Description
ABSTRACT
This contains the impact of social responsibilities of Oil Companies in
the host communities of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: A case
study of shell petroleum Development Company. It is true that most
corporate organizations especially multinational companies are not
living up to expectation in solving the problems contributed in the
region by their activities. Their oil exploration had causes pollution in
the area, which has caused untold hardship to the people. Thus, the
objective of the study was to explore how best to use the practice of
public relations in solving these challenges. Both primary and
secondary data were collected. Instrument used to collect primary
data were personal interviews, questionnaires and observation.
Secondary data were collected from textbooks, journals, magazines,
newspaper and libraries. Questionnaires administration and interview
methods were the principal methods used for collecting data.
Descriptive research methods and survey technique were adopted by
the researcher. The research findings of the project work reviewed
that social responsibilities programmes are necessary. The findings
also unyield that shell company earnies out its social responsibility
programmes in its host community. The researcher recommended
that the company should increase and expand its social responsibility
programmes and government should help in the development of the
communities in which most multinational companies exist.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page – – – – i
Certification – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – iii
Acknowledgments – – – – iv
Abstract – – – – vi
Table of Contents – – – – vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of the Study – – – – 1
1.2. Statement of the Problem – – – – 3
1.3. Objectives of the Study – – – – 3
1.4. Research Questions – – – – 4
1.5. Formulation of Hypothesis – – – – 5
1.6. Significance of the Study – – – – 6
1.7. Scope of the Study – – – – 6
1.8. Limitation of the Study – – – – 7
References – – – – 9
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Theoretical Framework – – – 10
2.2. Historical Background – – – 14
2.3. Current Literature on Theory Postulated – – 25
References – – – 40
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND
METHODOLOGY
3.1. Research Design – – – 41
3.2. Sources of Data – – – 42
3.2.1. Primary Sources of Data – – – 42
3.2.2. Secondary Sources of Data – – – 43
3.3. Population of the Study – – – 44
Sample Size Determination and Sampling Technique 46
Sample Size Determination – – – 46
Sampling Technique – – – 48
Methods of Data Collection – – – 49
Method of Data Presentation and Analysis – – 49
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION
4.1. Presentation of Data – – – 50
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1. Summary of Findings – – – 70
5.2. Conclusion – – – 72
5.3. Recommendations – – – 73
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The impact of oil companies towards improved welfare (social
responsibility) for Nigerians as a whole and Niger Delta in particular
goes to the very beginning. In 1962, most of the oil companies began
oil exploration activities in the country. They presented the federal
government an Aid-to-education plan under which they pledged to
provide $900,000, over a period of five years for the education of
Nigerians in various field. Since then, the oil companies have evolved
a comprehensive programme for supporting the development of
Nigeria’s different sectors namely education, health, infrastructural
development, employment generation among others.
The concept of corporate social responsibilities as a new
concept in the business world is the ability of a corporation to relate
its operations and polices to the needs of the environment and the work force to the benefit of the organization and
the host communities.
Corporate social responsibility involves management of an
organization, working and relating with host communities and own
labour force to ensure that the company is responsible and
responsive to corporate government. It includes the participation of
the company in such vital areas as environmental protection, training
of its work force and welfare package and employment, provision of
social amenities within plant location, such as water, electricity,
bridges, roads, schools, scholarship programmes and youth
development programmes for the community and natural
development.
Business and society are inter-dependent because business
cannot operate in a vacuum, it operates in the society and contribute
immensely to the hazards of the environment from citizens and at
same time provides employment, security and other many values to
the community.
Thus, the concept of social responsibility of oil companies is
vital in the life of organized business operations.