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In Ghana, both the government and private sector attach much importance to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The country''s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a role model for the rest of Africa. Trade unions are well organised and companies are subject to regular inspection. Nevertheless, there is still much progress to

The issues of poverty and inequality, unemployment and the poor living conditions of employees in communities where local and multinational corporations operate have reemerged on the development agenda as a result of growing labour unrest in South Africa, particularly in the mining sector. This article aims to contribute to the conceptualisation and understanding of corporate social ...

the fulfillment of corporate goals and examines the CSR concept in the Ghanaian mining industry. In Ghana the concept has tended to focus on the external environment to the neglect of the internal environment from where employees operate. Key Words: Corporate Social Responsibility, Africa, Ghana, Mining Industry. Introduction

The dissertation will look at how a small community can use a metaphysical model of CSR, with assistance from an ethical mining company to their advantage. They will be fulfilling their ancestors'' vision of their community. It will develop a conceptual model of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that encompasses all the dimensions of a

A concise account of the growth and development dynamics of the mining industry in Ghana from the colonial period through to the 1970s and 1980s, from colonial and postindependence government control to the era of structural adjustment and after. 2. A critical investigation and evaluation of the major elements of mining sector

The significant growth in this industry has witnessed an increase in foreign investors in Ghana. Currently there are a lot of players in the gold mining industry: AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont Ghana, Gold Fields Ghana, Chirano Goldmines and Golden Star, who continue to invest in the Ghanaian mining industry.

ity conference under the theme, Corporate Social Responsibility for Broad Based Empowerment in the Mining Industry. Corporate Social Responsibility is a business process a company adopts beyond its legal obligations in order to create added economic, social and environmental value to society and

Mar 03, 2017· * Stakeholders'' perception of CSR initiatives (stakeholders may belong to any of the following categories investors, employees, suppliers, consumers etc.) * Impact of CSR initiatives on a company''s bottom line * Assessment of effectiveness of C...

Key Words: Corporate Social Responsibility, Africa, Ghana, Mining Industry. Introduction Organisations by their very nature have responsibilities (, economic, ethic al, legal and social ...

The thesis explores and explains Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its impact on the sustainable development of people living in a gold mining community, Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Through observations, document analysis and conduction of

university of ghana . corporate social responsibility and competitive advantage: a comparative study across selected ghanaian industries. by . millicent amponsah . this thesis is submitted to the university of ghana, legon in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of mphil human resource management degree . june 2015

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of mining companies tend to focus on community initiatives as their impact in economic, social and environmental terms is felt greatest at the local level. However, the effectiveness of CSR initiatives in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been increasingly questioned.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a long and widely discussed concept in research and among practitioners. Although there is no commonly agreed upon exact definition of CSR a common aspect in most definitions is that CSR entails the voluntary integration of .

(Adimazoya, 2013). Through corporate social responsibility, the mining industry may maintain its exemplary status among African countries (Abugre, 2014). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships between corporate social responsibility, environmental policies, and community complaints, and

dominance of CSR has distorted or silenced ongoing knowledge of and protest against the negative externalities of the mining industry in Ghana. The study further assessed stakeholders'' perception of CSR as contributing to long term development. The study employed an ethnographic approach

LICENTIATE THESIS Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Science Division of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering Corporate Social Responsibility Practice in the Mining Industry Helena Ranängen ISSN: ISBN (print) ISBN (pdf) Luleå University ofTechnology 2013

output on corporate social responsibility (Scherer, 2013). Between 2004 and 2011, the various mining companies in Ghana have spent an amount of US 114,014,117 on CSR (Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2012). According to the Draft National Mining Policy of Ghana (2010) the gold mining

Abstract: This paper examined mining governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community development in Ghana. Leaning on the resource curse thesis, CSRs and community development literature, the study utilised indepth interviews of selected mining companies, expert opinions and content analysis to draw on the various conclusions.

communities in which they operate. 4 A push for CSR in the mining industry is especially prevalent in South Africa where mining has dominated the country''s economy for so long. CSR can help rid South Africa''s mining industry of its long history of instability and conflict that characterized class and race relations in the country.

Mar 13, 2014· The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of mining companies tend to focus on community initiatives as their impact in economic, social and environmental terms is felt greatest at the local level. However, the effectiveness of CSR initiatives in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been increasingly questioned.

A thesis submitted to Victoria University of ... Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility and edcuation ... mining industry has contributed to turbulent economic times too. Copper mining is feast or famine in nature because when copper prices and production are high, there is an economic ...

The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre have just published a working paper by yours truly on ''Corporate social responsibility and political settlements in the mining sector in Ghana, Zambia and Peru''.It''s really a first cut at some of the findings from my work in 2014 which I''m currently writing up into some papers and a book.

This thesis explores whether companies'' corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs can contribute to the sustainable development of the communities in which they operate. A case study of Newmont Mining''s CSR initiatives in Cajamarca, Peru and Oruro, Bolivia is presented to illustrate and to respond to some of the key issues brought to the fore in the debate about the role of CSR in ...

the socioeconomic impact of mining: a comparative study of botswana and zambia by sepo imakando musokotwane a thesis submitted in fulfilment for the degree of doctor of philosophy in management from witwatersrand business school at the university of witwatersrand supervisor: prof. .
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