RT Article
T1 Stakeholder Perspectives on CSR of Mining MNCs in Argentina
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 106
IS 2
SP 191
OP 211
A1 Yakovleva, Natalia
A2 Vazquez-Brust, Diego
LA English
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785672436
AB This article examines the conceptualisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of mining multinationals (MNCs) in Argentina. It explores the suitability of CSR for addressing social, environmental and economic issues associated with mining in the country. The study is based on interviews with four stakeholder groups in the country: government, civil society, international financial organisations, and mining industry. These are analysed using content and interpretative techniques and supplemented by the content analysis of secondary data from headquarters of mining MNCs. Using the concept of corporate social responsibility orientation (CSRO), the study contrasts the perceptions of major stakeholders and examines adaptation of mining companies’ CSRO to local context. It reveals that the CSRO of mining managers in Argentina differs from CSRO developed by global headquarters; and in Argentina companies “negotiate” economic, environmental and legal dimensions of CSR with the government. Although companies “negotiate” philanthropic responsibilities with the communities, ethical responsibilities are defined by the headquarters and not negotiated locally. The analysis suggests that environmental duties are the critical element of CSR in the mining sector in Argentina. This study treats environment as a separate dimension of corporate responsibility defined as to do “what is safe for the environment”.
K1 Stakeholders
K1 Mining
K1 Corporate social responsibility orientation
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
DO 10.1007/s10551-011-0989-4