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Effect of corporate social responsibility on financial performance of banks in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Nimsith, S.I.
dc.contributor.author Mafaza, M.H.F.
dc.contributor.author Safna, H.M.F.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-29T10:54:51Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-29T10:54:51Z
dc.date.issued 2017-01-17
dc.identifier.citation 5th South Eastern University Arts Research Session 2016 on "Research and Development for a Global Knowledge Society". 17 January 2017. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka, pp. 75-87. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-627-100-3
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2187
dc.description.abstract Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a new concept in the banking sector, but nowadays, it becomes highly typical since the crisis has significantly highlighted the need for integration of moral principles in the banking business. CSR describes as “Doing all those activities which are not forced by law of those countries in which they are running their business and which are not for the primary benefits of the business but for the benefits of the society.” This study examined the effect of corporate social responsibility for the financial performance of selected Licensed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility on financial performance for the period of 2010 to 2014 in selected Commercial Banks of Sri Lanka. They are Amana Bank PLC, People‟s Bank, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Hatton National Bank, Nations trust Bank, Bank of Ceylon, DFCC Bank PLC, National Development Bank PLC, Pan Asia Banking Corporation and Sampath Bank PLC. This study utilizes the secondary data. The data were collected from annual reports of the selected banks and Directors‟ reports. Other sources such as newsletters, news articles, journals and websites were also used. The data were analyzed using correlation, regression analysis and hypothesis testing by SPSS 20.0 software. In addition, the regression model shows that there is a positive impact between CSR and the dimensions of financial performance (ROA, ROE, EPS and Net Profit). The finding of this study shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance, which demonstrates that there is positive impact of corporate social responsibility for the financial performance of selected Licensed Commercial Banks of Sri Lanka. This study concludes that CSR for the success of Commercial Bank since it helps to improve financial performance. The study recommends that banks may portray themselves as socially responsible firms it will lead to improve the overall financial performance of the Banks. Government should play its role to motivate the banks to spend for the welfare of the societies, nations and environment where banks operate their businesses and earn profits. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Arts & Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Corporate social responsibility en_US
dc.subject Financial performance en_US
dc.subject Licensed commercial banks en_US
dc.title Effect of corporate social responsibility on financial performance of banks in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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