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Stakeholders' Activisms: Indigenous Peoples' of Sarawak Resistance against the State Government and Corporations

Stakeholders' Activisms: Indigenous Peoples' of Sarawak Resistance against the State Government... Purpose – This paper aims to problematise the notions of both “corporate social responsibility” and “stakeholder theory”. In particular, it seeks to challenge the promises it claims to hold regarding social responsibility and community engagement. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a discussion of indigenous stakeholders’ activism in Sarawak, Malaysia. Findings – It is shown that despite the rhetoric of corporate social responsibility and stakeholderism, there is a clear failure of the state government and corporations to actively involve local affected communities. In so doing, both the state and corporations have rendered the local indigenous peoples, a significant and legitimate stakeholder, powerless, redundant and inevitably compromised both the development and management process. The paper also suggests that community engagement can be problematic for indigenous peoples and for it and stakeholderism to be efficacious, they need to involve the discourse of rights and activism within Sarawak and Malaysia. Originality/value – The paper offers insight into the indigenous peoples at Sarawak resistance against the state Government and corporations, Focusing on stakeholder activism. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Responsibility Journal Emerald Publishing

Stakeholders' Activisms: Indigenous Peoples' of Sarawak Resistance against the State Government and Corporations

Social Responsibility Journal , Volume 3 (2): 13 – May 1, 2007

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1747-1117
DOI
10.1108/17471110710829713
Publisher site
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Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to problematise the notions of both “corporate social responsibility” and “stakeholder theory”. In particular, it seeks to challenge the promises it claims to hold regarding social responsibility and community engagement. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a discussion of indigenous stakeholders’ activism in Sarawak, Malaysia. Findings – It is shown that despite the rhetoric of corporate social responsibility and stakeholderism, there is a clear failure of the state government and corporations to actively involve local affected communities. In so doing, both the state and corporations have rendered the local indigenous peoples, a significant and legitimate stakeholder, powerless, redundant and inevitably compromised both the development and management process. The paper also suggests that community engagement can be problematic for indigenous peoples and for it and stakeholderism to be efficacious, they need to involve the discourse of rights and activism within Sarawak and Malaysia. Originality/value – The paper offers insight into the indigenous peoples at Sarawak resistance against the state Government and corporations, Focusing on stakeholder activism.

Journal

Social Responsibility JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: May 1, 2007

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility; Stakeholder analysis; Malaysia

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