Article: Examining Justice and Conflict between Mining Companies and Indigenous Peoples: Cerro Colorado and the Ngabe-Bugle Journal: Journal of Business and Management (JBM) 2002 Vol.8 No.3 pp.293 - 329 Abstract: Mining in indigenous peoples' territories often results in explosive conflict. Yet the management literature has rarely focused on this topic. Our paper explores this gap by examining justice and conflict surrounding decision-making at Tiomin Resources Inc.'s Cerro Colorado copper mine on Ngäbe-Buglé land in western Panama. We introduce an indigenous cultural framework for justice, which builds upon conventional dimensions of distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. Our case study of the Ngäbe-Buglé highlights the complexity of the roots of conflict between indigenous peoples and mining companies and their linkages to community perceptions of injustice. We conclude that indigenous cultural (including spiritual, environmental, social, and economic) dimensions of justice must be addressed in order to reduce the potential for conflict. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Examining Justice and Conflict between Mining Companies and Indigenous Peoples: Cerro Colorado and the Ngabe-Bugle

Authors: Gail Whiteman; Katy Mamen

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Abstract: Mining in indigenous peoples' territories often results in explosive conflict. Yet the management literature has rarely focused on this topic. Our paper explores this gap by examining justice and conflict surrounding decision-making at Tiomin Resources Inc.'s Cerro Colorado copper mine on Ngäbe-Buglé land in western Panama. We introduce an indigenous cultural framework for justice, which builds upon conventional dimensions of distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. Our case study of the Ngäbe-Buglé highlights the complexity of the roots of conflict between indigenous peoples and mining companies and their linkages to community perceptions of injustice. We conclude that indigenous cultural (including spiritual, environmental, social, and economic) dimensions of justice must be addressed in order to reduce the potential for conflict.

Keywords: Justice; conflict potential; mining companies; indigenous people; cultural framework.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2002.141089

Journal of Business and Management, 2002 Vol.8 No.3, pp.293 - 329

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *

Title: Examining Justice and Conflict between Mining Companies and Indigenous Peoples: Cerro Colorado and the Ngabe-Bugle

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