Community involvement and development

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dc.contributor.authorKatamba, David
dc.contributor.authorNkiko, Cedric Marvin
dc.contributor.authorKemeza, Imelda
dc.contributor.authorBabiiha Mpisi, Sulayman
dc.contributor.authorTushabomwe Kazooba, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-17T08:27:57Z
dc.date.available2022-05-17T08:27:57Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionRestricted publicationen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how ISO 26000 inter-marries with millennium development goals (MDGs) with a view to demonstrate and recommend how businesses can successfully use this intermarriage to solve society problems. Design/methodology/approach – Case methodology was used to investigate how a company can use the social responsibility standard, ISO 26000, to guide its corporate social responsibility (CSR) aimed at contributing to MDGs. The paper focussed on the CSR dimension of community involvement and development (CI&D) interventions in health-related MDGs (4, 5 and 6). Data collection was by semi-structured interviews with CSR managers of the studied company, plus non-participant observation of CSR activities and projects. In order to develop a framework within which the collected data could be analyzed, the authors employed pattern-matching, explanation building and time series analysis. For generalization purposes of findings, the authors were guided by the “adaptive theory approach.” Findings – The intermarriage is much revealed in health and wellness. This intermarriage also reveals cross-cutting issues which support universal access to health care and prevent illnesses. Lastly, the intermarriage is symbiotic in nature, that is, MDGs contribute what to achieve while ISO 26000 contributes how to achieve. Research limitations/implications – The case study (Uganda Baati Ltd, - UBL) that informed this research is a subsidiary company of a multinational, SAFAL Group. This provided an indication that global or trans-national forces drive CSR/CI&D at UBL. Thus, the findings may not fit directly with a company that has a local/national focus of its CSR/CI&D. Practical implications – The paper presents guidelines to use and localize this intermarriage so as to focus CSR on global socio-economic development priorities, identify strategic stakeholders, and pathways to solutions for complex CI&D issues. Originality/value This research advances the Post-2015 MDG Development Agenda suggested during the United Nations MDG Summit in 2010 which called for academic contributions on how MDGs can be realized even after 2015.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Council for Higher Education (NCHE) – Uganda, for the research project: “Profiling CSR for profit oriented companies to liaise with government in the realization of MDGs.” Makerere University Business School (MUBS) – “Faculty of Marketing and Hospitality Management,” Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Gulu University and Uganda Chapter for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Ltd (UCCSRI) for their additional support both financial and technical.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0306-8293
dc.identifier.otherDOI 10.1108/IJSE-05-2013-0110
dc.identifier.otherwww.emeraldinsight.com/0306-8293.htm
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.gu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.14270/143
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 41;No. 9, 2014
dc.subjectDevelopment,en_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countries,en_US
dc.subjectHuman development,en_US
dc.subjectCommunity,en_US
dc.subjectWell being,en_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.titleCommunity involvement and developmenten_US
dc.title.alternativeAn inter-marriage of ISO 26000 and millennium development goalsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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