Corporate Citizenship

This book discusses corporate citizenship, corporate responsibility and business ethics across Africa generally, and Botswana specifically. It begins by contextualizing Botswana within the broader context of Africa, using nine other countries Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe to provide a comparative perspective, examining the common factor: that weak legalization makes it challenging for corporate social responsibility to be actualized.From this background, the book then discusses Botswana as a key study. Botswana has been described as 'Africa's economic miracle' due to its growing economy since independence This puts it in a unique position for the implementation and study of corporate social responsibility. The interdisciplinary team of authors employ various research methods to examine the complex relationship between business, society, corporations and social justice issues. This book will be valuable reading for any academic working on corporate social responsibility in Africa, and will present an interesting insight to an often neglected area of study.

France Maphosa is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Botswana. His research interests include migration and transnationalism, the sociology of entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, urban and rural livelihoods, labour studies and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Langtone Maunganidze is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. His research interests include industrial sociology, business and society, rural livelihoods and sustainable development, and entrepreneurship.

Presents a comparative perspective of corporate social responsibility in ten African countries, representing a less-studied aspect of the region. Explores the result of Botswana's economic growth on social issues such as poverty and gender inequality. Provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the relationship between business and society.

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France Maphosa is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Botswana. His research interests include migration and transnationalism, the sociology of entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, urban and rural livelihoods, labour studies and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Langtone Maunganidze is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. His research interests include industrial sociology, business and society, rural livelihoods and sustainable development, and entrepreneurship.

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Chapter One: Introduction France Maphosa and Langtone Maunganidze.- Chapter Two: Corporate Social responsibility and Strategic Business Planning in Botswana - France Maphosa.- Chapter Three: Corporate Citizenship and Workplace Democracy in Botswana: Rhetoric or Reality? Langtone Maunganidze.- Chapter Four: Corporate Citizenship Through Ergonomics: The Case of Diamond Cutting and Polishing in Botswana Jester O Sealetsa.- Chapter Five: Cultural Heritage Management as Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case of a Mining Company in Botswana Olivia Nthoi.- Chapter Six: Business Involvement in Crime prevention in Botswana: A Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective Mecca Gaborone.- Chapter Seven: Diamond Mining and Corporate Social Responsibiliy in Botswana Nonofo Mokwakwa.- Chapter Eight: Rethinking Business-Society Relations in Botswana Langtone Maunganidze and France Maphosa. <p