CSR and Education: The Ghanaian and African Perspective

Amoako, George Kofi; Agbola, Ruby Melody; Dzogbenuku, Robert Kwame; Sokro, Evans

doi:10.1108/s2043-0523(2013)0000004011

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“…According to Corbin and Strauss (2008) as appeared in Bowen (2009), information found on the website of institution or organization is considered a document and can be used for qualitative research. An earlier study by Amoako et al (2013) examined only CSR education, not sustainability. The study also examined the examination timetables for the 2021/2022 Academic Year in search of sustainability subjects in these institutions.…”

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“…While accounting and finance are inseparable under certain circumstances at the departmental level, economics can be a standalone discipline for some faculties. Amoako et al (2013) examined corporate social responsibility (CSR) education in Africa and Ghana by looking at industries' interest in collaborating with academia and how CSR can be embedded in curricula of business schools. According to UNESCO (2014), the sustainable future is shaped through sustainable education.…”

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Examining Sustainability Education in Economics, Accounting and Finance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana

Asumadu¹

2022

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Sustainability and sustainable development have aroused many debates and actions in all facets of human endeavors, including in developing countries. This study examined the extent to which tertiary business schools in Ghana embrace sustainability in their curricula. By using programs advertised on their respective institutions' websites for the 2022-2023 academic year, and looking for programs that have sustainability or sustainability as a prefix. Additionally, the author relied on the examination timetable of the selected institutions for sustainability prefixes. The researcher finds that sustainability education in tertiary business faculties in Ghana is alarmingly low; despite the fact that corporate social responsibility as a course is taught in accounting courses, it is not enough to address sustainability issues in business faculties. This study recommends that it behooves the government and education regulators in partnership with large corporations to institute schemes that could entice business schools to include sustainability issues in their business education curricula.

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Examining Sustainability Education in Economics, Accounting and Finance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana

Asumadu¹

2022

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“…Research by Amoako et al (2013) on how collaboration between industry players and academia can help improve CSR strategies in Ghana and the rest of Africa revealed that poorly design educational curricula do significantly contribute to the low corporate support to education and other sectors in Africa. They surveyed four African countries, namely Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya, and settled that the universities in South Africa dominates the list of schools offering CSR-related degrees and courses; with only University of Cape Town offering a comprehensive core course on corporate citizenship.…”

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“…This implies that only a handful of graduates from African educational institutions are fully informed on the role, operations and benefits of the CSR initiatives. As such, Amoako et al (2013) proposed deployment of business speakers, CSR professional speakers, CSR case studies, NGO speakers, internships, media personnel, introduction of CSR courses into education curricula and the use of CSR journals to educate the continent on the role of educational institutions in spreading the idea of CSR.…”

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The contribution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to student enrollment and performance in Ghana

Fusheini

Salia

2021

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PurposeFinancing is a major obstacle to achieving quality education for all persons of school-going age in less-developed countries. Consequently, corporate institutions through corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are increasingly becoming government partners in financing education sector projects. The effect of these CSR interventions on education funding gap, school enrollment and academic performance is yet to be adequately evaluated, hence the reason for this study.Design/methodology/approachThis study used in-depth interviews and focus group discussions on examining the contributions of CSR initiatives to school funding, enrollment and academic performance from the viewpoint of teachers, students and heads of schools. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, reviewed and sorted according to key and recurrent themes.FindingsThe study shows that CSR interventions have contributed to student enrollment in beneficiary schools, improved academic and core-curricular performances of students. Funding gaps in schools have also being unraveled through this study which will inform policy decisions going forward. However, the informal financiers may have other reasons unknown to the resource recipients for investing in the education sector.Research limitations/implicationsThe research only considered the perspectives of teachers, students, pupils and heads of schools on the effect of CSR interventions on enrollment and performance. The views of CSR initiators (corporations), opinion leaders and other stakeholders of the schools are reserved for future research.Practical implicationsIt is therefore imperative that managers of school systems are cautious in establishing exchange relationship with informal financiers as there may be other hidden reasons behind the corporate support to the beneficiary schools.Originality/valueThe addition of other stakeholders' perspective on the effect of CSR initiatives on school enrollment and students' performance is a novelty.

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“…They concluded that mining companies have contributed greatly to the expansion of the infrastructural facilities (including education) in the Ashanti, Western and Eastern regions of Ghana. Research by Amoako et al (2013) on how collaboration between industry players and academia can help improve CSR strategies in Ghana and the rest of Africa revealed that poorly designed educational curricula do significantly contribute to the low corporate support to education and other sectors in Africa.…”

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CSR as an Elixir for Enhanced Corporate Image: Experiences from the University for Development Studies, Tamale and C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana

Yussif¹,

Belko²,

Oavare³

2022

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BackgroundOrganisations, as open systems, have a duty to carry out their operations with a community of stakeholders in mind; this underscores the essence of the concept of 'Corporate Citizen' which is key in the efforts by such entities to distinguish their 'Brand' from the competition. The establishment of brand image and brand loyalty is not so easy, and enterprises should implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and other practical activities to build trust, improve consumer satisfaction and as such enhance consumer loyalty to their brands (Ahmed et al., 2020;Sürücü et al., 2019).Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for most organisations was once a purely philanthropic activity to arouse public goodwill with no consequence on profitability. However, the perception has changed with CSR programmes ranking high on the corporate plans of most organisations (Kamau and Anami, 2010).In recent times, research has shown that organisations, that blend their marketing activities with Corporate Social Responsibility activities, normally improve in a significant way their corporate identity and reputation or image. Moreover, when their CSR accomplishments and activities are linked to the social needs of the community where they operate, they improve even more their marketing activities such as the brand image of their products or services (Sen et al., 2006).Furthermore, the CSR initiatives made by organisations can help considerably to stand out their products and services from the ones made by their main competitors, through the creation of an image of the positive brand and a higher level of corporate reputation (Ker-Tah, 2012). In order to do this, the Management of organisations have to adopt and implement CSR activities, and actions as well as integrate differentiation business strategies and invest in the

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CSR and Education: The Ghanaian and African Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Examining Sustainability Education in Economics, Accounting and Finance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana

Examining Sustainability Education in Economics, Accounting and Finance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana

The contribution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to student enrollment and performance in Ghana

CSR as an Elixir for Enhanced Corporate Image: Experiences from the University for Development Studies, Tamale and C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana

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