Corporate Social Responsibility: The Influence of Employee Engagement on Corporate Social Responsibility

Including more people being aware of corporate social responsibility, questions have arisen concerning whether there is a link between employee engagement and corporate social responsibility. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is being considered as a significant component of a company's performance and activities, with the goal of increasing employee engagement. The goal of this study is to find out how employee engagement and corporate social responsibility are linked. The research was carried out in Erbil, Kurdistan, at vehicle dealerships. In total, 53 people took part in this study. According to the findings of this study, higher levels of corporate social responsibility can lead to higher levels of employee engagement, which supports the research hypothesis. The researchers recommended getting a larger sample size for similar studies in the future due to the study's restriction of a limited sample size.


INTRODUCTION
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a highly valued term that can be considered one of the key components in any organization's or company's success (Abdullah et al. 2021). CSR is a concept with numerous explanations and numerous economic , environmental, and social components . Because CSR is seen as a key component of a company's success and activities , employee engagement will have an impact . Because employees play a significant influence in a company's success, there is a link between these two variables (Ali, 2014).

II. LITERATURE REVIEW
Corporate social responsibility is an essential idea that can be considered one of the aspects (Andavar et al. 2020) that determines a company's or organization's performance (Anwar & Abd Zebari, 2015). CSR is a concept with a variety of definitions as well as economic (Anwar & Abdullah, 2021), environmental, and social implications (Anwar & Balcioglu, 2016). Businesses and government agencies are becoming more interested in this concept (Anwar & Climis, 2017), which has sparked a spirited debate among experts (Anwar & Ghafoor,2017). Increasing attention in the first place, as well as the efforts made by all organizations (Anwar & Qadir, 2017), has led to the improvement of labor standards and anti-corruption measures . The origins of the concept of corporate social responsibility as we know it today may be traced back a long way (Anwar & Surarchith, 2015). A greater grasp of CSR is beneficial not only for comprehending the interaction between businesses and their stakeholders, but also for understanding and having a better notion of what business's role in development and contribution to society should be (Anwar, 2016). The concept of corporate social responsibility is not new or revolutionary ; the underlying tenet that a firm has a social obligation in addition to profit maximization objectives has a long history ( (Hameed & Anwar, 2018). The enthusiastic engagement of employees at all levels of the organization is the key to success in any corporation ). Engaging employees in corporate social responsibility is one aspect of having a responsible corporation. Because the workplace has an impact on employees, involving them in CSR will increase their performance while also boosting the organization's reputation ).

Research Hypothesis
Higher employee engagement level can be achieved by higher level of corporate social responsibility.

III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between employee engagement and corporate social responsibility. The study was carried out among car dealerships in Erbil, Kurdistan. Total of 53 participants involved in this study. Five point likert scales was used in this study ranging from not important at all to very important. The above table (1) demonstrates the participants' demographic analysis participated in this research. In regard of the participants' gender; 55.6% of the participants were male while 44.4% of the participants were female. In regard of the participants' age; 33.3% of the participants were from 20-29 years old, 31.5% of the participants were 30-39 years old, 24.1% of the participants were 30-39 years old, 11.1% of the participants were from 50-59 years old. In regard of the participants' level of education; 83% of the participants had bachelor degree and only 16.7% of the participants had Master degree. In regard of the participants' experience(s) 16.7% of the participants had less than one year of experience, 48.1% of the participants had 1-5 years of the experiences, 31.5% of the participants had 6-10 years of the experiences and only 3.7% of the participants had 11 years and over of the experiences. The above table (2) shows the reliability test of 10 items for employee engagement and 10 items for corporate social responsibility. The Cronbach's Alpha for ten employee engagement's ten items = .849 which is greater than .6 this means that ten items used for employee engagement factor were reliable for this study and the Cronbach's Alpha for ten corporate social responsibility's ten items = .775 which is greater than .6 this means that ten items used for corporate social responsibility factor were reliable for this study. which is greater than 0.01 this means that there is a positive and strong correlation between employee engagement and corporate social responsibility.

V. CONCLUSION
The main aim of this research is to find out the relationship between employee engagement and corporate social responsibility in car dealership in Erbil, Kurdistan. A multiple regression analysis was used to analyze this research. Two different variables have been analyzed; employee engagement as independent variable and corporate social responsibility as dependent variable. The findings of this study revealed that higher employee engagement level could be attained by higher level of corporate social responsibility, accordingly the research hypothesis supported. The limitation of this study was the small sample size; the researchers recommended obtaining bigger sample size for similar studies in the future.