Submitted by Daniele Santos (danielesantos.htl@gmail.com) on 2016-04-18T19:30:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Jaynet_RESEARCH PAPER THESIS - FINAL VERSION JAYNET D KABILA Oct 2015-EDITED NOV 1.pdf: 3372745 bytes, checksum: 901303b3261ac5801e2bdfef15a9d438 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Janete de Oliveira Feitosa (janete.feitosa@fgv.br) on 2016-06-02T14:24:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Jaynet_RESEARCH PAPER THESIS - FINAL VERSION JAYNET D KABILA Oct 2015-EDITED NOV 1.pdf: 3372745 bytes, checksum: 901303b3261ac5801e2bdfef15a9d438 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2016-06-06T17:44:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Jaynet_RESEARCH PAPER THESIS - FINAL VERSION JAYNET D KABILA Oct 2015-EDITED NOV 1.pdf: 3372745 bytes, checksum: 901303b3261ac5801e2bdfef15a9d438 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-06T17:44:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jaynet_RESEARCH PAPER THESIS - FINAL VERSION JAYNET D KABILA Oct 2015-EDITED NOV 1.pdf: 3372745 bytes, checksum: 901303b3261ac5801e2bdfef15a9d438 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-26 / Purpose – This case study presents an impact assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs of the TFM Company in order to understand how they contribute to the sustainable development of communities in areas in which they operate. Design/Methodology/Approach - Data for this study was collected using qualitative data methods that included semi-structured interviews and Focus Group Discussions most of them audio and video recorded. Documentary analysis and a field visit were also undertaken for the purpose of quality analysis of the CSR programs on the terrain. Data collected was analyzed using the Seven Questions to sustainability (7Qs) framework, an evaluation tool developed by the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) North America chapter. Content analysis method was on the other hand used to examine the interviews and FGDs of the study participants. Findings - Results shows that CSR programs of TFM SA do contribute to community development, as there have been notable changes in the communities’ living conditions. But whether they have contributed to sustainable development is not yet the case as programs that enhance the capacity of communities and other stakeholders to support these projects development beyond the implementation stage and the mines operation lifetime need to be considered and implemented. Originality/Value – In DRC, there is paucity of information of research studies that focus on impact assessment of CSR programs in general and specifically those of mining companies and their contribution to sustainable development of local communities. Many of the available studies cover issues of minerals and conflict or conflict minerals as mostly referred to. This study addressees this gap.

The purpose of this study was to explore the strategising practices of chartered accountants (CAs) in the South African mining industry. Few studies have dealt with the practical skills CAs employ when they engage in strategising practices and, in particular, a gap could be identified on how CAs engage with strategy tools during strategising. Approximately two thirds of all directors in South Africa are CAs and only 11% of directors who are CAs also hold master‟s degrees in business administration. The question then arises of how do CAs engage with strategy tools during strategising? This study applied key concepts of social practice theory to explore the strategising practices of CAs from a strategy-as-practice perspective. The strategy-as-practice perspective entails studying strategy practitioners within their social constructs. The context of this study was the South African mining industry, a landscape seen as an essential part of the South African economy. An exploratory qualitative research design was applied whereby one-on-one interchanges during individual interviews provided rich, detailed descriptions of how CA strategists use strategy tools when they engage in strategising practices. The social nature of the practices and praxis of strategy practitioners from a strategy-as-practice perspective constantly changes. As such, the current study was conducted from a constructivist paradigm to describe the narrative reality of the strategy practitioners as they engage with strategy tools. The findings of the study portrayed participants as bricoleurs of strategy tools, i.e. craftspeople who adapted and interpreted strategy tools from an accounting perspective to serve the requirements of the situation they face. / Financial Accounting / M. Phil. (Accounting Sciences)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-02T21:42:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JDFrancisco3.pdf: 326836 bytes, checksum: d425aa8b2f5ce720939ace48ebbb5fac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-30 / Much has inquired about the antecedents of turnover intention. Among the possible variables with ability to relate to plans of employees leaving the organization stand out, job satisfaction and affective organizational commitment. The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between these three variables, job satisfaction, affective organizational commitment and turnover intention . Linking objectives through its internal or external stimuli, unraveled in the study in a diamond-mining in Angola where we analyzed the relationships between the three variables. 151 employees participated in the survey, all of Angolan nationality, randomly selected in different areas of the same company. After questionnaires with this three validated measures and accurate processing of the date, all numerical in nature, was processed by the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS, version 19.0 for Windows. It was found that the mean age of participants was 38.34 (SD = 8.42) years, mostly male, unmarried, with complete secondary school, not exercising management positions, belonging to the group (GP III) a total of 89 (58.9%), doing much of his work with another person or group, with working time ranging from 1 (one) to 16 years. The descriptive results indicate that workers hold a picture of job satisfaction, satisfaction with the largest proportionate number of times and opportunities to be promoted with the professional capacity of their leaders, foud in understanding each other and the way they are treated by their heads, and lower with the kind of friendship, trust and spirit of cooperation demonstrated by their colleagues, as well as the ability absorbed and salary compared to how it works. The framework of affective organizational commitment, shows greater affection issues the company in making the employee fell proud of it and happy with it, as the slightest affection related issues fell enthusiastic about her and interested in her. Correlation analysis by Pearson s r indices reported negative and significant between the two variables and turnover intention. These results stated that the plan to leave the company where they work and less and less as they raise levels of job satisfaction and affective organizational commitment. / Muito se tem investigado sobre os antecedentes de intenção de rotatividade. Dentre as possíveis variáveis com capacidade de se relacionar aos planos dos trabalhadores deixarem a organização destacam-se: satisfação no trabalho e comprometimento organizacional afetivo. O presente estudo teve como objetivo geral analisar as relações entre estas três variáveis; satisfação no trabalho, comprometimento organizacional afetivo e intenção de rotatividade. Ligando-se aos objetivos através dos seus estímulos internos ou externos, desvendados no estudo em uma mineradora de diamantes em Angola onde foram analisadas as relações entre as três variáveis. Participaram na pesquisa 151 trabalhadores, todos de nacionalidade angolana selecionados aleatoriamente em diferentes áreas da mesma empresa. Após aplicação do questionários com três medidas validadas e precisas, o tratamento dos dados, todos de natureza numérica, foi processado pelo software estatístico Statistical Package for the Social Science SPSS, versão 19.0 para Windows. Apurou-se que a idade media dos participantes era de 38,34 (DP = 8,42) anos, sendo a maioria do sexo masculino, solteira, com o nível médio completo, não exercendo cargo de chefia, pertencendo ao grupo (GP - III) um total de 89 (58,9 %), realizando grande parte do seu trabalho com outra pessoa ou em grupo, com tempo de trabalho variando entre 1 (um) e 16 anos. Os resultados descritivos indicam que os trabalhadores detêm um quadro de satisfação no trabalho, com satisfações maiores proporcionadas pelo número de vezes e oportunidades de serem promovidos, com a capacidade profissional de seus chefes, no entendimento encontrado entre si e na maneira como são tratados pelos seus chefes; e menores com o tipo de amizade, confiança e espírito de colaboração demonstrada pelos seus colegas de trabalho, assim como com a capacidade absorvida e o salário se comparado com o quanto trabalha. O quadro do comprometimento organizacional afetivo demonstra maior afeto as questões relacionadas a empresa em fazer o empregado sentir-se orgulhoso e contente com ela. Análises de correlação pelo r de Pearson informaram índices negativos e significativos entre as duas variáveis e intenção de rotatividade. Tais resultados informam que o plano de deixar a empresa onde trabalham é cada vez menor à medida que se elevam os níveis de satisfação no trabalho e comprometimento organizacional afetivo.

The implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act was anticipated to have a significant impact on the South African economy and mining industry. The mineral royalty is an effective instrument in the collection of compensation for extraction of mineral resources that cannot be renewed. An overview of the development, evolution and application of the mineral royalty indicated that the newly enacted Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act has constituted a more formal regulative system in determining the royalty amount payable. Various fundamental principles have been established in the act, such as distinguishing between refined and unrefined mineral resources, different royalty formulae to be applied to each of mineral resources and circumstances resulting in a mineral royalty obligation. The South African mining industry has been a cornerstone in forming the economy for many years. The industry has on average contributed approximately 8.8% directly to the country’s gross domestic product during 2011. The potential impact by the new royalty reform was predicted by researchers to impact mining operations’ profitability between 2% and 5%, whilst the sector’s contribution to total taxes was expected to rise by 8%. The actual impact of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act on the country’s fiscal and mining industry was reviewed to determine just how many circumstances have changed in South African mining, if any. The research study has found that although there has been an impact it was not as significant as anticipated. Die implementering van die Minerale en Petroleum Reserwes Tantieme Wet sou na verwagting ‘n groot impak op die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie en die mynbedryf hê. Minerale tantieme is ‘n doeltreffende instrument in die invordering van vergoeding vir die ontginning van minerale hulpbronne wat nie hernu kan word nie. ‘n Ondersoek oor die ontwikkeling, evolusie en toepassing van minerale tantieme het aangedui dat die onlangse Wet op Minerale en Petroleum Reserwes Tantieme ‘n meer formele regulerende stelsel teweeggebring het in die bepaling van tantieme betaalbaar. Verskeie fundamentele beginsels word onderskryf deur die Wet, soos die onderskeid tussen verwerkte en onverwerkte minerale hulpbronne, verskillende tantieme formules toepaslik op elk van die minerale hulpbronne en omstandighede wat lei tot ‘n mineraal tantiem verpligting. Die Suid-Afrikaanse mynbedryf was ‘n hoeksteen in die ontwikkeling van die ekonomie vir baie jare. Die bedryf het gemiddeld ongeveer 8.8% direk bygedra tot die land se bruto binnelandse produk gedurende 2011. Navorsers het voorspel dat die potensiële impak van die nuwe mineraalhervorming mynbou se winsgewendheid met tussen 2% en 5% sou beïnvloed, terwyl die sektor se bydrae tot die totale belasting na verwagting sou styg met 8%. Die werklike impak van die Mineraal en Petroleum Reserwes Tantieme Wet op die land se ekonomie en mynbedryf was hersien om vas te stel presies hoeveel omstandighede verander het in Suid-Afrikaanse mynbou, indien enige. Die studie het bevind dat selfs al het die nuwe tantieme stelsel ‘n impak gemaak op Suid-Afrika, dit nie so wesenlik was soos verwag nie. / Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / am2014 / Taxation / unrestricted

Thesis (LLM.) -- University of Limpopo, 2017. / In South Africa, during the then apartheid era, the mining sector had records of extremely high fatalities, injuries and occupational diseases that led to massive death of miners predominantly the Blacks. In the post-apartheid era, numerous laws have been enacted to address the problem. One of the laws that was introduced is the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 which provides for radical enforcement of health and safety standards using various mechanisms, such as monitoring systems and inspections, investigations, and employers' and employees' duties to identify hazards and eliminate, control and minimise the risk to health and safety of mine workers. This study examines the extent, efficient and efficacy of the implementation and enforcements of these laws and points out the challenges being encountered and prospects made thus far. The study used Australia and Chile for comparative study and showcased how the government and the laws they have passed are being effectively used to contain and curtail health hazards, accidents and fatalities in the mining environment.

Research suggests that disengaged employees have contributed to the 28.5% reduction in the mining industry's contribution to South African gross domestic product. Some South African mining leaders lack strategies for engaging employees. Using the employee engagement framework, the purpose of this single case study was to explore successful strategies that South African mining leaders use to engage employees. The target population was mining leaders, purposefully selected because of their success with engaging employees at a typical South African mining company. Data collection was through face-to-face interviews with 4 leaders; a focus group interview with 9 employees; and a review of archived organizational documents, including internal case organization surveys, reports, emails, and Facebook posts. Data were analyzed using inductive coding of phrases and words from interviews while additional data gathered from participants' displays, websites, and other documents supported theme interpretation through methodological triangulation. Within this group of South African leaders, findings revealed that leader behavior improved employee engagement, situationally relevant employee engagement strategies improved employee engagement, and communication strategies improved employee engagement. Improving employee engagement contributes to social change by shaping employees' experience of their work environment, thereby improving their personal well-being and living conditions while maintaining a balance between work and personal interests.

The rise of market globalization creates challenges for business executives seeking to pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) in least developed countries (LDC), such as Afghanistan. Multinational corporate (MNC) executives need strategies that will improve the timely delivery of minerals for mining projects in LDCs. Guided by the force field analysis theory, the purpose of this holistic, single-case study was to explore the strategy that 5 MNC executives in Beijing, China, used to improve the timely delivery of minerals associated with the Aynak copper mine project in Afghanistan. Semistructured interviews were used to elicit detailed narratives from MNC executives about their experiences to develop strategies for mining projects in LDCs. A review of company documents, as well as member-checking of initial interview transcripts, helped to bolster the trustworthiness of final interpretations. Study results included 2 themes. Theme 1 was determinants of mine investment strategies in LDCs that included an exploration of driving forces, restraining forces, neutral forces, and the effect of those forces. Theme 2 was FDI strategies for copper mine projects in LDCs that included the comparison of cost leadership strategy, differentiation strategy, and combination of cost leadership and differentiation strategies. By implementing a cost leadership strategy and best practices, MNC executives were able to achieve greater success to improve timely delivery of minerals associated with FDI copper mine projects in LDCs. Social implications include ongoing efforts of Afghan government leaders to implement effective economic policies that decrease unemployment while reducing poverty.

Background  Previous studies show a high level of uncertainty in the mining industry. Stakeholders require transparent sustainability reports from mining companies due to the high risk of accidents. In recent years, several failures causing disastrous consequences have occured in the industry. A clear example of such failure is the Samarco dam collapse in 2015, which is said to be Brazil's worst disaster in the mining industry. Due to companies using sustainability reports as a tool to communicate, there is a need to study how companies in the mining industry communicate negative information when involved in a scandal.  Purpose  The purpose of this study is to examine the strategies companies use in their sustainability reports and press releases in order to recover from a scandal. Furthermore, the study will also analyze how companies maintain their legitimacy when reporting negative information.  Method  The methodological approach for this study consists of a case study. The case study consists of a content analysis and a coding schedule in which the sustainability reports and press releases from BHP Billiton and Vale S.A. will be analyzed. These mining companies were directly involved in the Samarco dam disaster which is the case selected for this study.  Conclusion  Various approaches were identified in the reporting of the scandal that are attributable to different legitimacy strategies. The strategies that companies mainly used in their sustainability reports and press releases were complete measures, incomplete measures and indicating facts.This in order to maintain corporate legitimacy and trust of the stakeholders after a scandal has occurred. / Bakgrund  Tidigare forskning påvisar att det föreligger hög risk och osäkerhet inom gruvindustrin. Den höga risken för olyckor har medfört att intressenterna kräver transparentare hållbarhetsrapporter från gruvbolagen. Under de senaste åren har flera olyckor av allvarlig karaktär förekommit inom denna bransch. Ett tydligt exempel på detta är Samarco-dammkollapsen i 2015 som benämns vara Brasiliens värsta olycka inom gruvbranschen. I och med att företag använder hållbarhetsrapporter som kommunikationsverktyg finns ett behov att undersöka hur gruvbolag kommunicerar negativ information i samband med en skandal.  Syfte  Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vilka strategier företag använder sig av i sina hållbarhetsrapporter samt pressmeddelanden för att återhämta sig efter en skandal. Vidare kommer studien att analysera vilka tillvägagångssätt företagen använder för att bibehålla sin legitimitet när de rapporterar negativ information.  Metod  Det metodologiska tillvägagångssättet för denna undersökning är en fallstudie. Fallet som valdes ut är Samarco-dammkatastrofen som skedde 2015 i Brasilien. Med hjälp av en innehållsanalys och kodningsschema har BHP Billiton och Vale S.A. som var inblandade i händelsen analyserats. Företagens hållbarhetsrapporter och pressmeddelanden utgör studiens material.  Slutsats  Det identifierades diverse tillvägagångssätt i rapporteringen av skandalen som är hänförligt till olika legitimitetsstrategier. De strategier som företagen använde främst av i sina hållbarhetsrapporter och pressmeddelanden var ofullständiga åtgärder, fullständiga åtgärder och identifikation av fakta. Detta i syfte att upprätthålla företagens legitimitet efter uppstått skandal och behålla tilliten hos intressenterna.

PhD. (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences), Vaal University of Technology. / The world over the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gradually evolved from a theoretical concept to a managerial tool used to shape organisational competitiveness. Thus, this study sought to establish the influence of CSR on reputation and performance in the mining sector in Zimbabwe, given the limited evidence of such studies in the body of knowledge. The framework for data collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation was guided by the positivist paradigm, quantitative approach, and descriptive survey design. With the questionnaire being utilised to collect data from 330 respondents who were purposively and conveniently sampled from the targeted mines. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was employed to test for the validity and reliability of the designed instrument. In addition, the Pearson’s correlation was used to determine relationships between constructs, while regression analysis was used to predict the reputation value based on causality. In addition, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed to determine the factor structure of the data collected based on the relationship of constructs and items. The analysed data revealed that most respondents, through descriptive statistics, agreed with the construct items except political corporate social responsibility (PCSR), which had the least mean score of (4.7311). This implied that the respondents somewhat agreed PCSR was being observed though at marginal levels. The other constructs stakeholder corporate social responsibility (SCSR), environment corporate social responsibility (ENCSR), ethical corporate social responsibility (ETCSR), and social corporate responsibility (SOCSR) had mean scores above 4, indicating that respondents agreed that CSR was being observed to retain a reputable image. Furthermore, regression analysis revealed that four of the stated hypotheses supported the assumption on SCSR, ETCSR, operational performance (OP), and social performance (SP). Furthermore, the results revealed that PCSR, ENCSR, SOCSR, and economic performance (EP) could not be used to support reputation. The results on the hypotheses statements confirmed the empirical literature assumptions. Thus, partnerships, trust, honesty, disclosure, competitive advantage, operational efficiency, values based on morality, and transparency were confirmed to be by-products of CSR practices. Based on this, it can be argued that mining firms in Zimbabwe could employ CSR as a strategic tool to handle stakeholders’ concerns. In this regard, a theoretical model was crafted for the mining sector in Zimbabwe, which reduced independent variables to two, namely the SCSR and ETCSR. Hence the results established a strong positive association between PSCR, SCSR, SOCSR, ENCSR, ETCSR, and corporate reputation (CR). In addition, corporate performance was seen to have a positive impact on OP and SP. Based on the above results, it is recommended that mining companies in Zimbabwe fully embrace CSR as a vehicle for engaging with stakeholders. More so, CSR programmes should be done in consultation with stakeholders, especially surrounding communities that host or provide an operating environment. Furthermore, mining companies should be wary of the cultural effects of their operations through the crafting and implementation of ethical policies. This can further be enhanced through CSR reporting on CSR initiatives and programmes.

This thesis is an attempt to reflect on my own creative process and put it in relation to  critical ideas and artworks that deals with themes of apocalypse, ecology and political theory. By doing this I hope to examine the role of apocalyptic narratives in our society today and see how my own film relates to these ideas. By putting my artistic process and film in relation to a theoretical framework I hope to discover new perspectives on aesthetics and how to tell an apocalyptic story in our day and age and how this relates to documentary filmmaking and digital culture.  To engage with a critical perspective on the ecological questions regarding my work I am taking help from thinkers such as the finish art historian and media professor Jussi Parikka and his ideas about geology of media where the earth crust itself can be considered a mediating force. I am also introducing the concept of buen vivir presented by the post-colonial theorist Rolando Vásques to critically examine the documentary process in Sápmi. Furthermore, I explore the religious idea of the holy fool who appears in the film from a societal perspective by turning to the media theorist Byung- Chul Han. I also make us of the theologian Ola Sigurdsons ideas about the transcendental power of comedy to understand the more comical sides of my filmmaking.  By putting these theoretical ideas against my practice I try to find an expanded understanding of the apocalyptic film genre and how the artistic process relates to healing and transformation in times of societal and existential crisis.