DEVELOPMENT OF EMBEDDED WIRELESS CONCRETE SENSOR TO DETERMINE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

ABSTRACT The study examined the e effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Profitability in Nigeria manufacturing industry. This study is enhanced by the integration of CSR on social and environmental concerns on business operations. The study investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial profitability, to determine the relationship between corporate social responsibility and profitability in Nigerian manufacturing industry. To achieve the purpose of this study, primary data was obtained using properly structured questionnaire. A sample size of 171 employees of Nestle Plc. were selected using a simple random sampling. Data was collected from the sample participants' response, assessed, coded into themes and analyzed using Chi-square statistics technique, by the use of Microsoft Excel. Findings show that Corporate Social Responsibility has positive and significant effects on EPS, ROA and ROE. The study concludes by stating that Corporate Social Resonsibility has significance effect on manufacturing firms profitability. The study recommends that corporate firms devote more resources to CSR efforts, which have a major influence on both financial and non-financial success.