Awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility in Two Private Sectors Companies in Erbil

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is considered as a main factor for the success of every company or organizations also when government and the country support the concept of CSR that country will face the economic growth and other good things that are related with business and humanities. This research is to analyze the extent to which private sectors in Kurdistan region are aware of CSR concept, and how much they are socially responsible. If they are involved with social activities, what are the activities they are engaged in terms of society and to their local community? For this purpose, we‘ve used quantitative and qualitative research methods by conducting a survey questionnaire by using 13 items to analyze the awareness of CSR in Korek Telecom private company our sample was 55 employees and managers in the company and an interview with the manager of (Trident) private company. Our conclusion refers that the private company in our study is aware of concept of CSR, according to the development of the concept of CSR from last decade the private companies need to get involved with other different dimensions and activities of CSR.