scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): motivations and challenges of a Multinational Enterprise (MNE) subsidiary’s engagement with host communities in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyon Salia Awuah ◽  
Kwame Oduro Amoako ◽  
Stephen Yeboah ◽  
Emmanuel Opoku Marfo ◽  
Peter Ansu-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Multinational Enterprise ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Effective Decision Making ◽  
Internal Stakeholders ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractThis paper aims to explore the motivations and challenges of engaging host communities in CSR practices within the context of Newmont Ahafo Mines (NAM), a subsidiary of a Multinational Mining Enterprise (MNE) operating in Ghana’s mining sector. This paper draws insights from stakeholder theory and interviews conducted with internal stakeholders (management and employees) and stakeholders in host communities (traditional rulers and community members). The findings indicate that effective decision-making, gaining legitimacy, cost savings, management of risks, and accountability are some of the perceived motivations of NAM’s stakeholder engagement in CSR. Nonetheless, the most critical challenges to NAM in improving stakeholder engagement in CSR practices are the lack of community members’ support in CSR projects, communities’ high expectations of NAM on development projects and over-dependency on NAM on the part of host communities. Therefore, it is reasonable for MNEs in emerging economies to attune engagement practices to the host community’s context. This will enable CSR practices and policies to fully exploit the latent benefits of CSR in the mining sector.

Public perception of corporate social responsibility of AngloGold Ashanti in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Mensah Abraham ◽  
Valentina Asor ◽  
Florence Torviawu ◽  
Helen Yeboah ◽  
Frank Laryea
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This paper aims to ascertain how knowledge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by community members influenced their perception of Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA) and its reputation. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative approach using the phenomenology design. The population of the study was the residents of the Obuasi Municipality and a sample size of 20 was used. Purposive sampling was used to select both the sample frame and the respondents for the interview. An interview guide was used to carry out the in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview notes. Findings The study found out that the CSR carried out by AGA was mainly for philanthropic or ethical purposes. The CSR of AGA was perceived to be very important for the Obuasi Municipality, except that it has not been done to the satisfaction of the community members. There was a gap between the perception of the community members about AGA’s CSR and the observed CSR activities of AGA. Research limitations/implications The findings are based on people’s experiences and may differ in another geographic area even within the same country. People’s experiences may be different from reality. Practical implications Detailed background study is required to understand the expectations of communities where mining firms operate. Social implications It is important for companies to appreciate the fact that communities in Africa have high expectations from entities doing business because there are real needs in communities. Originality/value Poor CSR practices will jeopardise the relationship between the firm and the community.

scholarly journals Embedded in Nature: Challenges to Sustainability in Communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Bergstrom ◽  
Lisa Harrington
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Greater Yellowstone ◽  
Effective Decision Making

Solutions to sustainability transitions tend to be applicable for specific regions but not the whole of society. Limitations on what may be sustained also exist, and preferences will vary among people in different places. Because of these differences, there is a need for better understanding of the perceptions and experiences of local community members and the challenges they face in the transition toward sustainability to promote realistic and effective decision-making. As a region with significant natural resource protections, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has been known to researchers for decades as an ideal location to study human-environment interactions. The objective of this study was to determine the challenges to sustainable community development and natural resource management identified by residents of communities surrounding Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Thirty-two key informant interviews were conducted with decision-makers, with a focus on the communities of Red Lodge and West Yellowstone, Montana, and Jackson, Wyoming. Findings suggest that primary challenges include the seasonality of the tourist industry, disparities between agricultural and tourism-dependent priorities, and the implementation of stated sustainability goals. Challenges differ based on communities’ socio-economic conditions, dependence on tourism and recreation-based industries, and the influence of local and extra-local institutions.

scholarly journals Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in Ghana’s mining sector: a case study of Newmont Ahafo mines

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Ansu-Mensah ◽  
Emmanuel Opoku Marfo ◽  
Lyon Salia Awuah ◽  
Kwame Oduro Amoako
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractEven though the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been applauded for several decades, the concept of stakeholder engagement is relatively new to the Ghanaian mining sector. This study investigates the CSR process of an extractive company and examines how stakeholders are engaged in CSR. Using purposive and snowball sampling in identifying its respondents, data was gathered through interviewing 21 selected respondents from various stakeholder groups and documents such as sustainability annual reports were analyzed. It was discovered that Newmont Ahafo Mines has consistently had a prominent CSR drive in Ghana for several years and stakeholder involvement in CSR is important for implementing relevant CSR programs. Findings of this study contribute to the building of empirical reference which will serve as guidelines for management practitioners dealing with stakeholder relations and CSR in Ghana’s mining sector. Therefore, it is recommended that the mining sector put immense effort in engaging various stakeholders in their CSR initiatives.

scholarly journals The Working Conditions in The Mining Sector: The Case of Mchenga and Kaziwiziwi Coal Mines in Malawi

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalani Geone Fungameza Malema
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

The purpose of this paper is to examine the working conditions in the mining sector in relation to Mchenga and Kaziwiziwi coal mines in Rumphi district in Malawi. The paper reports that the working conditions in the mining sector are generally poor and that the workers’ organizations and their activities in the mining sector are effective tools for the improved working conditions. The paper however, argues that, to a greater extent, it is over expectations compounded by lack of knowledge on part of (amongst the) the employees and/or the community members around the mining workplaces regarding aspects of legal and non-legal liabilities of the workplace employers towards the implementation of labour practices and of corporate social responsibility interventions that complicates the sufferings of most mining sector employees in Malawi. It is thus important to encourage the establishment of workers’ organizations at a workplace and for stakeholders such as Civil Society Organizations to be conclusive in their complementary roles to government when it comes to the implementation of advocacy activities to the communities (employees) around the mining workplaces especially in the event that such activities’ implications have potential effects to cause some forms of conflicts between the mining workplace employers and their employees including the surrounding community members thereby likely to complicate workers’ sufferings as a result of some unresolved consequences.  

Parliamentarism and the Legislative Branch

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
András Sajó ◽  
Renáta Uitz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Legislative Branch ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
The Law ◽  
Internal Operations ◽  
Effective Decision Making ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Law Making

This chapter examines the relationship between parliamentarism and the legislative branch. It explores the evolution of the legislative branch, leading to disillusionment with the rationalized law-making factory, a venture run by political parties beyond the reach of constitutional rules. The rise of democratically bred party rule is positioned between the forces favouring free debate versus effective decision-making in the legislature. The chapter analyses the institutional make-up and internal operations of the legislature, the role of the opposition in the legislative assembly, and explores the benefits of bicameralism for boosting the powers of the legislative branch. Finally, it looks at the law-making process and its outsourcing via delegating legislative powers to the executive.

scholarly journals Tracking implementation within a community-led whole of system approach to address childhood overweight and obesity in south west Sydney, Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Maitland ◽  
Karen Wardle ◽  
Jill Whelan ◽  
Bin Jalaludin ◽  
Doug Creighton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Childhood Overweight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Childhood Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Implementation Data

Abstract Background Obesity is a chronic disease that contributes to additional comorbidities including diabetes, kidney disease and several cancers. Change4Campbelltown implemented a ‘whole of system’ approach to address childhood overweight and obesity. We present methods to track implementation and stakeholder engagement in Change4Campbelltown. Methods Change4Campbelltown aimed to build capacity among key leaders and the broader community to apply techniques from systems thinking to develop community-led actions that address childhood obesity. Change4Campbelltown comprised development of a stakeholder-informed Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) and locally-tailored action plan, formation of key stakeholder and community working groups to prioritise and implement actions, and continuous monitoring of intervention actions. Implementation data included an action register, stakeholder engagement database and key engagement activities and were collected quarterly by the project management team over 2 years of reporting. Results Engagement activities increased level of community engagement amongst key leaders, the school-sector and community members. Community-led action increased as engagement increased and this action is mapped directly to the primary point of influence on the CLD. As action spread diversified across the CLD, the geographical spread of action within the community increased. Conclusions This paper provides a pragmatic example of the methods used to track implementation of complex interventions that are addressing childhood overweight and obesity.

scholarly journals Reflections on the Importance of Cost of Illness Analysis in Rare Diseases: A Proposal

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1101
Author(s):  
Patrizio Armeni ◽  
Marianna Cavazza ◽  
Entela Xoxi ◽  
Domenica Taruscio ◽  
Yllka Kodra
Keyword(s):  
Rare Diseases ◽  
Cost Of Illness ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Direct Costs ◽  
Medicinal Products ◽  
Novel Treatments ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Effective Decision Making

In the field of rare diseases (RDs), the evidence standard is often lower than that required by health technology assessment (HTA) and payer authorities. In this commentary, we propose that appropriate economic evaluation for rare disease treatments should be initially informed by cost-of-illness (COI) studies conducted using a societal perspective. Such an approach contributes to improving countries’ understanding of RDs in their entirety as societal and not merely clinical, or product-specific issues. In order to exemplify how the disease burden’s distribution has changed over the last fifteen years, key COI studies for Hemophilia, Fragile X Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis are examined. Evidence shows that, besides methodological variability and cross-country differences, the disease burden’s share represented by direct costs generally grows over time as novel treatments become available. Hence, to support effective decision-making processes, it seems necessary to assess the re-allocation of the burden produced by new medicinal products, and this approach requires identifying cost drivers through COI studies with robust design and standardized methodology.

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