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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.

with the industry employing close to about a million The mining sector in South Africa is the highest contributor to the country''s economy. Gold mining alone accounts for % of the mineral revenues and employs 56 percent of the mine labour Likewise, the mining sector in Ghana is one of the chief contributors to the Ghanaian

DO CTO RAL THESIS Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Science Division of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering Advancing CSR in the Mining Industry A Stakeholder and Management System Approach Helena Ranängen ISSN ISBN 978 .

Mining in Ghana An Overview (CONTD) Mining in Ghana predates independence and over the years the sector has grown to be a major driver of economic growth. Mining accounted for 6% of GDP in 2011 and the sector grew by % in 2012. There are currently about thirteen (13) large scale mining

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 ...

Among the public and private sector institutions in Ghana, the mining industry can be seen as one of the oldest industries known to play a central role in the economic development of the country. Yet the mining industry has a problem of healthrelated illnesses and diseases where

The Role of CSR in Development: A Case Study Involving the Mining Industry in South America By Melissa Whellams A Thesis Submitted to Saint Mary''s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of International Development Studies January, 2007, Halifax, Nova Scotia

disadvantages of mining industry in ghana. Outsourcing decisionmaking in mining industry Subject Marketing pages Type of the degree Master''s thesis Time of publication August 2013 Number of 105 Abstract The objective of this research is to describe the nature of an outsourcing in mining industry and the main. Get Price

(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

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.

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

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.

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

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

''Linkages in Ghana''s Gold Mining Industry: Challenging the Enclave Thesis'', Robin Bloch and George Owusu 2. ''Chinese Construction Companies in Angola: A Local Linkages Perspective'', Lucy Corkin 3. ''Development and Knowledge Intensification in Industries Upstream of Zambia''s Copper Mining Sector'', Judith Fessehaie 4.

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.

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, banking industry, Ghana, reporting, annual reports, disclosures Abstract This study seeks to track corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting of local and foreign banks in Ghana from financial year ends.

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 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 ...

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...

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.

(Coakley, 1999). Despite the economic potential of the mining industry in Ghana, mining output had decreased significantly since the late 1950‟s with gold experiencing the most dramatic decline in production. As Aryee (2001) puts it "For four decades up to the 1980‟s no new mine was opened in Ghana due to a myriad of problems

Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about % of the country''s GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both smallscale and largescale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental ...

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