Over the commercial banks' commitment to the dimensions of social responsibility A field study in Lattakia


Abstract in English

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 workers 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.

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