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Received: 2023-05-18  |  Accepted: 2024-03-06  |  Published: 2024-06-30

Title

Corporate social responsibility spotlight on small and medium enterprises in eThekwini Municipality (South Africa)


Abstract

There is a need for corporations located in various municipalities of South Africa (SA) to play an active, socially responsible role in ensuring that human beings can realize their potential with dignity and equality within a healthy environment. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly intrinsic towards conventional business functions from research and development to marketing as part of creating jobs for the local communities. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are likewise urged to ensure that the lives of vulnerable communities are improved and transformed for the better and that economic, social, and technological progress occurs in these communities. SMEs are essential contributors to economic development in SA, the continent, and the world at large and are responsible for making a meaningful contribution to society. This study sought to investigate the perceptions regarding the CSR of SME owners in the eThekwini Municipality. Data collection from 210 SME owners or managers in the eThekwini Municipality revealed a significant relationship between community involvement, environmental awareness, and community upliftment in the quest to build long-term relationships within communities.


Keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), social and environmental aspects, social responsibility activities, community involvement, and environmental awareness, eThekwini municipality, South Africa


JEL classifications

L26


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1191


DOI


Pages

63-78


Funding


This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Manchidi, Ntise Hendrick
University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa https://www.unisa.ac.za
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Mkhize, Thuthukani
University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa https://www.unisa.ac.za
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

11


Number

4


Issue date

June 2024


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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