The role of corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement on social licence to operate in the mining industry

dc.contributor.advisorWöcke, Albert
dc.contributor.authorMagidimisa, Lindiwe
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-08T06:40:11Z
dc.date.available2024-05-08T06:40:11Z
dc.date.created2024-04-17
dc.date.issued2024-04-17
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2023en_US
dc.description.abstractMining companies need to attain their social licence to operate (SLO) from their host communities and municipalities to operate. However, SLO is a challenging variable to measure or quantify, with there being no agreement on its measurement. SLO literature points toward an inverse relationship between socio-political risks and SLO. Mining companies, therefore, need to attain and retain SLO to minimise socio-political risks. This research aimed to quantitatively determine the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder engagement (SE) on the level of SLO for mining companies in South Africa. Secondary data from a mine in South Africa, spanning five years, was collected. This panel data was analysed using descriptive statistics, Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model, Fixed Effects and Random Effects empirical models. The research showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between CSR and SE and between SE and SLO. However, the relationship between CSR and SLO was found to be statistically insignificant. The findings of this research demonstrate that SE is a key construct in the attainment and retention of SLO and that there is little benefit in CSR spend in isolation.en_US
dc.description.librarianpagibs2024en_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2024
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/95848
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.rights© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria.en_US
dc.subjectSocial licence to operateen_US
dc.subjectCorporate social responsibilityen_US
dc.subjectStakeholder engagementen_US
dc.subjectQuantitative researchen_US
dc.titleThe role of corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement on social licence to operate in the mining industryen_US
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_US

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