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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 ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multinationals and the Social Perspectives: An Assessment of the Mining Communities in Western Ghana By Akwasi Sarpong This thesis is submitted to Cardiff University in fulfilment of the

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 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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

(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

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 .

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 .

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. .

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
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