The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Management Model for Thailand Stone Mining in the Next Decade (2020-2030)

Abstract

The objectives of this study are 1) to study the overall circumstances of stone quarries in Thailand, 2) to study the CSR management guidelines for Thailand's stone quarries, and 3) to present the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) management model for Thailand stone mining in the next decade (2020-2030). A mixed-methods study was used to evaluate Thailand's stone mining CSR model. First, qualitative in-depth interviews with ten key informants who were significantly involved in the activities of Thailand stone mining were conducted. Then, a brainstorming session with 16 key stakeholders was organized using in-depth interviews to conduct Thailand stone quarries' CSR directions and management format. Finally, for the quantitative method, CSR directions and management format were confirmed by questionnaires with 369 samples collected from a limestone quarry in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, for creating the Thailand stone mining CSR model.
As a result, shows that:
1. The main problem of social responsibility in limestone mining from past to present is a problem with the health care of people in the surrounding areas. Entrepreneurs and the government sector must take seriously consistent and always open for investigation.
2. Guidelines for managing the social responsibility of limestone mining for construction must be responsible for natural resources, the environment economic, legal, ethical, and public interest.
3. The Social Responsibility Management Model of Limestone Mining for Construction in the Next Decade (2020-2029), named "Homeland CSR Model" consists of building relationships between organizations and cultivating consciousness, developing the mind's economic balance improving the quality of life. Restoration of natural resources and the environment as well as the development of houses, temples, schools, and conservation of arts and culture. Jobs need to be available as well as the development of the community's happiness and cooperating with the measures of the public sector.