An assessment of demand and supply of corporate social investments in the mining industry: A case of AngloGold Ashanti
| dc.contributor.author | Mahama, Iddrisu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-03T20:42:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-03T20:42:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-10 | |
| dc.description | A thesis submitted to the Department of Managerial Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration (Management and Organizational Development | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT The notion of corporate social Investment (CSI) has gained momentum as it is currently of strategic importance for many companies. The aim of this study was therefore to enquire into the demand and supply of corporate social investment in the mining industry, with special reference to Anglogold Ashanti. The research design adopted was descriptive. The population for the study comprised staff, management and communities affected by AGA operations. Using convenience sampling technique, 77 staff of AngloGold Ashanti was selected. Also, by purposive sampling technique, 120 community leaders were also selected for the study. The study found that more often the regulator as stakeholder was more concerned about adherence of the mining firms (AngloGold) to legal parameters. Employees on the other hand were more concerned about fair procedures for employee assessment and reward, informational justice, appropriate staff benefits and motivational packages, commitment to employee training and development programs, improving fire safety measures and priority for employee security. For the larger community especially those close to mining sites, their expectation about CSR include contributing to local community infrastructure projects, support for poverty reduction initiatives, assisting in the provision of safe water supply for communities, creating employment opportunities and scholarship programmes for needy students. When it comes to AngloGold’s investment in social infrastructural projects, the study found a consistent rise in budget allocations to developing social infrastructure in mining communities. It is therefore recommended that mining firms improve on their CSR practices and further pay more attention to sustainable business operations | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/17398 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | KNUST | |
| dc.title | An assessment of demand and supply of corporate social investments in the mining industry: A case of AngloGold Ashanti | |
| dc.type | Thesis |