Impact and Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility from Teamwork and Network of Higher Education Institution

This research article reviewed the literature involving higher education institutions in promoting and offering services that cater to the needs of the communities. Corporate Social Responsibility of higher education institutions were reviewed in terms of their impact to the students and employees as well as the challenges encountered during the program implementation. The importance of teamwork and network is also discussed. Results showed that open and constant communication with the industry partners and communities served as an important factor that influence to strengthen teamwork and network in order to better understand the needs of both parties between service providers and beneficiaries. Several challenges encountered in the study include the lack of knowledge of administrators and students on the social responsibility activities of the institution and lack of student involvement in the extension projects due to course requirements. Financial resources also noted as source of problem in the implementation of projects.

Keywords: Community Extension, Educational Institution, Partnership