Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication has always faced challenges posed by consumer scepticism and the attribution of CSR motives. This experimental study focuses on empirically testing informational, narrative, ambiguous and invitational CSR message approaches. The results show that e...

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Main Author: Yong, Kah Hian
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88431
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description Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication has always faced challenges posed by consumer scepticism and the attribution of CSR motives. This experimental study focuses on empirically testing informational, narrative, ambiguous and invitational CSR message approaches. The results show that except for the ambiguous approach, the various approaches are equally effective in leading to positive CSR beliefs and attitudes towards the company. CSR communication is found to play a crucial role in leading to positive consumer perceptions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-884312022-05-09T08:08:36Z Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation Yong, Kah Hian Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication has always faced challenges posed by consumer scepticism and the attribution of CSR motives. This experimental study focuses on empirically testing informational, narrative, ambiguous and invitational CSR message approaches. The results show that except for the ambiguous approach, the various approaches are equally effective in leading to positive CSR beliefs and attitudes towards the company. CSR communication is found to play a crucial role in leading to positive consumer perceptions. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88431 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Yong, Kah Hian
Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation
title Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation
title_full Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation
title_fullStr Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation
title_full_unstemmed Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation
title_short Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: An Experimental Investigation
title_sort consumer perceptions of csr communication: an experimental investigation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88431