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The objectives of corporations conducting business entail making profit and or making a difference. Corporations contribute billions of dollars towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) each year in the name of addressing the welfare of the society. The assumption that if companies are successful and exhibit increasing financial performance they have an obligation to care for the society does exist in some regions. This paper explores the understanding of CSR and examines if the population in Kenya expects corporations to take initiative in addressing the welfare of their society. The results substantiate that CSR initiatives from corporations conducting business in Kenya are unexpected by the local population. The findings confirmed that the population sought for assistance from some organizations that included American National Red Cross, UNICEF, World Vision, and World Hunger.
Journal of business ethics
An Institutional Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility in Kenya2011 •
There is little doubt that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now a global concept and a prominent feature of international business, with its practice localised and differing across countries. Despite the growing body of research focussing on CSR in ...
Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management
Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices on Performance of Blue-Chip Companies in KenyaPerspectives on Corporate …
How can corporate social responsibility deliver in Africa? Insights from Kenya and Zambia2005 •
It is now recognised that poverty reduction and sustainable development will not be achieved through government action alone. Policy makers are paying increasing attention to the potential contribution of the private sector to such policy objectives. The concept of corporate social ...
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The current world of business management is full of dynamism and firms are using Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a strategic tool to compete aggressively if and only if it has a return or an economic advantage to the firm in the future. The general objective of this study was to find out the effect of corporate social responsibility on organization performance of bottled water companies in Garissa County, Kenya. Stakeholder theory, corporate social performance theory, and agency theory was used to underpin the study. The study made use of a survey research design with the target population of 100 using census sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data while secondary data was collected from company records. The data gathered was sorted, edited, coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis with the help of SPSS software. Hypothesis was tested at an Alpha level of 0.05.The findings from the study indicated that there is a positive significant effect between CSR and organization performance. In conclusion the study recommended further studies on; Effect of performance management approaches in other institutions apart from linking how CSR contributes in bottled water firms that would increase their performance. A cross sectional study in as many bottled water firms as possible since the sample used in this study was small and limited to one area and Motivation strategies employed in public and private firms/organization with regard to employee performance in bottled water firms in Kenya.
African Journal of Business Management
Social responsibility practices of leading firms in an industry: Driver for corporate citizenship in Kenya2020 •
ABSTRACT: There has been increasing awareness for companies to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities (Carroll, 1999). The benefits of which vary in different companies as well as the motivations for engaging in it. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a relatively new concept in formal application and lexicon in Uganda, having its roots in its application by multinational companies through philanthropic activities to develop communities in which they operate. It is now very common to see CSR activity reports on most companies’ financial statements and reports. However, the reason why companies in Uganda engage in CSR despite the growing inflation and economic downtown has not yet been researched to the best of the researcher’s knowledge. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyse why companies in Uganda are motivated to engage in CSR to form a baseline for further research. The study sought stakeholder’s perception and attitude towards CSR using open and closed ended questionnaires as well as secondary data collection. The CSR aspect is perceived differently by various stakeholders and therefore the Relativism research approach was used for the study. The primary data was attained from a sample of nine managers from three beverage companies, and 60 consumers from central, east and western Uganda. Secondary data was attained from the companies’ websites and media publications as well was analysed and compared with the theories and drivers on the reason companies engage in CSR that have been advanced by various scholars. Quantitatively, data was analysed using Microsoft excel 2010 and presented as tables and graphs for easy analysis. Quantitatively, the researcher grouped similar responses from the participants’ questionnaires to form a description and used direct quotes from the participants’ responses for substantiation. Findings indicate that firstly, respondents are aware of what CSR entails however; it’s reliant on mainly on philanthropy because of the cultural nature of activities that are carried out by institutions. Stakeholders’ definition of CSR is similarly dependent on the activities that they engage in or have seen companies engage in. Consumers’ decision to use a brand is not yet dependent on the social causes that companies engage in rather on brand attributes. Secondly, CSR activities are mainly centred on the development of society and HIV/Aids treatment which are a major problem gap that the Ugandan government has filled not and this indicates that companies engage in CSR for social economical, ethical and political benefits (Mêlé and Garriga, 2008). I recommend further research that covers a larger consumer and manager sample, more companies and it should cover a larger geographical area as well for more conclusive results.
This paper explored the major drivers of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice in Africa. In the process of explaining the nature of CSR it explained the evolutionary trend of CSR through the whole century and also touched on the CSR orientations and a recognized framework for determining the orientations through the four responsibilities or dimensions. The CSR orientations explained the priority accorded to some sets of activities representing the CSR practice of organizations in Africa from different literatures. The paper found out that CSR practice in Africa is determined by philanthropic responsibilities derived from cultural and religious practice in Africa. The practice of CSR as a strategy for achieving profitability, competitiveness, standard compliance, ethical and legal considerations, stakeholder management and engagement and achievement of sustainable development is less emphasized in the African context when compared to the western perspective of CSR practice.
The realization by banks that they need to be socially responsible to secure their existence in society is driving them to spend lots of money in trying to reach out to the external publics while giving little consideration for internal publics. This makes the internal publics feel left. Consequently, this study sought to find out the perceptions and attitudes held by internal publics towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at National Bank of Kenya and to establish the factors that contribute to the attitudes and perceptions. The study utilized the survey method on a sample of 66 middle level employees drawn from six branches of NBK within Nairobi area. Data was collected using a questionnaire. In depth interviews were conducted on senior public relations personnel at the bank . The study was informed by the functionalist theory of attitudes, the systems theory and the stakeholder theory since they were relevant in addressing attitudes and perceptions, internal publics and CSR. The findings revealed various CSR activities that NBK engages in as well as favorable and unfavourable attitudes that the internal publics hold towards CSR. Although most of the employees at NBK do not perceive CSR to be depriving them of possible salary increment, they do not willingly participate in CSR functions. This means that they do not genuinely support the organization in CSR and this is a potential threat to the success of CSR at NBK. The success of any CSR program depends on the cooperation and inclusion of not only the high cadre of internal publics but also the middle level employees in order to create an interactive working relationship so as achieve the CSR goals.
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