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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. and Jones, D., 2017. Sustainability, Corporate Community Engagement and Enterprise Development - Lessons from a case study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Problems of Sustainable Development (Problemy Ekorozwoju), 12 (2), 59-67.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1895-6912
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Uncontrolled Keywords:community engagement; community enterprise development; sustainability; local content; Niger Delta; Nigeria; oil and gas
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:28053
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:21 Mar 2017 14:46
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:03

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