Combating environmental irresponsibility of transnational corporations in Africa: an empirical analysis.
Journal article
Authors | Yusuf, Hakeem O. and Omoteso, Kamil |
---|---|
Abstract | Environmental irresponsibility is one of the most prominent issues confronting host communities of transnational corporations (TNCs) engaged in the production of economic goods and, sometimes, services. Drawing mainly on stakeholder theory, combined with legitimacy theory, this article addresses how host communities in Africa combat the challenge of environmental irresponsibility of TNCs. To illustrate the dimensions and dynamics of the challenge, this paper examines the experience of despoliation of Ogoniland by the oil giant Shell in Nigeria. The analysis draws attention to the significance of the role of individuals and civil society groups in securing accountability of one of the most formidable fronts of economic globalisation. The analysis is particularly relevant to the experience of environmental irresponsibility in the context of weak governance structures. |
Keywords | Transnational corporations; environmental irresponsibility; stakeholder theory; accountability; legitimacy theory |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1354-9839 |
1469-6711 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2015.1119812 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623835 |
hdl:10545/623835 | |
Publication dates | 15 Dec 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Jun 2019, 13:43 |
Accepted | 02 Nov 2015 |
Contributors | University of Birmingham and Coventry University |
File | File Access Level Open |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93v5z/combating-environmental-irresponsibility-of-transnational-corporations-in-africa-an-empirical-analysis
Download files
53
total views17
total downloads0
views this month0
downloads this month