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A STUDY ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) IN KENYA’S TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF SAFARICOM (K) LTD.

This essay is about a study on corporate social responsibility in telecommunication sector. Corporate social responsibility is a set of policies, practices and programs that are set in order to achieve commercial success in ways that honor ethical, commercial, economic and other expectations that the society has for business and making decisions that fairly balance the claims of all key stakeholders. That responsibility may be carried in many ways. Often companies support or sponsor community events such as medical camps, sports, school fees, festivals, scholarship and awards and environmental clean-up.

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STAKE HOLDERS 1
STRATEGY 1
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background Information 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 5
1.3 The Purpose of the Study 5
1.4 Objectives of the Study 5
CHAPTER TWO 7
2.1 Corporate Social Responsibility 7
2.2 Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility 8
2.3 Profitability and Strategic Theory of the Organisation’s Perspective 8
2.4 Effects of C.S.R on Stakeholders 8
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According to Balabanis (1998:25 – 44) , corporate social responsibility is a set of policies, practices and programs that are set in order to achieve commercial success in ways that honor ethical , commercial, economic and other expectations that the society has for business and making decisions that fairly balance the claims of all key stakeholders. C.S.R has four dimensions namely; Philanthropic – which means giving back to the society. Firms should obey laws protecting consumers, laws promoting equity and protecting the environment; Economic – this society; Ethical – means doing good and not harming our natural environment it also comprises values ...





... business has a responsibility to the community where they are conducting their business. That responsibility may be carried in many ways. Often companies support or sponsor community events such as medical camps, sports, school fees, festivals, scholarship and awards and environmental clean-up. Most organizations encourage their employees to get involved in their communities. It is not un-usual to find business people holding key positions as community volunteers. Most organization depends on such cadre of volunteers to accomplish their goals. Getting involved in such activities would repay the company in a thousand ways one never even knew existed (Fry and Keim: 94-106).

Safaricom seeks to make a positive contribution to the communities around
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