THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ACCESS BANK PLC

ABSTRACT  The Research work explore the subject of social responsibility, what necessitated social responsibility, business organizations prudent measures to meet up and its effect on Nigeria economy. To really address it the following objectives are formulated. To examine social responsibility between/among businesses, government agencies, stakeholders and the society at large. To examine the impact of social responsibility on the performance of business organizations. To find out new areas in which businesses can engage so as to strengthen its relationship among various stakeholders that make up the society. To find out how business organizations contribute to national development through charity donations in times of disaster, respect for governmental laws and policies, partnering with government financially in ensuring a healthy and vigorous economy. More so, it recommends that Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) should include in the registration requirement and how they can monitor companies failure to carry out social responsibility accordingly.   TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page-i Declarationii Approval pageiii Dedication----iv Acknowledgementv Abstract -vii CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to the study-1 1.2Statement of the problem-3 1.3Objective of the study-4 1.4Significance of the study-5 1.5Research Question--6 1.6Scope of the study--6 1.7Limitation of the study -7 1.8Definition of terms--8 1.9Historical Background of the study---10
CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW  2.1Introduction ---12 2.2Social Responsibility and Decision Making--13 2.3The Concept of Social Responsibility 14 2.4Forms of Social Responsibility -15 2.5Arguments for Social Responsibility 19 2.6Arguments Against Social Responsibility --21 2.7Models of Social Responsibility -22 2.8Evaluation of Social Responsibility 24
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY   3.1Introduction---26 3.2Research Design--26 3.3Area of the Study --27 3.4Research Population--27 3.5Sample Size and Sampling Techniques --27 3.6Instrumentation of Data Collection ---28 3.7Validity of Instrument -28 3.8Reliability of Instrument -28 3.9Method of Data Collection29 3.10Method of Data Analysis-29
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 4.1Introduction 31 4.2Characteristics of Respondents ---31 4.3Data Presentation and Analysis 35 4.4Summary of Findings --41 4.5Discussion of Findings --42
CHAPTER FIVE:  SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION RECOMMENDATION 5.1Summary ---47 5.2Conclusion---48 5.3Recommendation--48 Bibliography Appendices