scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility as an Antecedent of Innovation, Reputation, Performance, and Competitive Success: A Multiple Mediation Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez ◽  
Luis Enrique Valdez-Juárez ◽  
Ángela María Castuera-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Corporate Managers ◽  
Competitive Success ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) facilitates increased innovation and enhanced reputation and business performance. Small and medium-sized enterprises are commonly acknowledged to be a driver of economic growth, so these firms’ CSR and the competitive advantages it generates are of great interest. This study examined whether corporate managers’ positive predisposition toward CSR initiatives explains their companies’ level of innovation, achieved performance, competitive success, and reputation. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze a sample of 109 companies operating in Spain’s Autonomous Community of Extremadura. The results confirm that companies generally have a favorable orientation toward CSR and this strategy’s benefits include developing and improving firms’ reputation.

A stakeholder approach to corporate social responsibility, reputation and business performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Taghian ◽  
Clare D’Souza ◽  
Michael Polonsky
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate business managers’ assessment of stakeholders’ influence on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The key stakeholders included “employees” and “unions” as internal and “public”, the “media” and the “government” as external stakeholders. The purpose was to estimate the influence of stakeholders that managers perceive as important. Moreover, the study sought to identify association between the CSR construct and corporate reputation and in turn whether this influences business performance. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a mail survey with a random sampling of senior managers sourced from Dun & Bradstreet’s Australian business database, focusing on large organizations (i.e. minimum $10 million p.a. reported sales and minimum 100 employees) as the selection criteria. A conceptual model was developed and tested using structural equation modeling. Findings – The results identified that “employees” and the “public” are perceived to be the influential stakeholder groups in CSR decision-making. There was evidence of a positive relationship between the CSR construct and reputation, which in turn influenced market share, but not profitability. Research limitations/implications – This study examined a cross-section of organizations using Dun & Bradstreet’s database of Australian businesses and may not fully represent the Australian business mix. The effective response rate of 7.2 per cent appears to be low, even though it is comparable with other research in the CSR area. There may have been some self-selection by the respondents, although there were no statistically significant differences identified in the corporate characteristics of those invited to participate and those responding with usable questionnaires. Practical implications – Managers can adopt a stakeholder-influenced CSR strategy to generate strong corporate reputation to improve business performance. It is important to ensure that the interests of “employees” and “public” stakeholders are addressed within organizational strategy. Respondents were less concerned about government stakeholders and thus government involvement in organizational CSR may need to be revisited. Social implications – The major concern that emerges from these findings is the absence of the perceived importance of regulatory stakeholders on firms’ CSR activities. Regulatory controls of CSR messages could reduce or eliminate inaccurate and misleading information to the public. Originality/value – The analysis explains the perceived relative influence of stakeholders on CSR decisions. It also provides an understanding of the link between organizational CSR reputation and organization’s performance.

scholarly journals Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility Execution Effects on Purchase Intention with the Moderating Role of Customer Awareness

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4548
Author(s):  
Qingyu Zhang ◽  
Sohail Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Purchasing Intention ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Moderating Role

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in management domains is a well-known concept that links corporate interests and environmental/community values. CSR is considered a strategic policy that offers environmental and social competitive advantages. Organizations consider that CSR-based goodwill provides a tactical competitive edge and sustainable growth. The goal of this paper is to show how CSR programs affect consumers’ purchasing intention in the context of Pakistan. In addition, the effect of customer awareness has been studied as a moderator between CSR and purchasing intention. To this end, the study has conducted a survey and gathered Pakistani customers’ responses, and structural equation modeling has been used to evaluate the results. The study concludes that CSR activities favorably affect customer purchasing intentions directly as well as indirectly through improving brand image and trust, and customer awareness of CSR activities plays a moderating role. The implications and future research directions are discussed.

Corporate Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Reinforcing Consumers Bonding

2018 ◽  
pp. 1042-1059
Author(s):  
Ari Setiyaningrum ◽  
Vincent Didiek Wiet Aryanto
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Corporate Ethics ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Corporate Trust

Corporate ethics (CE) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have been considered as the main determinants of companies' success as well as sustainability for company's viability. Both of them potentially affects on consumer buying behavior. This study aims at exploring the basic issue on CE and CSR. In addition, this study examines whether good corporate ethics and CSR engagement of companies always lead to positive consumer response in the context of controversial tobacco's company. Data collected by distributing questionnaires to the 318 respondents. By means of structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the proposed model, it indicated that the more well-defined of corporate ethics lead to the better evaluation of CSR activities, the more well-defined of corporate ethics and the better evaluation of CSR activities lead to the good corporate reputation. In addition, the good corporate reputation leads to the higher corporate trust, and the higher corporate trust lead to the stronger consumers bonding.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility Activities that Influence Customer Loyalty of SMEs

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. Turyakira
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social

Businesses are increasingly required to address the demands of key stakeholders, in addition to those of shareholders. There is an increasing role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to large businesses and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) alike. However, research to support the degree of the application of CSR activities to SMEs with respect to customer loyalty is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the selected CSR activities that impact the customer loyalty of SMEs. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to selected SMEs in Kampala District, while Structural Equation Modeling was utilised to determine the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable. The study findings revealed that the selected CSR activities (Society-oriented CSR activities, Market-oriented CSR activities and Environmental-oriented CSR activities) positively influence the Customer loyalty of SMEs.

scholarly journals AFFECT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE CASE OF FOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISES

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (26) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Hung Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Dung My Ho ◽  
Phuc Thi Hong Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Corporate Social

This research aims at identifying impact of CSR on dimensions of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The sample size of 422 was collected from staffs and managers. The analytical method of Structural Equation Modeling,(SEM) was used in this research. The results of the study showed that four factors of CSR including employee, customer, environment, and legality positively influenced job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

scholarly journals On the relationship between corporate social responsibility and competitive performance in Brazilian Small and Medium Enterprises - empirical evidence from a stakeholders’ perspective

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Regina Back
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Competitive Performance ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social

This paper aims to show that the strategic incorporation of socially responsible actions, in small and medium enterprises contribute to improving the competitiveness of those organizations. The analysis is from a multi-stakeholder perspective. It investigates the link among firms’ relationship with key stakeholders with the objective to find out if there is a competitive advantage in applying Corporate Social Responsibilities practices. Besides the direct influence of Corporate Social Responsibility practices on competitive performance, the mediating connection of relationship improvements has been analyzed. By using their influence, stakeholders hold the key to the environment in which the organization operates and its subsequent financial performance. The empirical analysis was constructed on survey data through structural equation modeling (SEM). To accomplish this assignment data were collected from a sample of Brazilian SMEs. Participants were firms from the Southern region of Brazil mainly from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Parana. The outcome shows that there is a strong connection between the development of Social Responsibilities practices and relational improvements. In addition, the significant relationship in developing Social Responsibilities Practices positively translates, with a high accuracy outcome into competitive performances.

Corporate social responsibility toward stakeholders and customer loyalty: investigating the roles of trust and customer identification with the company

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niki Glaveli
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Customer Trust ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to uncover the underlying multiple intervening mechanisms between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and customer loyalty. Social identity and social exchange theories offer the ground for prediction that the primary outcomes of CSR initiatives are customer–company (C–C) identification and customer trust, which in turn affect customer loyalty. Also, the differential effect of CSR behaviors toward specific stakeholder groups on customer attitudes and behaviors are examined. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 333 customers of telecommunication companies in Greece. Structural equation modeling was used to test the postulated relationships. Findings The findings demonstrate that both C–C identification and customer trust intervene in the relationship between customer perceptions of CSR and customer loyalty; however, the identification mechanism is stronger than the trust mechanism in building customer loyalty while C–C identification seems to drive customer trust. Moreover, out of the three CSR components (customers, employees, and society/environment) that were considered as relevant to customers and were investigated, customer-centric activities were found to be the stronger predictor of both C–C identification and customer trust. Also, CSR toward society/environment was found to positively influence C–C identification. Practical implications The findings of this research can assist practitioners in effectively conceptualizing CSR image from a customers’ point of view and designing their company’s CSR and communication strategies to boost positive customer responses and strong long-term relationships. Originality/value The current study provides further insights into the complex relationship between CSR and customer responses and the impact that different CSR activities may have on customers.

Corporate social responsibility and business ethics: conceptualization, scale development and validation

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-439
Author(s):  
Dana E. Harrison ◽  
O.C. Ferrell ◽  
Linda Ferrell ◽  
Joe F. Hair, Jr
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Initial Item ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to theoretically develop and empirically validate separate scales that represent a consumer’s expectations of business ethics (BE) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Design/methodology/approach A literature review and qualitative research were conducted to generate items for the scales. Initial item reduction was performed qualitatively based on a panel of experts. A follow-up quantitative assessment using an exploratory factor analysis further reduced the items. The scales were then validated using confirmatory composite analysis with partial least squares-structural equation modeling. Findings Separate scales representing consumers’ expectations of BE and CSR behaviors were developed. The scales exhibited reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity and external validity. Practical implications The separation of these scales into two components will facilitate more precise examination of consumer perceptions of these two components of product and brand images, and how they may impact brand attitudes and brand trust. Originality/value This is the first effort to develop separate scales for consumer expectations of ethics and CSR, and assess their impact on brand outcomes.

Relationships between sales ethics, corporate social responsibility, trust, attitude, and loyalty in the real estate brokerage industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Chi Chen ◽  
Kuan-Mien Hsieh ◽  
Chueh-Shih Lin ◽  
Chun-Chang Lee ◽  
Cheng Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Real Estate Brokerage ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Sales Ethics

We employed structural equation modeling to explore how sales ethics, corporate social responsibility, trust, and attitude influence customers' loyalty in the real estate brokerage industry. Participants were 466 real estate brokerage customers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The empirical results show that the greater the degree of recognition that customers have of the industry's sales ethics, the more they acknowledge the industry's corporate social responsibility and the more they trust the industry. Moreover, a stronger customer perception of the industry attitude had a significant positive influence on loyalty, such that trust had an indirect effect on loyalty through the mediator of attitude. This implies that sales ethics and corporate social responsibility are integral factors that influence customers' loyalty in the real estate brokerage industry.

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