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Management and business literature affirm the role played by stakeholders in corporate social res... more Management and business literature affirm the
role played by stakeholders in corporate social responsibility
(CSR) practices as crucial, but what constitutes a true
business–society partnership remains relatively unexplored.
This paper aims to improve scholarly and management
understanding beyond the usual managers’
perceptions on salience attributes, to include how stakeholders
can acquire missing attributes to inform a meaningful
partnership. In doing this, a model is proposed which
conceptualises CSR practices and outcomes within the
frameworks of stakeholder salience via empowerment,
sustainable corporate social performances and partnership
quality. A holistic discussion leads to generation of
propositions on stakeholder salience management, corporate
social performance, corporate–community partnership systems and CSR practices, which have both academic and
management implications
Sustainable development remains one of the most advocated development concepts worldwide, yet, th... more Sustainable development remains one of the most advocated development concepts worldwide, yet, there continues to be limited signs of progress towards its achievement in Africa. Recent studies identify rapid and unplanned urbanisation as a major threat. With Africa expected to become a home to nearly
quarter (1.3 billion) of the world’s urban population in 2050, research into the ramifications of urbanization on the functionality of the region’s urban environment is urgent and tenable. This paper fleshes out and teases apart the implications of rapid urbanisation on sustainable development of Africa.
Since its emergence in the 1980s, the ideology underpinning sustainable development has become a... more Since its emergence in the 1980s, the ideology underpinning
sustainable development has become a metaphor for describing human welfare and environmental management. However, previous studies have overly focused on environmental aspects with little known about poverty urbanization implications on sustainable development. Given the magnitude of urbanization and the pervasiveness of poverty in developing countries, this paper advocates for a poverty–urbanization analytical approach to sustainable development in developing countries. First, the article provides an overview of sustainable development discourse. Second, the paper looks at the concepts of poverty and urbanization and their ramifications on sustainable development. Third, examples of sustainable development policy initiatives and their associated poverty urbanization threats are presented. Fourth, the paper discusses the policy implications of these two phenomena on sustainable development. The paper concludes with some key issues necessary to make sustainable development a reality in developing countries.
Management and business literature affirm the role played by stakeholders in corporate social res... more Management and business literature affirm the
role played by stakeholders in corporate social responsibility
(CSR) practices as crucial, but what constitutes a true
business–society partnership remains relatively unexplored.
This paper aims to improve scholarly and management
understanding beyond the usual managers’
perceptions on salience attributes, to include how stakeholders
can acquire missing attributes to inform a meaningful
partnership. In doing this, a model is proposed which
conceptualises CSR practices and outcomes within the
frameworks of stakeholder salience via empowerment,
sustainable corporate social performances and partnership
quality. A holistic discussion leads to generation of
propositions on stakeholder salience management, corporate
social performance, corporate–community partnership systems and CSR practices, which have both academic and
management implications
Sustainable development remains one of the most advocated development concepts worldwide, yet, th... more Sustainable development remains one of the most advocated development concepts worldwide, yet, there continues to be limited signs of progress towards its achievement in Africa. Recent studies identify rapid and unplanned urbanisation as a major threat. With Africa expected to become a home to nearly
quarter (1.3 billion) of the world’s urban population in 2050, research into the ramifications of urbanization on the functionality of the region’s urban environment is urgent and tenable. This paper fleshes out and teases apart the implications of rapid urbanisation on sustainable development of Africa.
Since its emergence in the 1980s, the ideology underpinning sustainable development has become a... more Since its emergence in the 1980s, the ideology underpinning
sustainable development has become a metaphor for describing human welfare and environmental management. However, previous studies have overly focused on environmental aspects with little known about poverty urbanization implications on sustainable development. Given the magnitude of urbanization and the pervasiveness of poverty in developing countries, this paper advocates for a poverty–urbanization analytical approach to sustainable development in developing countries. First, the article provides an overview of sustainable development discourse. Second, the paper looks at the concepts of poverty and urbanization and their ramifications on sustainable development. Third, examples of sustainable development policy initiatives and their associated poverty urbanization threats are presented. Fourth, the paper discusses the policy implications of these two phenomena on sustainable development. The paper concludes with some key issues necessary to make sustainable development a reality in developing countries.