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Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate environmental, social political and economical concerns in their business operations. It is also a business strategies that are not primarily driven by profit maximization but by the need to add value to society at large...

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Main Authors: Charles Ejiofor, Ojobor, Jedin, Mohd. Haniff
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Language:English
Published: 2012
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling my.uum.repo.67252020-11-16T06:28:07Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/6725/ Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria Charles Ejiofor, Ojobor Jedin, Mohd. Haniff HD28 Management. Industrial Management Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate environmental, social political and economical concerns in their business operations. It is also a business strategies that are not primarily driven by profit maximization but by the need to add value to society at large because is framed or formed as part of the society and not separate from it.The main objective of this study is to assess the environmental effects contributed by Shell Corporation in Niger Delta Nigeria.The variables examined were environmental issue and corporate social responsibility.A total of 120 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in Nembe and Ogoni land communities in Niger Delta Nigeria.The results found that Shell are not really investing so much resources to protect the environment which has adverse effects to the people such as loss farm lands and animal habitat, land degradation, river pollution and deforestation due to oil spillage.According to cross tabulation and mean results, river and gas flaring are found to be the most affected due to the Shell oil extraction.Instead of proper protection of local environment which is the major problem of local people in the area and Shell is much interested in making profit instead of environmental protection and creating conducive social political atmosphere in delivering CSR in Niger Delta Nigeria. 2012-05-04 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/6725/1/Oj.pdf Charles Ejiofor, Ojobor and Jedin, Mohd. Haniff (2012) Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria. In: The 4th International Conference on International Studies (ICIS) 2012 , 4-5 December 2012, Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://www.icis2012.net/
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Charles Ejiofor, Ojobor
Jedin, Mohd. Haniff
Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria
description Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate environmental, social political and economical concerns in their business operations. It is also a business strategies that are not primarily driven by profit maximization but by the need to add value to society at large because is framed or formed as part of the society and not separate from it.The main objective of this study is to assess the environmental effects contributed by Shell Corporation in Niger Delta Nigeria.The variables examined were environmental issue and corporate social responsibility.A total of 120 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in Nembe and Ogoni land communities in Niger Delta Nigeria.The results found that Shell are not really investing so much resources to protect the environment which has adverse effects to the people such as loss farm lands and animal habitat, land degradation, river pollution and deforestation due to oil spillage.According to cross tabulation and mean results, river and gas flaring are found to be the most affected due to the Shell oil extraction.Instead of proper protection of local environment which is the major problem of local people in the area and Shell is much interested in making profit instead of environmental protection and creating conducive social political atmosphere in delivering CSR in Niger Delta Nigeria.
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author Charles Ejiofor, Ojobor
Jedin, Mohd. Haniff
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Jedin, Mohd. Haniff
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title Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria
title_short Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria
title_full Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria
title_fullStr Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Environment effects and corporate social responsibility (CSR): A case of SHELL Plc oil extraction in Nigeria
title_sort environment effects and corporate social responsibility (csr): a case of shell plc oil extraction in nigeria
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