Business Research Method

Business Research
Method

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of research.........................................................................................................1
1.2 Significance of research........................................................................................................1
1.3 Aims and objectives..............................................................................................................2
1.4 Research question.................................................................................................................2
1.5 Timeline and Gantt chart.......................................................................................................2
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................3
2.1 Drivers of CSR in Niger Delta..............................................................................................3
2.2 Concept of CSR....................................................................................................................4
2.3 Effectiveness of CSR in Nigeria...........................................................................................5
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: Research Design.......................................................................7
3.1 Research methods & techniques...........................................................................................7
3.2 Justification...........................................................................................................................7
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS......................................................................................8
RESEARCH ETHICS......................................................................................................................8
5.1 Ethical issues.........................................................................................................................8
5.2 Contingency planning...........................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of research
Niger Delta is seen as a delta of Niger River located directly on the Gulf of Guinea upon
Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. This delta is considered as densely populated area which sometime
known as Oil Rivers because at once this was known as major producer of palm oil. In fact, delta
is seen as a petroleum rich region. Basically, the area of Niger Delta was under British Oil Rivers
Protectorate from 1885 till 1893 (Akinyomi Oladele John, 2012). However, numbers of people
are from colonial Calabar and Ogoja divisions. This region has become Africa’s biggest
manufacturer of petroleum as well as number of oil wells are identified in this delta. Moreover,
natural gas of oil wells were totally burnt which causes environmental problems. Thus, number
of companies such as; private and public are getting engaged in meeting few social obligations in
terms of corporate social responsibility. Niger delta got involved in producing important portion
of aggregate oil wealth of Nigeria. As a result, entire area have gone through various problems
such as; environmental issues, crumbling infrastructures and services, unemployment, social
deprivation, heavy poverty and endemic disputes. Therefore, these activities and issues enforces
various oil companies which were operating in Niger Delta for enhancing community in order to
provide direct social advantages such as; employment at local level, developing infrastructure,
schools and enhance health care delivery (Renouard and Lado, 2012). This project is going to
examine the concept of corporate social responsibility that in what ways companies in Niger
Delta are managing oil exploration and their business processes for promoting overall positive
influence upon society. At initial level, concept of CSR is optional or non-obligatory
responsibility for oil associations as well as there is no single law is present in Nigeria related to
this element. Hence, this proposal is going to highlight the need of corporate social responsibility
in country like Nigeria by analysing various circumstances and problems which is encountered
by common people.
1.2 Significance of research
Corporate social responsibility is a kind of corporate policy which is adopted by business
world for showing their obligations towards society in order to facilitate them with best services.
Basically, it’s an internal organizational policy which is followed by various businessmen’s for
gaining trust or loyalty of customers in order to attain their set targets in a defined time frame.
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Therefore, Nigeria is a region where people are going through numerous of environmental
problems because of oil productivity and affecting societal members in distinct ways. Thus,
researcher is going to investigate the effectiveness of CSR activities for Niger Delta which is
considered as high pollutant region. Basically, their main motive is to facilitate common people
and various communities of Nigeria by protecting them from harmful effects of oil chemicals
(Temitope Ako, 2012).
1.3 Aims and objectives
“Effectiveness of Corporate Responsibility and its main drivers: A critical analysis of
Niger Delta Area in Nigeria”.
Research objectives To identify what drives CSR in Niger Delta. To analyse the concept of CSR To evaluate the effectiveness of CSR in Nigeria.
1.4 Research question What are the drivers of CSR in Niger Delta? Explain the concept of CSR? Assess the effectiveness of CSR in Nigeria?
1.5 Timeline and Gantt chart
This project has started from 2018 and going to completed in 2019
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