Survey Dataset (n=9065) on Business, Peace, Violent Conflict and Sustainable Development in Myanmar

We present a new survey dataset of 9,065 private sector respondents and other stakeholder groups in Myanmar. Our primary aim is to offer new insight avenues on local business-conflict-development interactions, and offer the raw survey data as an attachment as an open source research tool for scholars and practitioners. Design/methodology: The survey was conducted over smartphone in 2018. It asked questions that aimed to better understand the relationships between business, ethnic conflict, investment, corporate social responsibility, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar and in Rakhine State in particular. Findings: The dataset captures a series of significant differences in corporate leadership perspectives on the role of business in society, across sectors (e.g. banking, agriculture, retail, manufacturing, extractives) and variations of firm country of ownership (e.g. national firms, Global North firms, Indian firms, Chinese firms). Originality: This dataset offers a unique window into stakeholder perceptions and understandings of working through conflict, and the role of business in development in a fragile conflict-affected state (Myanmar). We also conduct two example analyses of the dataset employing ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests to illustrate possible uses and findings of the dataset. The questionnaire and full article is attached as a word document.