The impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on financial performance of multi national enterprises: A case study of consumer and industrial goods companies in Nigeria

This study will examine the influence of corporate social responsibility on listed consumer and industrial goods companies in Nigeria economy. The ex-post facto (causal comparative study) methodology will be employed, and the study will focus on listed companies on Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The study will adopt standardized simple and multiple linear regressions (Ordinary Least Square-OLS) to analyse primary data via SPSS version 23. The study involved time series and cross-sectional data (observational pooled data or panel data). The researcher intends to employ the non-probability sampling technique and will cover the business financial performance for the period of seven years, that is, 2012 to 2018, panel data (secondary data) will be extracted from the audited annual reports and accounts of the consumer and industrial goods companies. Therefore, the research will employ standardized linear regression model for analyzing the data collected via audited financial statements for the period concerned