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    A study of Corporate Social Responsibility practices of selected organisations in the Delivery of Infrastructural Projects In Lagos State, Nigeria
    (The Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2022) ALAO, Oluwaseyi Olalekan
    This study examined the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-based infrastructural projects of private organisations; investigated the factors influencing their involvement; assessed the funding arrangement being employed by them and also developed a framework for the administration of CSR-based infrastructural projects. These were with a view to enhancing the delivery of CSR funded infrastructural projects in Lagos State, Nigeria. Primary data were used for the study. These were obtained through the use of structured questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The structured questionnaire were administered on twenty-seven (27) representatives of the private organisations identified through Respondents-Driven Sampling (RDS) technique. These representatives had been involved in the administration of CSR in their respective organisations. In addition, nine (9) of these representatives were selected for interview from the respondents to the questionnaire using convenience/accidental sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using mean analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test, Chi-Square (x2) Test of Independence and thematic analysis. The results showed that 30 types of deliverable infrastructural projects were delivered between 2010 to 2019. Construction of blocks of classroom; provision of pipe borne water; landscaping and beautification; renovations of old health facilities; construction of library facilities; Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centres and health facilities have been undertaken by 10 of the organisations between 2010 to 2019. The significant factor influencing organisations’ involvement in the delivery of CSR-based infrastructural projects were increased image and reputation of the firms with mean score (MS) of 4.54on a 5-point scale; public relations (MS = 4.39); commitment to environmental sustainability (MS = 4.39); ethical, moral and personal value of the management (MS = 4.29) and compliance with international standardistaion (MS = 4.15). The results also showed that the most adopted funding arrangements is sole funding (MS = 4.86). Partnership with international organisations (MS = 3.64) ranked second. The factors influencing the funding arrangements choice are organisations’ strategic objective(s); organisations’ reputation; relevance of the infrastructure to the organistaion image and broader social impact on focused issues with MS = 4.61, 4.51, 4.47 and 4.22, respectively on a 5-point scale. The derived framework indicated that felt needs are either identified by the donor organisations or through request from the recipient organistaions. Also, while the time between identification of the needs and request to execute as well as approval to execute and execution varies, the approval process usually takes between one to three months. The approval processes often involved the community, local government and the state government as appropriate. The study concluded that CSR activities of the private organsisations in Lagos State were those commensurate with their economic performance and capable to impact their performance when executed and that the CSR activities of the organisations could improve if collaboration is embrace above sole funding. It also concluded that the face-off that often characterized some CSR-based infrastructural projects delivery will be significantly minimized if the derived framework is adopted and implemented.