ABSTRACT

The research work took a look at an appraisal of social responsibility practice by Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO) Emene, Enugu. In an attempt to get to the root of the matter being investigated, four research questions and four hypotheses were proposed. The chi square statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The researcher adopted the survey approach. The population of the study is five hundred and ninety (590) staff while the sample size is two hundred and thirty eight (238). The researcher used both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data was generated through the use of questionnaires and oral interview. The secondary data was sourced through the use of textbooks, journals including newspaper prints from library. The study revealed that apart from the usually tradition of profit making, business firms can also carry out a successful Social Responsibility practice. The study also revealed that social responsibility practice should be legalized given the negative impact of business organization to the society. Where to source funds for financing social programmes and when business should engage in social responsibility programmes were equally x-rayed. Recommendations were also made to ensure possible completion of the work. These include; proper implementation of social issues, strict application of legislation to compel business firms to be socially responsibly and finally, social responsibility should be better practice than imagined since it still create favorable public image for the business and it is normal and right thing to do.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Title Page i

Certification page ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv-v

Abstract vi

Table of content vii-ix

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 3

1.3 Objectives of the study 3

1.4 Research question 4

1.5 Research hypotheses 5

1.6 Significance of the study 6

1.7 Scope of the study 6

1.8 Limitations of the study 7

1.9 Definition term 8

References 9

 

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 

2.1 Theoretical frame work of the study 11

2.2 Historical background of the study 13

2.3 Current literature of the study 17

2.3.1 The publics that corporate organization Exist to serve 19

2.3.2 Controversy over the concept of business Social responsibility 22

2.3.3 The case for social responsibility 24

2.3.4 The case against social responsibility 27

2.3.5 Neglect of social responsibility practice by Corporate organization in Enugu 29

2.3.6 Business social responsibility practices as a Function of federal government laws 32

References 34

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY 

3.1 Research Design 36

3.2 Sources of Data 36

3.2.1 Primary Sources of Data 37

3.2.2 Secondary Sources of Data 38

3.3 Population of the study 38

3.4.1 Sample size determination 39

3.4.2 Sampling techniques 41

3.5 Method of data collection 42

3.6 Methods of Data Presentation and Analysis 43

References 45

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 

4.1 Questionnaire distribution and collection 46

4.2 Presentation according to key research questions 49

4.3 Analysis based on research hypotheses 52

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 

5.1 Summary of findings 72

5.2 Conclusions 74

5.3 Recommendations Bibliography Appendix I 

Appendix II

INTRODUCTION

Towards the end of 1800’s to the early 1990’s the mission of business 

firms was exclusively economic. During this period, the cardinal purpose of business owners is to make as much profit as possible. To underscore the above assertion, Milton Friedman (1972:88) had contended that the only responsibility of the business is to make as much profit as it can for the owners. Today, partly due to the interdependencies of many groups in our society, the values, goals and attitudes of the society changed significantly. This accounts for the complexity in the society in the area of social, economic as well as environmental problems which have been experienced. This situation is in consonance with the view of Ackerman (1973:89), when he opined that the people increased awareness has brought some expectation and demand to bear on companies to be socially responsible to the society in which they operate. Thus we often talk about the social responsibility and social responsiveness of all organizations although the focus of this study shall be on corporate organizations. There is a question as to what the social responsibility of business really means.

The concept of social responsibility is not new, although the idea was already considered in the early part of the twentieth century. The modern discussions of social responsibility got a major impetus with the book

“social responsibility of business men” by Howard .R. Bowen, who suggested that business actors should consider the social implications of their decisions, society being awakened with respect to the urgency of social problems is asking managers and owners of business what they are doing to discharge their social responsibility to the society in which they operate given negative social impacts of their business on the society such as pollutions of all kinds air, water, solid waste noise to mention but a few.

The concept of social responsibility refers to the firm’s consideration of and responses to the issues beyond narrow economic, technical and legal requirement of the firm. It is the firm’s obligation to evaluate in its decision making process the effects of its decision on the external social system in a manner that should accomplish social benefits along with the traditional economic gains which the firm seeks for. However, Harper D. (1976) a classical economist consistently argued against the need to do anything that negates profit maximization. He sees business social responsibility as an aberration Harper, (1976).