ABSTRACT
The study investigated the effect of social responsibility cost on corporate performance in the telecommunication industry with a particular reference to NfTN Nigeria. The main objective of this research work is to determine the effect of social responsibility cost on corporate performance. The study made use of an ex-post facto design. Primary data was used for the study with questionnaires as research instrument andfive point liker! type scale was used in the construction of the questionnaire. The instrument used for this study was Social Responsibilities Cost Assessment Scale (SRCAS). Four hundred employees of the MTN were the respondent for this study. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, tables and percentages were used to analyze objective l, ii, iii and iv. Regression analysis was used in analyzing the relationship between social responsibility cost and corporate performance. Out of the 500 questionnaires that were administered, 400 were returned completed of which 62.5% and 37.5% respondents constituted male and female respectively. Table 4.3 revealed the distribution of respondents according to age as follows: below 20 years (6.25%): 21 - 35 years (31.25%); 35 - 50 years (43. 75%); 51 years and above (18. 75%). Table 4. 4 revealed that the educational qualifications of the respondents were: FSLC (5%), GCEIWASCISSC (7.5%), NDINCE (8. 75%), HNDIBAIBSC (30%), MBA/MA/MSC (45%), and Ph.Di/others (3.75%). Table 4.5 shows that 62. 5%, 18. 75%, 12. 5% and 6. 25% of the respondents had working experience of 5 - JO years,
11 - 16 years, 17 - 21 years, 22 years and above respectively. The regression result shows that there is a strong relationship between the dependent variable-corporate performance and the independent variables-social responsibility accounting mirrored by Social Cost (SC), Pollution Abatement Cost (PAC), Waste Disposal Cost (WDC) and Fines and Penalties (FP). The value of the adjusted R2, 0. 740 shows that the regression line captures 74% of the total variation in corporate performance caused by variation inĀ· the explanatory variables specified in the equation with less than 26% accounting for the error term. Based on the findings it was recommended that in order to make social responsibility accounting popular and acceptable to business organization, there is the need to establish specific statutory regulation and also provide for its disclosure in the company's annual report. Also, there should be intensive public enlightenment and organization of seminars and conferences to make various corporate bodies to be aware that their obligation does not end with profit-making and maximization of shareholder wealth. This will enable the business unit mangers to be more aware and conscious of social needs of their immediate environment and the community at large.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study 1
1.2 Statement of problem 2
1.3 Objectives of the study 3
1.4 Research questions 3
1.5 Research hypotheses 4
1.6 Scope of the study 4
1.7 Significance of the study 4
1.8 Organization of the study 5
1.9 Definition of terms 5
CHAPTERTWO - REVIEWOF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Framework 6
2.1.1 Normative Accountability Theory 6
2.1.2 Agency Theory 6
2.1.3 Stakeholder Theory 7
2.1.4 Legitimacy Theory 8
2.2 The Concept of Accounting for Social Responsibility 9
2.2.1 Social Responsibility 9
2.3 Areas of Social Accounting 10
2.4 Objectives of Social Accounting 11
2.5 Historical Background of MTN 12
2.6 Disclosure of Social Responsibility Accounting 13
2.7 Forms, Content and Techniques of Social Responsibility Reporting 14
2.7.l Form of Reporting 14
2.7.2 Concept of Reporting 15
2.7.3 Reporting Techniques of Social Activities 15
2.8 Arguments for and against Social Responsibility Accounting 16
2.8.l Arguments for Social Responsibility 16
2.8.2 Arguments against Social Responsibility 18
2.9 Social Accounting and Reporting 19
2.10 Need for Social Accounting 22
2.11 Approaches to Social Accounting 23
2.12 Measurement of Social Contribution 24
2.13 Reporting of Social Accounting 25
2.14 Communication of Social Accounting Contribution 27
2.15 Corporate Performance Measurement 27
CHAPTER THREE - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design 30
3.2 Population of the Study 30
3.3 Sample size and sample size determination 30
3.4 Method of data collection and data sources 31
3.4.l Data Sources 31
3.4.2 Methods of data collection 31
3.5 Instrument Development 32
3.6 Validity of the Research lnstrument 32
3.7 Reliability Test of the Instrument 32
3.8 Method of Data Analysis 32
3.9 Model Specification 33
CHAPTER FOUR - DATA PRESENTAT[ON, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4 .1 Data Presentation 34
4.2 Test of Hypotheses 38
4.3 Discussion of Findings 39
CHAPTER FIVE- SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of Findings 41
5 .2 Conclusion 41
5.3 Recommendations 42
REFERENCES 44
APPENDIX 48
SPECIMEN OF QUESTIONNAIRE 49
ONYINYECHUKWU, N (2021). Effect Of Social Responsibility Cost On Corporate Performance (A Study Of Mtn Nigeria). Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 25, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-social-responsibility-cost-on-corporate-performance-a-study-of-mtn-nigeria-7-2
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NNEKA, ONYINYECHUKWU. "Effect Of Social Responsibility Cost On Corporate Performance (A Study Of Mtn Nigeria)" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 25 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-social-responsibility-cost-on-corporate-performance-a-study-of-mtn-nigeria-7-2