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Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Performance of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State

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  • Egwurugwu, B.C

    (Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Rivers State University, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • Prof. Amadi, R N

    (Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Rivers State University, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • Dr. Harcourt, D.W

    (Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Rivers State University, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study assessed the corporate social responsibility performance of Gokana Local Government area of Rivers State. Two specific objectives and two research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted in the study. The population of the study comprised of 229,114 respondents and a sample size of 402 was adopted in the study. A self-structured questionnaire was used in collecting the data for the study while mean was used in analyzing the data collected. Findings in the study revealed that; the council engages in corporate social responsibility, the CSR undertaken by the council are on the areas of providing educational grant, provision of infrastructures, improving public /private partnership in its host communities, assesses the needs of the people before embarking on CSR and the CSR has a positive impact on the host communities. Based on these findings, conclusions were made and it was recommended that more CSR activities should be embarked on by the local government council.

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  • Egwurugwu, B.C & Prof. Amadi, R N & Dr. Harcourt, D.W, 2023. "Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Performance of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(4), pages 1545-1556, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:4:p:1545-1556
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