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.; Jones, D.R.

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.

Citation

AJIDE, O.E., STRACHAN, P.A., RUSSELL, A. and JONES, D.R. 2017. Sustainability, corporate community engagement and enterprise development: lessons from a case study in Emu-Ebendo Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Problemy ekorozwoju: problems of sustainable development [online], 12(2), pages 59-67. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/7mdcbry7

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 13, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jun 26, 2017
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 16, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 16, 2016
• Journal: Problemy ekorozwoju: problems of sustainable development
• Print ISSN: 1895-6912
• Electronic ISSN: 2080-1971
• Publisher: European Academy of Science and Arts
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 59-67
• Keywords: Community engagement; Community enterprise development; Sustainability; Local content; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Oil and gas
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2030
• Publisher URL: http://ekorozwoj.pol.lublin.pl/n24.htm
• Additional Information: This output is in parallel English and Polish.