Taiwo Yusuff

Title of Dissertation: Social and Cultural Issues in Corporate Digital Responsibility: A study of the Telecommunications Sector in Nigeria and Germany

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons
University: University of Mannheim
Scholarship: KSG Scholarship
Cohort: 7th Cohort, since 2020
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• Short Abstract

  This research examines the social and cultural issues in corporate digital responsibility (CDR). Based on data to be collected from staff of telecommunications companies in both Nigeria and Germany, this research investigates the influence of firms’ business models on their practice of corporate digital responsibility, how firms’ internal incentive structures impede or promote the implementation of sound corporate digital responsibility, the social and cultural barriers that impede the implementation of sound corporate digital responsibility, the roles played by data protection and regulatory agencies, and how do these influence firms’ approach to CDR. This research also investigates consumers’ evaluation of CDR, as well as the extent to which socio-demographic variables influence consumers’ attitudes to CDR. Primary data to be collected   from   respondents   (telecoms   employees   and   consumers),   and   secondary   data   from   annual reports, ethics statements, news articles, and regulatory records will facilitate answers to the research questions, making it possible to also identify cross-country differences in approaches to CDR.

• Research Interests

  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Corporate Digital Responsibility
  • Responsibility for new technologies
  • Shaping ethical workplaces

• Education

  • 2019, Master of Science Management, Technical University of Munich, Germany
  • 2014, Bachelor of Technology Computer Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria

• Professional and Academic Career

  • 2019 – 2020, Consultant, Allianz Technology, Munich, Germany
  • 2018 – 2019, Working student, Allianz, Munich, Germany
  • 2017 – 2018, Intern – Product development, Infineon Technology, Munich, Germany
  • 2017 – 2018, Graduate Research Assistant, Technical University of Munich, Germany

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