scholarly journals The implications of company corporate social responsibilities on the development of local communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zonke Njapha ◽  
Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya
Keyword(s):  
Northern Region ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Local Company ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibilities

Since Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become established in our vocabulary, over the past few years, business enterprises have come under increasing pressure to accept responsibility for the environment in which they function. This paper is aimed to evaluate the impact of company corporate social responsibilities on the development of local communities. The primary data were collected using the quantitative technique. Data were collected from selected areas of Richards Bay in the Northern region of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. The sample consisted of 129 respondents from the members of communities. The reliability data of this study found to be significant at 0.782. The results reveal that the majority of respondents believe that they do benefit from a local company in many ways. The findings also indicate that the benefits include creation of jobs, capacity building, technology, contracting and business opportunities and social investment. The finding of this study is limited by the study’s exploratory and quantitative nature. Generalizing should be done with care and further research with larger samples and consideration of the other provinces is therefore recommended.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibilities, and Innovation Impact on Banks’ Financial Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Wei ◽  
Rong Xiong ◽  
Marria Hassan ◽  
Alaa Mohamd Shoukry ◽  
Fares Fawzi Aldeek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Ordinary Least Square Regression ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibilities

The basic aim of this research was to check the impact of innovation, corporate social responsibilities (CSR), and entrepreneurship on the monetary performance of banks in five different countries: Qatar, Pakistan, China, the United States (US), and France. This research was conducted to measure the relationship of these factors and innovative workforce activities. The secondary data were collected from websites of twenty five banks in different countries, including Islamic and conventional banks. Different econometric analyses, such as descriptive statistical analysis, correlation coefficient test for measuring the interaction, and ordinary least square regression analysis for determining the impact of dependent and independent variables, were carried out. In the present study, entrepreneurship, CSR, and innovation were taken as independent variables. Board size, frequency of assemblies, and self-employed with large shareholders were included as sub-parts of entrepreneurship. On the other hand, the financial performance of banks was taken as the dependent variable. Return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) were considered parts of economic performance. The overall conclusions drawn in this study showed that there was a significant relationship between all the studied variables. The research provided useful insights into the long-debated question regarding the relevance of entrepreneurship and CSR.

scholarly journals Exploring firm-community level trust in rural Africa through the lens of oil companies’ corporate social responsibilities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nnaemeka Chidiebere Meribe ◽  
Desmond Tutu Ayentimi ◽  
Benson Reuben Oke ◽  
Obed Adonteng-Kissi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Social Legitimacy ◽  
Rural Africa ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibilities

Purpose This paper aims to explore firm-community level trust in rural Africa through the lens of oil companies’ corporate social responsibilities (CSR). Design/methodology/approach This paper is grounded on a case study of local communities and other stakeholders in a Nigerian community exploring the underlying triggers of distrust and trust between oil companies and rural communities through the lens of CSR. Findings This exploratory study found the presence of high-level firm-community expectation differentials, pointing to considerable mistrust between local communities and oil companies’ CSR initiatives. Practical implications The local communities tend to feel oil companies attempt to secure social licence to operate by engaging in CSR initiatives but not to genuinely improve their welfare. There is, therefore, a superficial effort or incentive for oil companies to engage in CSR initiatives in rural Africa. Originality/value The paper highlights the notion that building a community-driven CSR requires a partnership in which local communities share legitimacy with government agencies and oil companies in influencing CSR initiatives. This represents the most effective way of enhancing firm-community level trust and social legitimacy in rural Africa.

scholarly journals Impact of corporate social responsibility guidelines 2013 on the extent of the corporate social responsibility activities and disclosures in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Maqsood Hayat ◽  
Shehzad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Ethical Business ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibilities

The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of CSR guidelines 2013 on the level of corporate social responsibilities (CSR) activities and their disclosure in Pakistan. This study analyzed the voluntary disclosure guidelines impact on various stakeholders of the top companies of the year listed in Pakistan’s stock exchange for the five years (2011-2015). It is found that the introduction of these guidelines 2013 had a positive impact on the overall level of corporate social responsibilities disclosures (CSRD). It was also observed that the overall trends in the level of CSRD increased gradually within the sample period. There need to be continuous a requirement through regulations and local pressures on the firms for engaging in ethical business practices and to disclose that information to government organizations and general public. Corporations can gain both economically and ethically when they take CSR as marketing and public relation opportunity. Finally, corporations can give itself edge by distinguishing its operations from others and therefore gain competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Research on Landscape Architecture Design Based on Corporate Social Responsibilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 04034
Author(s):  
Xinying Zhang ◽  
Wenjie Chen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Common Concern ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibilities

As the natural environment becomes growingly deteriorated, environmental protection becomes a global common concern. Landscape architecture (LA) is concerned about the relationship among humans, the built, and natural environments, so it is of special significance to study corporate social responsibilities (CSR) of LA firms. This paper studied CSR of LA firms from the perspective of landscape architects, i.e., this paper explored LA design based on corporate social responsibilities. CSR of LA firms was classified into economic responsibilities and green responsibilities, so this paper studied LA design based on economic responsibilities and green responsibilities respectively. This paper contributes to the existing study of LA design by innovatively adding corporate social responsibilities into the LA design philosophies.

scholarly journals Education Sector and Corporate Social Responsibility a Study on Private Sector Secondary School of District North & South Delhi (India)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Pankaj Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Educational organizations in private sector require strong corporate strategies. In order to get success in the globally competitive environment they must adopt the strategy of Corporate Social Responsibility. This study analyzed corporate social responsibility and its impact on private sector secondary schools in district North & South Delhi. For this purpose primary data were collected through five point Likert’s scale. The questionnaire was fielded to private sector secondary school teachers in order to get data about the impact of corporate social responsibility on performance of secondary schools. The population of the study was 184 registered private sector secondary schools (140 boys and 44 girls) which included 900 teachers (who taught to class 10th students during session 2017-18) in district North & South Delhi. A sample of 280 teachers (140 male and 140 female) in 70 private sector secondary schools (35 for boys and 35 for girls) were selected through equal allocation sampling formula. Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test were applied for analyzing the data. The Pearson’s correlation was used to evaluate the variable effects. The result from the data indicated that all the four aspects of CSR have positive significant impact on the performance of secondary schools.  

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