SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING: THE ROLE OF BUSINESS FIRMS IN MODERN SOCIETY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration.. iii

Certification.. iv

Dedication.. v

Acknowledgementvi

Table of Contents. vii

Abstractix

CHAPTER ONE.. 1

1.0 Introduction.. 1

1.1 Statement of Problem.. 3

1.2 Objectives of the Study. 5

1.3 Research Methodology. 6

1.4 Statement of Research Questions. 6

1.5 Significance of the Study. 7

1.6 Scope of the Study. 8

1.7 Formulation of Hypothesis. 8

1.8 Limitation of the Study. 9

1.9 Plan of the Study. 9

1.10 Definition of Terms. 10

CHAPTER TWO.. 14

2.0 Literature Review.. 14

2.1 Introduction.. 14

2.2 The Nature of Business Ethics. 15

2.3 Ethical and Unethical Managerial Behaviour18

2.4 Influences on Unethical Behaviour19

2.5 Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in Review.. 22

2.6 Social Responsibility of the Business. 24

2.6.1 Should Firms be socially responsible. 25

2.6.2 Social Responsibility and Organisational Stakeholders. 29

2.6.3 Armaments for and Against Social Responsibility. 31

2.7 Legality and Social Responsibility. 33

2.8 Adaptive Behaviour34

2.8.1 Business Environment and its External Factors. 35

CHAPTER THREE.. 40

3.0 Research Methodology. 40

3.1 Introduction.. 40

3.2 Methodology. 40

3.3 Data Collection.. 41

3.4 Research Design.. 42

3.5 Population of the Study. 42

3.6 Sampling Techniques. 43

3.7 Samples Size. 43

3.8 Data Analysis. 44

3.9 Method of Data Analysis. 44

3.9.1 ChiSquare. 44

CHAPTER FOUR.. 47

4.0 Interpretation and Analysis of Data. 47

4.1 Introduction.. 47

4.2 Analysis and Interpretation of Data. 47

4.3 Formulation of Hypothesis. 55

4.4 Test of the hypothesis and interpretation.55

4.5 Testing Hypothesis. 56

CHAPTER FIVE.. 59

5.0 Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation.. 59

5.1 Summary. 59

5.2 Conclusion.. 60

5.3 Recommendation.. 61

5.4 Area of further Studies. 63

Bibliography. 64

Appendix. 66

ABSTRACT

Social responsibility and Accounting are the roles expected of the business without force from the government. They are fundamental building blocks of market based societies. Without them there would be unbridled markets and the makings of a considerable discontent, perhaps revolution. One of the major problems associated with the social responsibility accounting is that most organisations face the problem of defining its areas of responsibility to the society at large. This is due to the changing nature of social and cultural norms and values. This project examines in details the analysis of various business ethics, social responsibilities and adaptive behaviour among others through appropriate method that will assure firms accountability to the whole for the discharge of responsibility and techniques that constitutes the business ethics and social responsibilities so as to promote the firms goodwill, public favour and to contribute to the long run success of the organisation.