A clash of cultures (and lawyers): Anglo Platinum and mine-affected communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Resources Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-204

  Farrell, Leanne A ^a,b   Hamann, Ralph ^a,c   Mackres, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Culture; Human rights; Mining; Resettlement; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANGLO PLATINUMS; CORPORATE CULTURE; CORPORATE LEADERS; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; DUE DILIGENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; PUBLIC SCRUTINY; RESETTLEMENT; SOCIAL MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

CELL CULTURE; MINING; PLATINUM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MINING INDUSTRY;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84860601344     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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