The research aims at studying the extent of commercial banks' commitment to the
dimensions of social responsibility (legal, economic, moral, humanitarian). The research
adopted a descriptive approach, Also the research community included all worker
s in the
public and private commercial banks in the governate of Latakia, and of approximately
(671) workers. The sample size was determined based on the statistical sample law, which
has reached (244) workers and it has been distributed using the proportional distribution
between public and private banks. The questionnaires were distributed to the employees,
and (230) questionnaire were returned with a response rate (94.26%). Using statistical
methods the results were as the following:
*Commercial banks in the governate of Latakia are highly committed to dimensions
of social responsibility, legal, economic, moral. The relative importance of the moral
dimension is(71.88%), (77.68%) for the economic dimension, and (74.04%) for the moral
dimension.
*Commercial banks in Latakia governate is moderately committed to the
humanitarian dimension of responsibility with the relative importance of (57.92%).
*Public and private commercial banks do not differ in the degree of commitment to
the dimensions of social responsibility: legal, economic, moral, and humanitarian.
Responsibility, generally speaking, is deemed as one of the
most important foundations of the human life since it governs most
of the relations between the members of a community. The present
study highlights the role of legal responsibility of th
e public
employee since he is seen as a normal human being and a member
of a certain community, in addition to his employment status. The
concept and the nature of such a responsibility takes into account
the nature, characteristics, and the outcomes of it.
