Developing Social Cohesion: Realities from Companies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program

AUTHOR(S)

Ferdinand T. Martinez, MSCrim

ABSTRACT

Corporate social responsibility provides a reasonable pathway for employees to find more meaning in their work, thus mediating employees’ participation in CSR initiatives. This study describes government and private companies’ employees’ perceptions of Metro Manila on the influence of corporate social responsibilities participation in developing social cohesion. This quantitative descriptive research determined the perceptions of 200 government and private companies’ employees in Metro Manila. The researcher-developed questionnaire was administered online using Google Form. Strict ethical principles were applied in the study, such as informed consent, data privacy, and non-disclosure agreement. Data were analyzed using frequency and percentage distribution, mean and rank.
It can be gleaned that social cohesion can be developed when employee’s participation in CSR initiatives is included in measuring the employee’s level of engagement. Employee’s level of engagement is essential to optimize the company’s efforts to fully involve its employees in the programs, practices, and operations of the organization, including charitable and sustainability activities. Further, potential cultural, racial, and ethnic tensions, disparities in participation in corporate social responsibilities, and other company initiatives that would undermine the employees and the company’s social cohesiveness should be avoided to maintain the extent of connectedness and solidarity of the employees.