Give or take? Consumers' ambivalent perspectives on the relationship between a firm's corporate social responsibility engagement and its responsible tax payments

Toder‐Alon, Anat; Rosenstreich, Eyal; Harari, Tali Te’eni

doi:10.1002/csr.1727

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“…Several underlying mechanisms drive customer responses, which have not been studied yet. Most of the previous studies are concerned with the short term and limited effects of CSR on customer behavior such as purchase intention, brand image, customer satisfaction and other behavioral responses (Ramesh et al, 2019;Nam and Hwang, 2019;Toder-Alon et al, 2019). Nevertheless, we note a gap in the literature about the long-term effects of CSR on customer behavior.…”

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An assessment of corporate social responsibility on customer company identification and loyalty in banking industry: a PLS-SEM analysis

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Purpose This paper aims to address the need for a more in-depth empirical investigation of exploring the link between the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and different aspects of customer behavior in a developing country. This paper develops a research framework and assesses the mediating role of trust, customer-company identification (CCI) and electronic-service quality (E-SQ) between customer perceptions of CSR and customer loyalty. Design/methodology/approach Working with a sample of 280 banking customers in Pakistan, partial least square based structural equation modeling is used to test the conceptual model. Findings Surprisingly, results suggest that CSR is not directly related to customer loyalty, which is contradictory to previously established findings conducted in developed countries. Thus, confirming a full mediation of CCI, E-SQ and trust in enhancing the effect of CSR on customer loyalty. The study also confirms that CSR is positively related to E-SQ, and E-SQ also directly affects CCI. Practical implications Banks should adhere to honest CSR practices and effectively communicate and advertise these practices to increase awareness and knowledge among the customers. Similarly, banks should advance in technological expertise to generate customer identification, which then leads to their loyalty. Originality/value Previous studies conferred short-term customer’s reactions, such as purchase intention and brand image. Still, this research discusses the long-term effect of CSR on customer behavior, such as the loyalty of the customers. Moreover, this is the pioneer study that investigates how CSR actions influence customer perceptions about E-SQ and how electronic services affect customer identification with a bank.

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confidence: 74%

An assessment of corporate social responsibility on customer company identification and loyalty in banking industry: a PLS-SEM analysis

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Iqbal

et al. 2020

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“…In the social aspects, the CSR practices of companies are inserted. Therefore, the understanding of how costumers are persuaded by CSR practices is very heterogeneous, but the motives related to personal and social values can be shown (Rodrigues & sBorges, 2015;Seegebarth et al, 2016;Toder-Alon et al, 2019).…”

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“…So that consumers are influenced and to improve the perception about the companies that increase consumers' intention to purchase their products, consumers need to know the level of social responsibility of organizations (Gao, 2009;Golodner, 2016;Nam & Hwang, 2019;Toder-Alon et al, 2019) and whether there is a close relationship between the socially responsible activity developed and its core business so that the action becomes credible (Ailawadi et al, 2014;Öberseder et al, 2011). By having this information from companies in which they already trust, buyers' CSR awareness and their purchase intention may be influenced (de Magistris et al, 2015;Ingenbleek, Meulenberg, & van Trijp, 2015;Öberseder et al, 2011;Rodrigues & Borges, 2015).…”

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“…By having this information from companies in which they already trust, buyers' CSR awareness and their purchase intention may be influenced (de Magistris et al, 2015;Ingenbleek, Meulenberg, & van Trijp, 2015;Öberseder et al, 2011;Rodrigues & Borges, 2015). From the moment that the company implements CSR actions, it can improve its image and reputation to the consumer, who might accept it more easily, because their need to be a better person is met (Toder-Alon et al, 2019;Wan, Poon, & Yu, 2016).…”

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“…Thus far, little emphasis has been given to the studies of the effects on consumer behavior regarding the organizations that adopt this type of posture (Gao, 2009;Wang, 2009). In addition, the research that involves the effects of CSR on the consumer, even the most recent research, has been concerned with short-term consumer reactions such as purchase intention and brand image (e.g., Cuesta-Valiño, Rodríguez, & Núñez-Barriopedro, 2019;Nam & Hwang, 2019;Ramesh, Saha, Goswami, & Dahiya, 2019;Toder-Alon, Rosenstreich, & Te'eni Harari, 2019). However, we note a gap in the literature about CSR, which is the long-term effects of CSR on the consumer.…”

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Give or take? Consumers' ambivalent perspectives on the relationship between a firm's corporate social responsibility engagement and its responsible tax payments

Cited by 7 publications

References 50 publications

An assessment of corporate social responsibility on customer company identification and loyalty in banking industry: a PLS-SEM analysis

An assessment of corporate social responsibility on customer company identification and loyalty in banking industry: a PLS-SEM analysis

Corporate social responsibility and consumer's relationship intention

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