The Dimensions that Affect University Social Responsibility

Abstract

University social responsibility (USR) is still confused as a benevolence that universities give to their region of influence or their interest groups; however, the reality is far beyond that concept. USR involves various aspects ranging from education to the impact generated in society, known as its externalities. The present study analyzes the dimensions of this responsibility and how the students at the Technical University of Cotopaxi perceive it. It is mixed-type research with a descriptive approach and a relational approach. This study was evaluated through a survey with a sample of 371 students with the instrument used by Flores et al., (2022). Subsequently, a logit-type model was employed to assess and correlate the dimensions that are immersed in the USR, which allowed us to identify that the education and research dimensions are significant in the proposed model and that the engagement and management dimensions as perceived by the students must be reoriented to have a significant social impact on society.