A Research Proposal submitted to Mzumbe University in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for Award of Master Degree in MBA Corporate Management
The study focused on the understanding and applicability of corporate social
responsibility by small scale mining companies in Geita, with Nyakagwe Resources,
Busolwa Mine, Mwanza Mara Mineral Processing and Heche Gold Processing
Limited in Geita District as a case. The study was guided by three research questions
from specific objectives of the study. It was formulated and justified through
empirical and theoretical reviews; and the conceptual framework which depicts both
dependent and independent variables. Case study approach was used to gather data
since the study was descriptive. The study used both qualitative and quantitative
approaches. Both primary and secondary data were used for analysis; and primary
data were obtained through questionnaire and interview methods. The data collected,
presented and analyzed in this research dealt with this problem concerning the rights
of the workers in small scale mining companies and the rights of the people living in
their surroundings. The findings showed that mining companies understand corporate
social responsibility but they do not apply it while, workers do not understand
corporate social responsibility given that they don‟t know all their rights as workers.
The study recommends that, the employer should practice corporate social
responsibility in respect of the rights of the workers; observance of environmental
and labour laws by small scale mining companies; Government intervening and
control of small scale mining companies in relation to the understanding and
application of corporate social responsibility and training of the workers and making
them aware of their rights.