Corporate social responsibility and management of oil related conflict in Host Communities of Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
| Autor: | Prince Chinedu Mmom, Vincent Ezikornwor Weli, Kenneth Chisom Gbali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
Data collection Geography Statistical significance Population Corporate Social Responsibility Oil Related Conflict Southern Nigeria Host communities Oil companies Corporate social responsibility Sample (statistics) Descriptive research Socioeconomics education Test (assessment) Local community |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews. 12:421-433 |
| ISSN: | 2581-9615 |
| DOI: | 10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.2.0608 |
| Popis: | The study sought to examine the Corporate Social (CSR) and management of oil related conflicts in Host Communities of the Southern States. Corporate Social Responsibility is the commitment of businesses to contribute to sustainable economic development by working with employees, the local community and the society at large to improve their lives in ways that are good for business and for development. The study was guided by three research objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses. The design adopted for this study is exploratory and descriptive research design and was conducted in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State in Nigeria. The population of this study comprised of 15,245,247 residents in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State in Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was a set of structured questionnaire. Data derived from the field were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. And statistical tools such as mean and standard deviation were used to respond to the research questions, while inferential statistical tool of independent sample T-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study showed that there is a significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female respondents on the level of relationship between IOC’s and hosts Communities in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria ((P=0.738>0.05), df (400) =. -0.49273, p=0.738); there is a significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female respondents on the on CSR programs carried out by IOCs in hosts Communities in Southern Nigeria (P=.117>0.05), df (400) = -401.618, p=.117); further findings showed that there is a significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female respondents on the Factors causing conflict between oil companies and host communities in Southern, Nigeria (P=0.775>0.05), df (400) =382.256 p=0.775). Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that host communities should be integrated into the planning process, a paradigm shift from planning for to planning with the host Communities, amongst others. |
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