GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

Youth restiveness has become a topical issue for discussion in the social, economic, and political objective concern for the welfare of society, which restrains individual and corporate behaviour from ultimately destructive activities, no matter how immediately profitable, and which leads in the direction of positive contributions to human betterment. The study is aimed at assessing the impact of laxity in execution of corporate social responsibility by multinationals and youth restiveness in Akwa Ibom State. Multinational corporations have a great impact on youth restiveness in the community in which they are settled through corporate social responsibilities. Activities such as provision of social amenities, job opportunities, and skill acquisition programmes by multinational corporations go a long way in reducing youth restiveness. It is a fact that Nigeria cannot thrive and progress significantly with youths who are restive. Nigeria’s peace, security and corporate existence as a nation are threatened because of the prevalence of this phenomenon. Corporate social responsibility is the intelligent and disadvantages ranging from lack of peace to destruction of lives and properties. Three concepts were accessed in the study, ranging from the concept of corporate social responsibility, the concept of multi-national and the concept of youth restiveness. The types of corporate social responsibilities and the classes of multinational corporations are not exempted from the study. The effect of lack of corporate social responsibility in relation to youth restiveness is also assessed in the study. From the study, it is concluded that the failure of a multinational corporation in carrying-out these social responsibilities can lead to a lot of domains in Nigeria and further recommended among others that multinational corporations should engage in social responsibilities in the community wherein they are settled to help curb youth restiveness.

KEYWORDS: Corporate Social Responsibility, Multi-national, Youth Restiveness and Akwa Ibom State