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Corporate Social Responsibility: Universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain

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  • Afaf Ahmed Tawash
  • Abdulmonem M. Al-Shirawi
  • Adel M. Sarea

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become very vital for any corporation as many voices demand that entities must be accountable for business decisions and actions. Since universities are vital entities in the society as they provide higher education to the human factor, they have a huge role that compels them to adhere to CSR and to make it a part of their strategic planning. The study is about measuring the awareness of CSR in the management of universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study used a descriptive survey method to analyze the relationship between Communication, CSR activities and Management¡¯s transparency with the level of awareness of CSR. The respondents of the study are the top and middle level managers of universities where the primary tool in gathering data was a structured questionnaire. Secondary sources were utilized as well, such as: books, articles, unpublished thesis and other printed resources related to the study that were used to support and strengthen the findings of the study. The main finding is, there is a significant relationship between CSR activities and communication with awareness of CSR.

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  • Afaf Ahmed Tawash & Abdulmonem M. Al-Shirawi & Adel M. Sarea, 2019. "Corporate Social Responsibility: Universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain," Research in World Economy, Research in World Economy, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(3), pages 26-31, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:rwe111:v:10:y:2019:i:3:p:26-31
    DOI: 10.5430/rwe.v10n3p26
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