IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 10 NO. 2 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijssmr.v10.no2.2024.pg199.222

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Conflict Management through Corporate Social Responsibility in Shell, NNPC and Chevron in Delta and Rivers States

AKPELU-OKEREKE, Henry, OCHONOGOR, Christopher Ifeakachukwu (PhD), OHIAGU, Obiageli Pauline, (Ph.D)

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Abstract

This study examined the conflict management through Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes of Shell, NNPC and Chevron in Delta and Rivers States. The objectives were among others to find out the extent unfulfilled Corporate Social Responsibility obligations may have caused conflicts between Shell, NNPC Chevron and the host communities in Delta and Rivers States, Nigeria. The frustration-aggression theory was adopted. The research design adopted for this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of this study is made up two streams, the public relations units and departments of the oil companies and the residents of the communities where the companies operate. For the oil companies, Shell, NNPC and Chevron, the public relations staff 145. The population of the residents of the communities of the two states, Rivers and Delta States was 145 from the oil companies and 1,841,110 from the host communities the population of the study with the total 1,841,255. The sample size for the study is 384 according to Krejcie and Morgan sample table. The sampling techniques used in this study were multi-stage cluster and purposive. The researcher obtained the data for this study using questionnaire and interview guide. The researcher adopted quantitative and qualitative methods to present and analyze the data gathered from the respondents. The finding revealed that the extent unfulfilled CSR obligations responsible for the conflicts between Shell, NNPC and Chevron, and the host communities in Delta and Rivers

keywords:

Conflict Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Oil Companies

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