Corporate Social Responsibility and Development: Case of the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Project

Ransom Lekunze

Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis (monograph)

Abstract

As society today increasingly understands the impact of transnational corporate operations, an increasing recognition on the part of corporations of their responsibility for social and environmental well being of people in poor countries appears. The norm - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) grew out of such logic. The present study explores the extent to which CSR can be expected to contribute to economic development of oil-rich communities, in this case Chad and Cameroon. The core question posed is, does CSR have the potential to bring developmental gains of a positive character to these oil-rich countries? In answering the question, the study seeks to achieve a better understanding of the strategies by which oil corporations today endeavour to live up to the demands society currently places on them. Knowledge of the social reality of interest is obtained for the thesis through a case study conducted, and on a qualitative methodological approach employed.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor
Awarding Institution
  • Department of Human Geography
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Rundquist, Franz-Michael, Supervisor
Award date2007 Sept 14
Publisher
ISBN (Print)978-91-976521-0-0
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Bibliographical note

Defence details
Date: 2007-09-14
Time: 10:15
Place: Geocentrum I (Room 111) Solvegatan 10, SE-223 62, Lund Sweden
External reviewer(s)
Name: Espling, Margareta
Title: PhD
Affiliation: Kulturgeografiska institutionen, Göteborgs Universitet
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Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Human Geography

Free keywords

  • Social geography
  • Development Ethics
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Business Ethics

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