Study On Corporate Community Relations In Mining Sector In China

Corporate community relations(CCR)is a key topic in the sustainable development of the mining industry,and it has gained widespread attention all over the world.Besides,more and more mining enterprises have been assuming great responsibilities for the sustainable development of the local community.How to handle CCR properly in mining exploitation concerns whether the enterprise can obtain recognition and operate smoothly.More importantly,it is related to the rights and interests of local communities,and their healthy development.This thesis,based on the field observations of some mining companies and their adjacent communities,seeks to make empirical studies on the CCR of Chinese mining companies with the application of some theories such as corporate social responsibility(CSR),stakeholder theory,value conflict theory,grounded theory,back propagation artificial neural network,corporate community involvement et al.The main results of research may be summarized as follows:(1)The classification of mining communities has been carried out,which divides the Chinese mining communities into two main categories: primary community and secondary community.Of these two types of communes,attention must be paid to the primary community because of its conflicts of value with mining companies in the field of land,environment,economy,etc.(2)The content and mechanism of action of the CCR of mining industry was clarified through research on its evolution path.The CCR of mining industry includes spatial CCR,economic CCR,emotional CCR,corporate community cultural exchanges and practice principles,among which the emotional CCR is the core because it is the measure of harmony level of the CCR.(3)Based on the content and evolution path of CCR,an index system was developed,which led to the establishment of a CCR evaluation system.Consequently,a quantitative evaluation of the CCR was carried out.(4)Research has been conducted on the practice strategy of CCR,which led to a systematic clarification of CCR practice elements and the choice of corporate community involvement(CCI)strategies.Three CCR practice elements were summarized: corporate profit,corporate sense of responsibility and community sense of participation.A partition model on CCI has been established,which revealed the decisive role of fundamental participation strategy in practice.(5)Policy proposals about CCR practice in mining industry have been provided.