TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

DECLARATION

CERTIFICATION

DEDICATON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1            Background  to the study

 1.2.      Statement  of Problem

1.3     Objectives  of the Study

1.4    Research  questions

1.5     Research  hypotheses

1.6      Scope of the study

1.7    Significance  of the Study

1.8    Definition  of Terms

1.9     Historical  Background  of First Bank Plc

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEWOF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Conceptual  Framework 11

2.1.1 Concept  of Corporate  Social Responsibility 11

2.1.2 Principles  of Corporate  Social Responsibility 15

2.1.3    Can Banks sacrifice  Profits  in the Social Interest?                           18

2.1.4   Benefits  and Cost for Companies  which behave  Socially Responsible

2.2      Theoretical  framework 22

2.2.1  The Stakeholder  Theory 23

2.2.2   Legitimacy  theory 25

2.2.3  Agency theory 26

2.3     Empirical  Review 26

CHATER THREE:RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 .1         Research  design

3 .2    Area of the Study 47

3 .3  Population  of the Study

3 .4 Sample Size

3 .5  Data sources and method  of data collection

3.5.1 Data sources 48

3 .5 .2    Methods  of data collection 49

3 .6     Model  specification 49

3. 7   Data analysis  techniques 51

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

4 .1 Data presentation 51

4.2  Data analysis 55

4.3  Test of Hypotheses 58

4.4 Discussion  of Findings 60

CHAPTER  FIVE:  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION  AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1  Summary of Findings                                                                       61

5.2  Conclusion                                                                                        61

5 .3   Recommendations                                                                             62

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