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Improving Workers' Safety And Health In The Zimbabwean Mining And Quarrying Industry, Bernard Mabika
Improving Workers' Safety And Health In The Zimbabwean Mining And Quarrying Industry, Bernard Mabika
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Lack of effective occupational safety and health (OSH) strategies is a reason that
workplace accidents in the mining and quarrying industry remain high, making the
industry one of the riskiest operations worldwide. The purpose of this multiple case study
was to explore successful strategies mining and quarrying leaders in Zimbabwe used to
improve OSH. The key research question addressed successful strategies leaders in the
mining and quarrying industry use to improve employee occupational safety and health in
Zimbabwe. Six successful business leaders from 3 mining and quarrying mines in
Zimbabwe demonstrated an exception to unsafe practices, particularly through their
exceptional …
The Andacollo's Mining Community: Ethnographic Work-Based Approach To Corporate Social Responsibility Policies And Practices, Ubirata De Oliveira
The Andacollo's Mining Community: Ethnographic Work-Based Approach To Corporate Social Responsibility Policies And Practices, Ubirata De Oliveira
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This ethnographic study was designed to explore the phenomenon of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining industry. The research addressed the impacts of a problematic, systemic, and ethnocentric (top-down) CSR approach driven by a transnational mining company, and proposed a novel cultural relativist (bottom-up) CSR approach looking at the social needs of the community. Solving the problem stemming from the ethnocentric approach is important for both the mining company and the community affected by the CSR program, as it will alter dynamics between actors and mitigate social conflicts. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that improve …
Investing In Least Developed Countries: The Aynak Mine Project, Roosevelt Barfield
Investing In Least Developed Countries: The Aynak Mine Project, Roosevelt Barfield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The rise of market globalization creates challenges for business executives seeking to pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) in least developed countries (LDC), such as Afghanistan. Multinational corporate (MNC) executives need strategies that will improve the timely delivery of minerals for mining projects in LDCs. Guided by the force field analysis theory, the purpose of this holistic, single-case study was to explore the strategies that 5 MNC executives in Beijing, China, used to improve the timely delivery of minerals associated with the Aynak copper mine project in Afghanistan. Semistructured interviews were used to elicit detailed narratives from MNC executives about their …
Investing In Least Developed Countries: The Aynak Copper Mine Project, Roosevelt Barfield
Investing In Least Developed Countries: The Aynak Copper Mine Project, Roosevelt Barfield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The rise of market globalization creates challenges for business executives seeking to pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) in least developed countries (LDC), such as Afghanistan. Multinational corporate (MNC) executives need strategies that will improve the timely delivery of minerals for mining projects in LDCs. Guided by the force field analysis theory, the purpose of this holistic, single-case study was to explore the strategy that 5 MNC executives in Beijing, China, used to improve the timely delivery of minerals associated with the Aynak copper mine project in Afghanistan. Semistructured interviews were used to elicit detailed narratives from MNC executives about their …