Even though large-scale extractive industries contribute significantly to revenues in mineral-
rich African countries, little is known about their effectiveness, and better approaches could …

Drunks are accorded great social license in Oaxacan villages. They may shout insults,
intrude uninvited into social gatherings, and behave in other normally unacceptable …

Companies in the mining and oil and gas (MOG) industries operate in diverse institutional
contexts, including developed and developing countries. The companies face significant …

This work proposes and develops a holistic framework for intelligent roadway lighting in
largely ignored small cities using an unlit 1.1-mile section of Harney Street in Laramie …

In the past decade, the extractive sector has embraced social responsibility. Despite this,
broad-based support for many extractive projects and operations remains elusive …

In the past decade the extractive sector has embraced social responsibility, and more
recently extractive companies have extended this to include contributions to social …

Abstract Direct Load Control (DLC) of heat pumps and electric vehicles (EVs) could offer
great potential to decarbonize the distribution grid network by aligning demand with …

Issues of social acceptance around development projects are widespread in our societies.
Whether for exploiting natural resources, constructing an airport, or building a waste …

It is now twenty years since people began to debate the question of how mining companies
could show that they possessed a 'social licence'for industrial activities that are known to …

Scholars have greatly improved our understanding of legitimacy and legitimation processes
in recent years. Focusing mainly on organizations and institutional fields, mainstream …