Sustainability, Corporate Community Engagement and Enterprise Development – Lessons from a Case Study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria

Ajide, O. E.; Strachan, P. A.; Russell, A.; Jones, D. R.

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Sustainability, Corporate Community Engagement and Enterprise Development – Lessons from a Case Study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria

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Ajide O. E. , Strachan P. A. , Russell A. , Jones D. R.

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Zrównoważenie, korporacyjne zaangażowanie społeczne i rozwój przedsiębiorstw – lekcja z Emu-Ebendo w delcie Nigru, Nigeria

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Corporate community engagement remains an under researched area in sustainability debates. Presenting a case study, based on in-depth interviews and site visits, of how one indigenous company Energia Ltd has formed a strong partnership or bond with the Emu-Ebendo community in the oil rich Niger Delta, the dynamics of corporate community engagement are critically discussed. Evidence of how both the company and community has benefited from this relationship is presented. The case analysis concludes that the company has effectively utilised a clearer understanding of the culture of the host community, leading to a transformational relationship. The approach adopted by Energia Ltd in the Emu-Ebendo community is unique in context. The key conclusion reached is that community benefit funds and community enterprise development, as a derivative of corporate engagement, can play a transformational role in societal and economic development.

Kwestia korporacyjnego zaangażowania społecznego nie jest często podejmowana w ramach debat o rozwoju zrównoważonym. Lukę tę uzupełnia niniejsze studium przypadku, oparte na szczegółowych wywiadach i pracy w terenie. Pokazujemy, w jaki sposób kompania Energia Ltd wprowadziła zasadę partnerstwa, w wyniku której nawiązała się silna więź pomiędzy firmą a społecznością Emu-Ebendo zamieszkującą bogatą w ropę Deltę Nigru. Przedstawiono dowody, jakie korzyści odniosły zarówno kompania, jak i społeczność. Przeprowadzono analiza pokazuje, że firma efektywnie wykorzystała zasady wyznaczające ramy kultury lokalnej społeczności, co prowadziło do pozytywnych zmian odnoszących się do wzajemnej relacji. Podejście przyjęte przez Energia Ltd wobec społeczności Emu-Ebendo jest nowatorskie. Okazało się, że fundusze świadczeń społecznych i społeczny rozwój przedsiębiorstw, będące pochodną zaangażowania korporacyjnego, mogą odgrywać podstawową rolę w przemianach społecznego i ekonomicznego rozwoju.

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community engagement community enterprise development sustainability local content Niger Delta Nigeria oil and gas

zaangażowanie społeczne społeczny rozwój przedsiębiorstwa zrównoważoność lokalna zawartość delta Nigru Nigeria ropa i gaz

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Lublin University of Technology

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Problemy Ekorozwoju

Rocznik

2017

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Vol. 12, nr 2

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59--67

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 43 poz.

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Ajide O. E.

Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK
o.e.ajide@rgu.ac.uk

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Strachan P. A.

Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK
p.a.strachan@rgu.ac.uk

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Russell A.

a.russell@rgu.ac.uk

Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK

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Jones D. R.

drjones@bournemouth.ac.uk

Bournemouth University, UK

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017)

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