Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a pillar for any organization to portray the positive reputation of the organization to the public. The image and commitment of CSR initiatives reflect the corporate brand of the organization. This study aims to have a better understanding of brand and CSR fr...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Jamilah
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Language:English
Published: Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) 2019
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description Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a pillar for any organization to portray the positive reputation of the organization to the public. The image and commitment of CSR initiatives reflect the corporate brand of the organization. This study aims to have a better understanding of brand and CSR from the role of public relations practitioner involving two telecommunication companies namely Maxis Berhad and Axiata group which are public-listed companies in Malaysia. A qualitative indepth interview was carried out with both public relations senior practitioners. Findings indicated that public relations practitioners from both telecommunication companies have a common understanding of branding CSR within the respective company. Despite, the differences in the basis of branding CSR, it is also found that CSR plays an important role to strengthen the corporate brand.
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spelling usm-476002021-02-11T22:25:39Z http://eprints.usm.my/47600/ Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia Ahmad, Jamilah HM Sociology Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a pillar for any organization to portray the positive reputation of the organization to the public. The image and commitment of CSR initiatives reflect the corporate brand of the organization. This study aims to have a better understanding of brand and CSR from the role of public relations practitioner involving two telecommunication companies namely Maxis Berhad and Axiata group which are public-listed companies in Malaysia. A qualitative indepth interview was carried out with both public relations senior practitioners. Findings indicated that public relations practitioners from both telecommunication companies have a common understanding of branding CSR within the respective company. Despite, the differences in the basis of branding CSR, it is also found that CSR plays an important role to strengthen the corporate brand. Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/47600/1/os6.pdf Ahmad, Jamilah (2019) Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia. Media Watch, 10 (2). pp. 432-444. ISSN 2249-8818 https://www.mediawatchjournal.in/branding-corporate-social-responsibility-a-case-study-on-public-listed-telecommunication-companies-in-malaysia-2/
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Ahmad, Jamilah
Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia
title Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia
title_full Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia
title_fullStr Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia
title_short Branding Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Public-Listed Telecommunication Companies in Malaysia
title_sort branding corporate social responsibility: a case study on public-listed telecommunication companies in malaysia
topic HM Sociology
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