Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria

Rural development is not a new phenomenon as it has been written about by many scholars due to the importance of these areas to the nation. It is believed by many that the development of societies is the sole responsibility of the government as it is saddled with the responsibility of taking care...

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Main Authors: Raji Abdullateef, Mohammed Abubakar Yinusa, Adeshina Ibrahim Olawale, Joseph Adesoji Oluyemi, Sulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed, Raji Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ishik University 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://ijsses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sociological-Analysis-of-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-.pdf
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spelling doaj-e51435eb3c4646d7a064b92cdb823c742020-11-25T04:01:44ZengIshik UniversityInternational Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies2409-12942409-12942017-12-0143586710.23918/ijsses.v4i3p58Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, NigeriaRaji AbdullateefMohammed Abubakar YinusaAdeshina Ibrahim Olawale Joseph Adesoji OluyemiSulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed Raji Abdulwasiu Adeyemi Rural development is not a new phenomenon as it has been written about by many scholars due to the importance of these areas to the nation. It is believed by many that the development of societies is the sole responsibility of the government as it is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of the citizens’ welfare. However, the government cannot do it alone as other stakeholders like companies that carry out businesses in rural areas have the responsibility of taking care of their environment. Corporate Social Responsibility is a phenomenon that needs to be given attention to for the betterment of the society and the company as well. It is for this reason that the study seeks to find out whether companies in rural Asa LGA of Kwara state carry out CSR and also to know whether CSR has led to rural development. This was done by using a purposive sampling technique to select 255 respondents from Asa LGA of Kwara state, Nigeria. The study found out that organizations do not carry out CSR adequately in the area of study. Also, it was discovered that if companies start to pay attention to CSR, rural areas will benefit in terms of development. The study finally concludes that there should be stringent laws on the implementation of CSR. http://ijsses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sociological-Analysis-of-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-.pdfCorporate Social ResponsibilityRural developmentOrganizationsLaw
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author Raji Abdullateef
Mohammed Abubakar Yinusa
Adeshina Ibrahim Olawale
Joseph Adesoji Oluyemi
Sulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed
Raji Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
spellingShingle Raji Abdullateef
Mohammed Abubakar Yinusa
Adeshina Ibrahim Olawale
Joseph Adesoji Oluyemi
Sulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed
Raji Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
Corporate Social Responsibility
Rural development
Organizations
Law
author_facet Raji Abdullateef
Mohammed Abubakar Yinusa
Adeshina Ibrahim Olawale
Joseph Adesoji Oluyemi
Sulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed
Raji Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
author_sort Raji Abdullateef
title Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
title_short Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
title_full Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Sociological Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Rural Development in Asa LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
title_sort sociological analysis of corporate social responsibility as a catalyst for rural development in asa lga, kwara state, nigeria
publisher Ishik University
series International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
issn 2409-1294
2409-1294
publishDate 2017-12-01
description Rural development is not a new phenomenon as it has been written about by many scholars due to the importance of these areas to the nation. It is believed by many that the development of societies is the sole responsibility of the government as it is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of the citizens’ welfare. However, the government cannot do it alone as other stakeholders like companies that carry out businesses in rural areas have the responsibility of taking care of their environment. Corporate Social Responsibility is a phenomenon that needs to be given attention to for the betterment of the society and the company as well. It is for this reason that the study seeks to find out whether companies in rural Asa LGA of Kwara state carry out CSR and also to know whether CSR has led to rural development. This was done by using a purposive sampling technique to select 255 respondents from Asa LGA of Kwara state, Nigeria. The study found out that organizations do not carry out CSR adequately in the area of study. Also, it was discovered that if companies start to pay attention to CSR, rural areas will benefit in terms of development. The study finally concludes that there should be stringent laws on the implementation of CSR.
topic Corporate Social Responsibility
Rural development
Organizations
Law
url http://ijsses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sociological-Analysis-of-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-.pdf
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