The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Programs of Business Organizations on Waste Management in Rural AreasThe Impact of Corporate S

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Maria Cristina M. De los Santos-Nolo1 et. al.

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The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of corporate social responsibility programs of business organizations in rural areas to reduce the production of waste and its capability of transforming these wastes into an entrepreneurial opportunity for its constituents. It identifies the waste management practices of business organizations; the corporate social responsibility programs of business organizations to eliminate waste production; the entrepreneurial opportunities in waste management; and the relationship between the corporate social responsibility programs and their effect on entrepreneurial opportunities. Stratified sampling and purposive convenience were used in the implementation of the study. The data were treated statistically using mean and ranking, and correlation coefficient (PEARSON r). Reuse had a mean rating of 2.83; recycle was 3.03, refuse was 3.08, and reduce was 2.96. The corporate social responsibility practice on waste education (CSRWE) was 3.07, corporate social responsibility practice on waste attitude formation (CSRWAF) was 3.27, corporate social responsibility practice on waste safety (CSRWS) was 3.09 and the corporate social responsibility practice on the waste entrepreneurial opportunity (CSRWEO) was 3.03. It was concluded that business and industries practiced reuse, recycle, refuse, and reduce. Furthermore, it fairly practiced waste education, attitude formation, waste safety, and waste entrepreneurial opportunity.  There is a significant relationship between reuse and waste attitude formation but with a negative relationship between waste education, waste attitude formation, and entrepreneurial opportunity. There is a significant relationship between recycle and waste attitude formation but there is a negative relationship between recycle, waste education, and waste safety. There is no significant relationship between refuse and waste education, waste safety, and entrepreneurial opportunity but with a negative relationship with waste attitude formation. There is a significant relationship between reduce and waste attitude formation but there is a negative relationship with waste education.   

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