Assessment on practices and determinants of corporate social Responsibility in Ethiopian leather industry: A comparative study conducted in Abyssinia tannery PLC. and blue Nile tannery S.C.
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The study aimed at studying the existence and practices of different dimensions of Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) practices and determinants in Ethiopian Leather Industry by taking
Abyssinia and Blue Nile tanneries. The study uses field survey as a methodology and Eightyeight
and thirty-five workers in Abyssinia and Blue Nile tanneries selected through Simple
random sampling techniques from the total employees of six hundred and two hundred seventy
five in each tannery. Data collected through mainly questionnaire, interview and Observation.
Finally, the data collected through the questionnaires has coded, entered into computer, analyzed,
and presented in the form of tables using SPSS version Software and integrated with interview and
observation results. On the other hand, to identify direct relationship of determinants of CSR
practices in both companies the researcher use logistic regression analysis’s methodology.
Findings of the study has shown that , In determining types of CSR Practices in both tanneries
operating in leather industry , Abyssinia Tannery is better than Blue Nile Tannery in the cases of
labor handling, consumer protection, environmental protection and human rights. In contrast,
Blue Nile Tannery is better in terms of community welfare, and transparency and anticorruption.
Regardless of the comparison, both companies are well in CSR practices.
Regarding the determinants of CSR practices it is through analysis of the direct relationships
that insight is developed between the dependent and independent variables. CSR (dependent
variable) has a strong positive relationship with labor pressure, consumer demands, community
enforcement, sustainability and profitability. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the
implications of these findings as well as recommendations for further research in the area.
Description
A Thesis Submitted to School of Graduate Studies in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters in
Management (MSC).
Keywords
Leather industry, Social Responsibility