................................................................................................................................... iii List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. v CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Background on CSR initiatives of Tiso....................................................................... 1 1.3 Statement of the Problem and Rationale for the Study ............................................... 2 1.3 Research methodology ............................................................................................... 4 1.4 Research Questions ..................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................... 4 1.5.1 Primary Aim......................................................................................................... 4 1.5.2 Secondary Objectives ........................................................................................... 4 1.6 Organisation of the Research Report .......................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2: A REVIEW OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ......................... 6 2.1 The Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility ........................................................ 6 2.2 A General overview of Corporate Social Responsibility ............................................ 8 2.3 CSR in South Africa and the Emerging Models ....................................................... 11 2.4 CSR Initiatives and the Development Agenda of South Africa ................................ 16 Figure 1.1 ................................................................................................................................. 18 2.5 Challenges of CSR Initiatives in South Africa .......................................................... 19 2.6 Beneficiary Participation in CSR Initiatives ............................................................. 23 Figure 2.1: Types of participation ............................................................................................ 24 2.7 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 26