Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Enhancing Business Performance in Nigeria: A Study of Kedco

This study examined the impact of corporate social responsibility on enhancing business performance in Nigeria. The specific objectives are impact of philanthropic Social Responsibility on business performance of KEDCO; impact of legal Social Responsibility on enhancing business performance of KEDCO; impact of economic Social Responsibility on business performance of KEDCO; and impact of ethical Social Responsibility on business performance of KEDCO Barnawa unit Kaduna. The study adopted survey research design, primary data was used for the research and structured questionnaire was employed for data collection. The population of the study comprised all the 83 permanent staff of KEDCO Barnawa, and thus, the study used census strategy. Multiple linear regression was employed to test the research hypotheses. The findings revealed that Philanthropic Social Responsibility has significant impact on business performance of KEDCO, Barnawa Business Unit, Kaduna, Legal Social Responsibility has significant impact on business performance of KEDCO, Barnawa Business Unit, Kaduna, Economic Social Responsibility has significant impact on business performance of KEDCO, Barnawa Business Unit, Kaduna and Ethical Social Responsibility has significant impact on business performance of KEDCO, Barnawa Business Unit, Kaduna. Based on these findings, the study concluded that CSR helps to improve business performance of KEDCO, Barnawa Business Unit, Kaduna. Therefore, the study recommended that KEDCO should consider CRS as part of its daily operating activities for Barnawa Business Unit, Kaduna to grow and realize its dreams. This would see KEDCO engaging itself morally to improving the society’s living standards.