Culture of health as a strategy for designing and developing corporate welfare models

the case of ENI in Italy

Authors

  • Valeria Domenica Tozzi Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, Milan, MI, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0660-7853
  • Guglielmo Pacileo ASL AL / AO AL Center for Health Management Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v13i6.3494

Keywords:

Culture, Health, Welfare Program,, national health system, oil company

Abstract

Improving population health requires the commitment of a multitude of community partners, including employers. Since 2008, successive economic crises have reduced the national health system's capacity to meet the needs of its citizens in Italy. ENI is an Italian oil company employing over 31,000 people in nearly 62 countries. In the Italian community of ENI, there are about 20,000 employees. Between 2022 and 2023, ENI made relevant services and goods available for each employee. This work aims to identify a framework to measure the culture of health in ENI. It is the first step in developing an in-depth analysis of the culture of health in ENI, which will be the subject of in-depth studies after this work. Today, promoting health cannot be the sole purpose of public healthcare systems in Western contexts. Italy is an emblematic context of these phenomena. The development of the corporate welfare case in ENI is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of private expenditure concerning the interventions promoted by a multinational oil and gas company such as ENI towards its employees. In all this, the culture of health represents a valid approach to the design and the evolution of corporate welfare models over time. The idea of the culture of health is an essential framework that can support why companies must work towards complementarity in providing services and interdependence with public health systems. By incorporating strategies such as inclusive health education, community engagement and partnering with public health systems to address social determinants of health, companies can contribute to building a culture of health rooted in equity, providing employees with the resources and support needed for a better and more equitable life.

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2024-10-14

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Tozzi, V. D., & Pacileo, G. (2024). Culture of health as a strategy for designing and developing corporate welfare models: the case of ENI in Italy. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 13(6), 94–101. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v13i6.3494

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