Are Alternative Livelihood Projects Alleviating Poverty in Mining Communities? Experiences from Ghana

Hilson, Gavin; Banchirigah, Sadia Mohammed

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“…Gold mining is one of the key areas of natural resources that is often argued to have the potential of boosting a country's economy through the attraction of direct foreign investment (Hilson & Banchirigah, 2009). "Gold is the largest contributor to the economy, accounting for about 38% of total merchandise and 95% of total mineral export as well as about 80% of all mineral revenue" (Garvin, Mcgee, Smoyer-Tomic & Aubynn, 2009: page 572).…”

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Employee motivation and work performance: A comparative study of mining companies in Ghana

Kuranchie-Mensah

Amponsah‐Tawiah

2016

JIEM

106

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Abstract:Purpose: The paper empirically compares employee motivation and its impact on performance in Ghanaian Mining Companies, where in measuring performance, the job satisfaction model is used.Design/methodology/approach: The study employed exploratory research design in gathering data from four large-scale Gold mining companies in Ghana with regards to their policies and structures in the effectiveness of motivational tools and strategies used by these companies. Findings:The study observed that, due to the risk factors associated with the mining industry, management has to ensure that employees are well motivated to curb the rate at which employees embark on industrial unrest which affect performance, and employees are to comply with health and safety rules because the industry contribute hugely to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. Research limitations/implications:Limitation to the present study include the researcher's inability to contact other mining companies. However, the study suggests possibilities for future research including contacting other mining companies, expanding the sample size, managers ensuring that the safety and health needs of staff are addressed particularly those exposed to toxic and harmful chemicals.-255-Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management -http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.1530 Originality/value: A lot of studies have been done on mining companies in the past. This paper fills a gap perceived that employees in this sector are highly motivated in spite of the challenges being faced by them, and knowing more about what keeps employees moving is still of national interest.

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Employee motivation and work performance: A comparative study of mining companies in Ghana

Kuranchie-Mensah

Amponsah‐Tawiah

2016

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“…But considerable concerns have been raised by a number of scholars who have demonstrated how elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, extractive industry companies often implement community development programmes with little knowledge or understanding of the socio-cultural contexts of the people's lives in which they operate (Hilson and Banchirigah, 2009;Tschakert, 2009). In extreme cases (e.g.…”

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Mining for change? Youth livelihoods and extractive industry investment in Sierra Leone

Maconachie¹

2014

Applied Geography

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Over the past two decades, neoliberal reforms, soaring commodity prices and heightened global resource demands have led to significant growth in extractive industry investment across sub-Saharan Africa. A surge of investment has triggered a variety of responses in mineral-rich communities -from outright rejection, to protest over labour conditions, to acceptance in anticipation of gainful employment. Drawing on recent research carried out in Kono District in Sierra Leone, this article critically explores these contrasting responses to mining activities, by focusing on how youth perceive and respond to extractive industry expansion. In doing so, the paper broadens understanding of why youth perceptions of mining investment differ, and illuminates the various factors underlying a diverse range of responses to the expansion of extractive industries. The focus on youth and its heterogeneity as a social category has important policy implications and the paper makes a contribution to understanding the dynamics and diversity of youth livelihood strategies in resource rich developing countries. In making a distinction between autonomous spaces of community-led development 'from below' and corporate controlled spaces of development 'from above', the article reflects on how youth perceptions of extractive industry expansion may also be influencing the ways in which mining companies understand and fashion their business and social responsibility strategies.

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“…The concept of 'livelihoods' surfaced in the international development literature in the early 1990s, largely in response to the publication of Chambers and Conway (1992), who are generally credited with introducing the highly contested term 'sustainable livelihoods' (Solesbury 2003;Hilson and Banchirigah 2009). The term questioned whether concepts found within the development literature are useful both analytically, to generate insight and hypotheses for research, and practically, as a tool for decision making (Chambers and Conway 1992).…”

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Environmental livelihood security in Southeast Asia and Oceania: a water-energy-food-livelihoods nexus approach for spatially assessing change. White paper

Biggs

Boruff²,

Bruce

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Keywords:environmental sustainability / environmental management / ecological factors / biodiversity / living standards / water security / energy conservation / food security / climate change / temperature / precipitation / cyclones / agriculture / farmland / demography / urbanization / sociocultural environment / gender / community management / institutions / political aspects / remote sensing / natural disasters / monitoring / sustainable development / assessment / Southeast Asia / Oceania Copyright ©2014 by IWMI. All rights reserved. IWMI encourages the use of its material provided that the organization is acknowledged and kept informed in all such instances. Please direct inquiries and comments to: IWMI-Publications@cgiar.org A free copy of this publication can be downloaded at: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/publications/other-publication-types/environmental-livelihoodsecurity-south-east-asia-oceania/ Environmental Livelihood Security in Southeast Asia and Oceania iii AcknowledgementsWe would like to acknowledge the incredibly positive and insightful comments from three anonymous reviewers whose insight has enabled us to strengthen the content of this paper. We would also like to thank Dr. Guy Boggs (Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management) and Dr. Nik Callow (The University of Western Australia) for their voluntary assistance during our workshop. International Water Management Institute (IWMI)University of Southampton, UK List of Tables Table 1. Share of Pacific economies dependent on natural resources (GDP share by sector, %) 19 Table 2. The planetary boundaries 22 Table 3. Summary of the range of units which can be assessed for security and potential threats to their security 39 Table 4. Features of the most popular participatory approaches to research and development 56 Table 5. Guiding questions applied to the mountain pine beetle epidemic case 65 Table 6. Trial indicators chosen for the capital assets for the three field sites 66 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis document addresses the need for explicit inclusion of livelihoods within the environment nexus (water-energy-food security), not only responding to literature gaps but also addressing emerging dialogue from existing nexus consortia. We present the first conceptualization of 'environmental livelihood security' , which combines the nexus perspective with sustainable livelihoods. The geographical focus of this paper is Southeast Asia and Oceania, a region currently wrought by the impacts of a changing climate. Climate change is the primary external forcing mechanism on the environmental livelihood security of communities in Southeast Asia and Oceania which, therefore, forms the applied crux of this paper. Finally, we provide a primer for using geospatial information to develop a spatial framework to enable geographical assessment of environmental livelihood security across the region. We conclude by linking the value of this research to ongoing sustainable development discussions, and for influencing policy agendas. The paper is split into three main parts: P...

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Are Alternative Livelihood Projects Alleviating Poverty in Mining Communities? Experiences from Ghana

Cited by 169 publications

References 35 publications

Employee motivation and work performance: A comparative study of mining companies in Ghana

Employee motivation and work performance: A comparative study of mining companies in Ghana

Mining for change? Youth livelihoods and extractive industry investment in Sierra Leone

Environmental livelihood security in Southeast Asia and Oceania: a water-energy-food-livelihoods nexus approach for spatially assessing change. White paper

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