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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

“Sometimes, people approach us and ask, why didn’t you (MTN) sponsor this or that programme, <strong>in</strong>stead<br />

<strong>of</strong> this?”<br />

As Carroll and Buchholtz (2003), cautioned, “Stakeholders have some level <strong>of</strong> power over a bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

because <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> position to withhold, or at least threaten to withhold organizational resources. It is<br />

<strong>the</strong>refore imperative for key stakeholders’ <strong>in</strong>terest to be identified and addressed through stakeholder<br />

<strong>in</strong>telligence generation such as surveys, monotor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> issues discussed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> media and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

associations.<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ally, <strong>the</strong>re is <strong>the</strong> need for management <strong>of</strong> MTN to view CSR programmes as a source <strong>of</strong> competitive<br />

advantage ra<strong>the</strong>r than a mere altruism. The lack <strong>of</strong> synchronisation with market<strong>in</strong>g and human resource<br />

departments results from this strategic posture. In sum, <strong>the</strong> CSR posture <strong>of</strong> MTN is very impressive, <strong>the</strong><br />

above recommendations are <strong>in</strong>tended to strenghten <strong>the</strong> exist<strong>in</strong>g framework to serve as a model for o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

corporate organization on Ghana.<br />

Conclusion and Recommendations<br />

From <strong>the</strong> above discussions, it is obvious that MTN Ghana has demonstrated strong commitment to CSR<br />

programmes. However, <strong>the</strong>re is <strong>the</strong> need to coord<strong>in</strong>ate <strong>the</strong> activities <strong>of</strong> various departments <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong><br />

overall CSR platform and also as adopt proactive measures to identify stakeholder <strong>in</strong>terests and norms.<br />

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