Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility Spending’s/Investment by South African Companies: a Qualitative Study of Honours Business Science Students.

PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SPENDING’S/INVESTMENT BY SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF HONOURS BUSINESS

SCIENCE STUDENTS.

BY

AFOLI THOMPSON MICHAEL

(686010)

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Honours in Business Science.

Johannesburg

South Africa

October 2012

Declaration

I, the undersigned, AFOLI THOMPSON MICHAEL, hereby declare that this research is my own, unaided work. It is being submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Honours in Business Science at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It has not been submitted before for any degree or examination in this or any other university.

I further declare that:

* I am aware that plagiarism (the use of someone else’s work without their permission and/or without acknowledging the original source) is wrong.

* I have followed the required conventions in referencing the thoughts and ideas of others.

* I understand that the University of the Witwatersrand may take disciplinary action against me if there is a belief that this is not my own unaided work or that I have failed to acknowledge the source of the ideas or words in my writing.

SIGNED ON THIS THE 15st DAY OF OCTOBER 2012.

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Abstract

Corporate social responsibility has become the business burgeoning component of the 21st century. As the business sector continues to grow, heightened expectations of the business class and increased attention from the media are calling on business corporations to review their role in the society and importance conducting research to better understand their characteristics and behavior. As a result of the pressure mounted on business by communities to play a larger role of bringing socio-economic development to where they...