Csr in the Mining Industry

THE COMMON PRACTICE OF STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT IN THE INDUSTRY RELATED MARKET ENVIRONMENT OF RHI AG

Master Thesis

submitted at Lauder Business School, Vienna in Intercultural Management and Leadership a Master Program of a University of Applied Sciences by

Oliver Berger

for the award of the academic degree MASTER of ARTS in BUSINESS

Thesis Coach: Julius Dem Submitted on: 23.07.2014

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“I declare in lieu of an oath that I have written this master thesis by myself, and that I did not use other sources or resources than stated for its preparation. I declare that I have clearly indicated all direct and indirect quotations, and that this thesis has not been submitted elsewhere for examination purposes.”

Date: 07.23.2014

Oliver Berger

Oliver Berger

Stakeholder Management in the Industry Related Market Environment of RHI AG Acknowledgments

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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those who have helped me with the completion of this thesis. That through their kind remarks have shaped the way I perceive the world and that this thesis is proof of, and that without them this research would not have been possible. I also want to express my deepest gratitude to my thesis coach to Prof. (FH) Mag. Julius Dem, and to my supervisor to Ing. Mag. Andreas Drescher, that with their guidance and appropriate remarks guided my work, provided me with inspiration and motivation. I want to thank the Lauder Business School for their resources and giving me the wonderful opportunity to pursue this thesis and this degree. Furthermore, I wanted to say thanks to the thesis partner, namely RHI AG, for their help and opportunity to work with one of the most successful market leader corporation in Austria. I also owe special thanks to my lovely fiancée for her patience, help and unconditional support. Last but not least special thanks go to my son Nataniel Omri Berger, who was...