ABSTRACT
Social
responsibility is one of the philosophies of management and public relations
functions expected of any company who wish to survey in his hosting community.
It implies that the company sees the community where it producing has its own
by assisting and supporting where necessary so that the community will know
that the company shares their problems. The research therefore examines
multi-national companies and their social responsibilities in their host
communities with a focus on Shell Company in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. The
research is anchored on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) theory which has
the classical view and the socioeconomic view. Survey research method was used with
232 sample size. The main data collection instruments used were questionnaire
and personal interview. Findings show that there is a relationship between the
success of the business and its social responsibility. It is recommended that
Shell company should understand that in developing their host community they
are also striving for their own development hence they should endeavor in
building of training centers, training programmed could be carried out for
their workers and other person’s special indigenes. Apart from building roads
and electrifying the community which the company has already carried at. It is
recommended that shell should look into the provision of the social services
such as the building of post offices and telephone services so as to increase
the level of communication and thus link the outside world.
