Unraveling psychological dilemma among miners in the context of low-carbon transformation: an ISM-MICMAC approach
Abstract
Purpose
With the rapid low-carbon transformation in China, the industrial approach and labor structure of mining enterprises are undergoing constant changes, leading to an increasing psychological dilemma faced by coal miners. This study aims to reveal the relationship and mechanism of factors influencing the psychological dilemma of miners, and to provide optimal intervention strategies for the safety and sustainable development of employees and enterprises.
Design/methodology/approach
To effectively address the complex issue of the psychological dilemma faced by miners, this study identifies and constructs five-dimensional elements, comprising 20 indicators, that influence psychological dilemmas. The relational mechanism of action of factors influencing psychological dilemma was then elucidated using an integration of interpretive structural modeling and cross-impact matrix multiplication.
Findings
Industry dilemma perception is a “direct” factor with dependent attributes. The perceptions of management response and relationship dilemmas are “root” factors with driving attributes. Change adaptation dilemma perception is a “susceptibility” factor with linkage attributes. Work dilemma perception is a “blunt” factor with both dependent and autonomous attributes.
Originality/value
The aforementioned findings offer a critical theoretical and practical foundation for developing systematic and cascading intervention strategies to address the psychological dilemma mining enterprises face, which contributes to advancing a high-quality coal industry and efficient energy development.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the experts and the staff for assisting with the revision and publishing.
Funding: This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 72004123 and 72374128), Youth Innovation Technology Project of Higher School in Shandong Province (Grant No. 2021RW030), National Statistical Science Research Project of China (Grant No. 2022LY021), Education Science Planning Project in Shandong Province (Grant No. 2022CYB224), Qingdao Social Science Planning Project (Grant No. QDSKL2201152), 14th Five-Year Plan Project for National Business Education and Research (Grant No. QJK2023C143), Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. ZR2020QG004) and National Development and Reform Commission Project (Grant No. ICC-20220311).
Conflicts of interest: 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.
Citation
Han, S., Sun, T., Jiskani, I.M., Guo, D., Liang, X. and Wei, Z. (2024), "Unraveling psychological dilemma among miners in the context of low-carbon transformation: an ISM-MICMAC approach", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-05-2023-0251
Publisher
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