Essays about: "CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AFRICA"

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  1. 6. The Sandvik Community Case Study: Exploring the characteristics of corporate-community collaboration with a focus on the South African mining industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Xenia Aherdan; Maria Strandlund; [2014]
    Keywords : cross-sector collaboration; sustainable community development; corporate-community collaboration; corporate social responsibility; stakeholder dialogue; value;

    Abstract : The role of multinational corporations has become prominent in society and both high expectations and demands are placed on them to act accordingly. Furthermore, collaboration across sectors has also become increasingly important in order to address societal issues that no actor can solve alone. READ MORE

  3. 7. How media influence South African agri-businesses’ CSR-programs : can CSR create incentives for agri-businesses to include small-scale farmers in their supply chain, despite high transaction costs?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Madelene Casselbrant; [2014]
    Keywords : content analysis; economies of scale; panel data; product differentiation; quantitative media discourse analysis;

    Abstract : In UNDP (2008) the UN Commission on the Private Sector and Development stresses the importance to develop the private sector within the African agricultural sector as a mean in succeeding to reach the Millenium Development Goals. Since the 90s the number of larger agri-businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased. READ MORE

  4. 8. : Design rather than mass-production – analyzing the competitiveness of clothing-manufacturing in Rwanda

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

    Author : AMANDA DAHLLÖF; JULIA SVANSBO; [2014]
    Keywords : Competitiveness; Textile industry; Diamond model; Corporate Social Responsibility; Country of origin; Brand equity; Rwanda;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to map out and analyse the competitiveness of the clothing-manufacturing sector in Rwanda on a local, regional and international level. The research was carried out as a case study of the Rwandan clothing-manufacturing sector through a two-months field study in Rwanda. READ MORE

  5. 9. Challenges in Emerging Markets: The case of Swedish firms in Sub-Saharan African Markets

    University essay from Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Joseph Okhiria; Dimkpa Princewill; [2013]
    Keywords : Key words: Internationalization; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Markets; Corruption; Political Instability; Economic challenges; Cultural Differences;

    Abstract : Title:  Challenges in Emerging Markets: The case of Swedish firms in Sub-Saharan African Markets Level:  Final thesis for Master Degree in Business Administration   Authors:  Joseph Okhiria and Princewill Dimkpa   Supervisor:  Professor Akmal Hyder                                                      Date: 10th June 2013   Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate and understand the major challenges Swedish firms experience in SSA markets, and how they manage these challenges.  Method: Qualitative study was done on a Swedish firm and an intermediary in SSA countries. READ MORE

  6. 10. Pharmaceutical Patents, Right to Health and Access to Essential Medicines: A Human Rights Critique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ines Lasic; [2013]
    Keywords : human rights; intellectual property; pharmaceutical patens; TRIPS; right to health; access to essential medicines; developing countries; neglected diseases; counterfeited drugs; compulsory licences; generic medicines; Health Impact Fund; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Until recently, the areas of patent law and human rights law were treated separately. The tensions between pharmaceutical patents and the human right to health could be felt already in the 1980s, when the HIV/AIDS pandemic broke out and the pharmaceutical company that discovered a drug which could be used to treat this disease decided to patent it and set the price so high, that it was impossible for most people living in poor countries, where the disease was most prevalent, to access them. READ MORE