Effect Of Corpora Te Social Responsibility On Profitability Of Banks In Nigeria (A Study Of First Bank)

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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