In Indonesia, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an obligation for companies,
according to Undang-Undang Perseroan Terbatas (UU PT) Nomor 40 Tahun 2007 Bab V
Pasal 74. Pasal 74 UU PT which has been passed by the Indonesian Parliament. As students
now are the future managers, it is important to prepare them for the future. This research is to
examine the business students’ perception towards CSR in Universitas Atma Jaya
Yogyakarta by gender and business ethics class. This is to know the understanding and
readiness of the students on the perception towards CSR. This research uses online
questionnaire and followed by 110 respondents from various major.
The result of the research was supported by prior research that has been done where
the female has a higher sensitivity to CSR than men. However, for the second hypothesis
there is no significant difference in perception of business ethics class between those who
have taken business ethics class and those who have not.