The false developmental promise of corporate social responsibility: evidence from multinational oil companies

摘要: Using the example of multinational oil companies, this article suggests that there are fundamental problems surrounding capacity private firms to deliver development and aspiration achieving through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) may be fundamentally flawed. The is based on an extensive twelve-month research project Gulf Guinea region funded by Nuffield Foundation. This identified a number constraints developmental role for CSR: subservience CSR schemes corporate objectives; country- context-specific issues; failure involve beneficiaries CSR; lack human resources; technical/managerial approaches company staff CSR's integration into larger plans. But even if companies were able overcome practical problems, it argues current agenda fails address crucial issues governance negative macro-level effects cause in host countries. concludes suggesting focus divert attention from broader political, economic social solutions problems.