Multinational Corporations' Impacts on the Environment and Communities in the Developing World

Moser, Titus; Miller, Damian

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“…The other criticism is that CSR is too costly. Spending of company's money brings with it the lost opportunity to spend the money on other priorities, such as research and development (Moser and Miller, 2001). CSR also encourages consumer cynicism, that is, many consumers regard CSR initiatives as little more than public relations exercises (Jobber, 2007).…”

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“…organizations that are committed to CSR have access to socially responsible investment (SRI), where investors take into account considerations such as a company's environmental and socially responsible activities. Currently the strength of the arguments for CSR programmes are driving companies increasingly towards the adoption of socially and environmentally responsible strategies (Moser and Miller, 2001). The practice of CSR is subject to much debate and criticism.…”

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“…Some examples of CSR are safe working conditions for employees, environmental stewardship, and contributions to community groups and charities. Moser and Miller, (2001) further reveal that the problem is that many companies that claim to be socially responsible often do not live up to such a standard. Because CSR is becoming more commonplace among corporations, there are concerns that some companies promote an image of CSR whether or not they have a true strategy in place and the results to show for.…”

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the marketing strategies that are widely used in the industrial field for the purposes of creating customer awareness, enhancing product penetration into the market and boosting firm’s profitability. The study mainly examined the extent to which CSR affect sales volume increase in organizations. The study was in CSR because it is so rich, current, on going and challenging. In one way or another, organizations are involved in the CSR as they continue to do business. Many at times, marketers and CSR practitioners in general of various companies have been looking at CSR as just a mere tool for ‘social concern’ that is, doing it to be seen as “a good neighbour”. This perception needs to be erased off from the marketers’ minds and a different approach on in handling the CSR mustenter the stage with the resolve of strengthening their firms’ brand equity.

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“…En ce qui concerne l'étude du rôle des EM dans le développement durable des pays en développement ou sous-développés, un certain nombre de recherches empiriques ont été effectuées (ex., Frynas, 2005 ;Garcia-Johnson, 2000 ;Hartshorn & Wheeler, 2002 ;Moser, 2001 ;Moser & Miller, 1997 ;McClintock, 1999 ;Utting, 2002, White, 2004. Elles ont été fortement impulsées par le large débat politique et idéologique qui existe depuis un moment sur le sujet (Chudnovsky & Lopez, 2003) Les études empiriques laissent entendre que les EM n'utilisent pas forcément les mêmes stratégies, standards ou approche de management de DD/RSE selon qu'il s'agit d'un pays en développement ou d'un pays développé (Chudnovsky & Lopez, 2003).…”

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Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development: A Review of Strategy Process Research

Ivanaj¹,

McIntyre²

2009

Multinational Enterprises and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

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The following study carries out a review of research on the strategy process of multinational enterprises (MNEs) regarding sustainable development (SD) in order to highlight the main theoretical and methodological choices made by researchers and their impact on the process of knowledge development in this field. The selected works all answer the following questions: "How are SD strategies formulated in MNEs? Which factors influence them? What do they result in?" The analysis of the works will be carried out within an integrative framework which is to be traced back to previous reviews of the literature as well as the theoretical and empirical research about this topic. The analysis will mainly focus on two levels: 1) the theoretical paradigms and perspectives selected as well as the questions raised, 2) the implemented methodologies in terms of analysis unit, investigation sample and data collecting methods. The criteria will be applied to sort out all the registered works and will thus enable us to appraise the choices made quantitatively and qualitatively by enhancing the general trends, the most striking gaps and the difficulties encountered. A critical reflection will then be carried out in parallel about the consequences of the choices on the evolution of the research field and its ability to build up a corpus of cumulative knowledge. This critical reflection will enable us to make several recommendations for future research that might have useful implications for the construction of theory and research methodology.

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“…Moser and Miller (2001) suggest that the CSR-development debate has often been acerbic and emotionally charged and tend to be driven by and concentrated on sensational and high profile cases with limited analysis of common themes and possible solutions. Many factors contribute to this observation; including the issue of lack of consensus of a CSR definition and the extensive gap between the high profitability of multinational mining companies operating in most developing countries and the comparative deprivation in the surrounding communities.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Zambian mining sector: an overview of three distinctive operational eras

Cronjé

Reyneke

Chenga

2017

KOERS

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the extractive industry is a relevant and contentious issue globally. Issues pertaining to equality, human rights and sustainable development are pervasive throughout the economic, social and environmental arenas of the extractive industry. There is still not consensus on the definition of CSR regarding the measurement of performance or impact, or how to determine which of the various ‘developmental’ components of the concept – namely economic, social or environment – takes precedent over the other where there are competing interests. This article on CSR in the Zambian Copperbelt uses the experiences of mining communities as stakeholders who have gone through three types and eras of CSR practices within a generation. The Zambian Copperbelt has a history of operating under colonial rule, nationalisation and privatisation. The aim is to interrogate the CSR practices of the three identified eras in the history of the Zambian Copperbelt. The article is based on the findings from a mainly qualitative research approach. The research employed the survey procedure through focus groups, personal interviews and inputs from key informants. The findings are presented by a selection of narratives of CSR experiences from the Zambian Copperbelt mining communities. Consequently, an in depth discussion and analysis reflecting the effects of a CSR enabling environment in the three eras as experienced by community members follows. The paper concludes with a brief overview of the lessons learnt throughout the three eras. Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Development, Mining Sector Opsomming Korporatiewe Sosiale Verantwoordelikheid (KSV) binne die ontginningsindustrie is ‘n relevante en omstrede kwessie wêreldwyd. Kwessies met betrekking tot gelykheid, menseregte en volhoubare ontwikkeling is universeel ooglopend binne die ekonomiese-, sosiale- en omgewingsarenas van die mynsektor. Daar is steeds nie konsensus oor die definisie van KSV rakende die meting van prestasie of impak daarvan nie, ook nie hoe om te bepaal watter een van die verskillende “ontwikkelings” komponente van die konsep (naamlik die ekonomiese, sosiale of omgewingsaspek) bevoordeel moet word bo die ander, waar daar mededingende belange is nie. Hierdie artikel oor KSV in die Zambiese Koperstreek gebruik die ervarings van myngemeenskappe as belanghebbendes wat deur drie tipes en tydperke van KSV praktyke gegaan het, binne ‘n generasie. Die Zambiese Koperstreek het ‘n geskiedenis van die bedrywighede onder koloniale heerskappy, nasionalisering en privatisering. Die doel is om die KSV praktyke van die drie bogenoemde eras te ondersoek deur die geskiedenis van die Zambiese Koperstreek. Hierdie artikel is gebaseer op die bevindinge van ‘n hoofsaaklik kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenadering en het gebruik gemaak van fokusgroepe, persoonlike onderhoude en insette deur sleutel informante. Die bevindinge word aangebied deur ‘n seleksie van verhale rakende die KSV ervarings van die Zambiese Koperstreek myngemeenskappe. Daarna volg ŉ in-diepte bespreking en ontleding rakende die gevolge van ‘n KSV bemagtigende omgewing, in die drie eras soos ervaar deur lede van die gemeenskap. Die artikel sluit af met ‘n kort oorsig oor die lesse wat geleer is oor die drie eras. Sleutelwoorde: Korporatiewe Sosiale Verantwoordelikheid, Ontwikkeling, Mynsektor

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Multinational Corporations' Impacts on the Environment and Communities in the Developing World

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Effects on Sales Volume of Listed Companies in Kenya

Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Effects on Sales Volume of Listed Companies in Kenya

Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development: A Review of Strategy Process Research

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Zambian mining sector: an overview of three distinctive operational eras

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