Tripartite Declaration of PrincipIes Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. 2000
22 The European Chamber of Commerc in Korea, Directory 1999. 1999
23 Rebecca G, Generating sirrple and complex random samples using the RANUNI function. Northeast SAS users group,Inc. Available from : URL:http://www.pace.edu/nesug/proceedings/nesug00/ps/Ps7009.pdf
24 John SW, Tsunebiro O, Mirvat S. Dirty Exports and Environmental Regulation, Do Standards Matter to Trade? : World Bank;2002. p.45-49
25 ILO. ILO encyclopedia : ILO; 20. 10 - 20.18
26 Audun Ruud, Environmental manage ment of transnational corporations in India-Are TNCs creating islands of environmental excellence in a sea of dirty? Bus. Strat.Env. 2002; 11: 103-118   DOI   ScienceOn
27 James T, Neil H. Determinants of autonomy in multinational corporation subsidiaries. Tech Assess 1999; 17 (2); 226-236
28 Cho YH, The Role of the OECD guidelines for multinational enter prises in Korean FDI poIicy : Focusing on corporate social responsibility. The Graduate Institute of Peace Studies Kyunghee University 2000
29 Mark SL. How to measure survey reliability and validity:SAGE Publications; 1995. p.27-43
30 American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Membership directory, 2002 spring. 2002
31 Breslow NE, Day NE, Statistical Methods in Cancer Research, Vol 1. The analysis case-control studies. IARC scientific publication no. 32. Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 1980
32 UNEP. Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements hazardous wastes and their disposal. 1989
33 ILO. OccupationaI Health Services Convention and Recommendation, nos 161 and 171. Geneva: ILO; 1985