Matskiv R. Social Responsibility Management at Enterprises of Oil and Gas Industry

The thesis aims at developing the theoretical-methodological and applied principles of social responsibility management at enterprises of oil and gas industry. It analyzes the essence and principles of the concept of social responsibility and identifies on the basis of such analysis the peculiarities of its implementation by oil and gas enterprises - separate organization departments of transregional economic entities (TREE). The author provides evidence of interdependence between a socially responsible behavior of single enterprises and organizations and the conditions of sustainable development of regions and the country as a whole. The thesis analyzes the socioeconomic activities of oil and gas enterprises. It provides improved methods of assessing an enterprise's social responsibility level. The author has assessed the social responsibility level of oil and gas enterprises, which has enabled identifying problems in its implementation. Social investments have been proved expedient as a modern form of social responsibility. The thesis also identifies the conditions of interaction of enterprises that are separate organization departments of TREEs with the principal company and national and local authorities. The author has developed an improved mechanism of managing oil and gas enterprises' responsibility to local communities as well as recommendations as to the development and implementation of non-financial reporting tools of enterprises in relation to their stakeholders.