- P-ISSN1738-3110
- E-ISSN2093-7717
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ISSN : 1738-3110
An Exploratory Research on the Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Real Estate Sector of UAE: A Dyadic Perspective
POTLURI, Rajasekhara Mouly
Abstract
Purpose: The study investigates the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the real estate sector of the UAE by collecting the opinions of both the real estate companies and different tenants on the execution of CSR. Research design, data, and methodology: Using a sample of 300 different types of UAE real estate consumers and twenty real estate firms, the researchers collected the opinions of targeted subjects by administering two types of questionnaires. The Cronbach's Alpha and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) tests were employed to check the internal consistency and validity of the questionnaires. The selected hypotheses were tested using the Kruskal-Wallis (K-W) hypothesis testing technique. Results: The findings revealed that all types of UAE real estate consumers expressed their discontentment over the implementation of socially responsible actions by the real estate companies. Whereas UAE real estate companies expressed their confidence in the ideal implementation of social actions towards all stakeholders in general and tenants. Conclusion: Even though more than 50 percent of realty customers are dissatisfied with the company's implementation of CSR, a little over 54.80 percent are willing to recommend the company to their family and friends. Implications have been provided for UAE real estate companies who wish to promote their business to all categories of UAE real estate consumers successfully.
- keywords
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Real Estate Consumers, UAE Realty Companies, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) Test, Kruskal-Wallis (K-W) Hypothesis Test, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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