Social Cohesion and the Goal

Attainment of the Readymade

Garments Sector in Bangladesh
Social cohesion can be seen as a phenomenon
that allows worker’s willingness to cooperate and
support each other under existing norms

Cohesion refers to a state of strong primary

networks at industry level’

Absence of general conflict is a significant

characteristic of a cohesive society

Social cohesion as an independent variable as it

produce outcomes such as economic benefits,
well beings etc. for a industry succession.
Cohesion implies two distinct dimensions of
outcomes:

1. reducing disparities (gap among workers,

employees and owner of the industry), inequality
in the factory.

2. an strengthening bonds, links and interactions

of worker with supervisor and owner of industry

 the latter including the components of social

capital.
 Indicators for measuring social cohesion
social cohesion Specific Indicators
 Tolerance (Patience)
 Trust
 Sense of belonging
Social and  Social participation
 Willingness to cooperate
Cultural  Presence or absence of major inter-group alliances
 Inter group interactions
 General Conflicts
 Cooperation
 Access to labor market
Economic  Equal opportunity to economic support
 welfare receipt

 Access to information
 Freedom of expression
Political  Participation in political institutes
 •Migration of skill manpower
•Work- related Stress •Job dissatisfaction
Lack of •Isolation •Lack of job commitment
Social •Exclusion •Burnout
•Non-involvement •Depression
cohesion
•Rejection
and •Illegitimacy •Increase worker unrest
Inclusion •Workplace violence/ conflict
•Increase strike around the
factory by workers

•Decreased productivity
•Decreased quality of product
•Decreased quantity for customer
service
•Delay for delivery of the
products
•Increased costs

Goal breakdown/malfunction of Business

the owners in RMG of Failure
Bangladesh
 •Non-migration of skill manpower
Social •Belonging •Job satisfaction
cohesion •Inclusion •Increase of job commitment
•Participation •Voluntarism
and •Willingness to cooperate
•Recognition
Inclusion
•Legitimacy •Decrease worker unrest
(Acceptability) •Workplace peaceful
•Decrease strike around the factory
by workers

• Increase productivity
• Increase quality of product
• Increase quantity for customer service
• Timely delivery of the products
• Decrease costs

•Economic enhancement
•Economic benefit
•Social well beings
Goal attainment of the owners
in RMG of Bangladesh Business Success