Use of social networks as a CSR communication tool

The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of online social networks as a tool for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication and management. To this end, an analysis was performed of the messages posted by the 20 Spanish companies with the highest market capitalisation and the responses t...

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Autores principales: Francisco-Javier Cortado, Ricardo Chalmeta
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:afcde55e7d2749a8b3f0bc13ba39f8ab2021-12-02T14:07:32ZUse of social networks as a CSR communication tool2331-197510.1080/23311975.2016.1187783https://doaj.org/article/afcde55e7d2749a8b3f0bc13ba39f8ab2016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2016.1187783https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of online social networks as a tool for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication and management. To this end, an analysis was performed of the messages posted by the 20 Spanish companies with the highest market capitalisation and the responses that they received on two of the most popular online social networks, Facebook and Twitter. The results of the analysis of these data show that the tendency has been to use social networks for the one-way communication of aspects of CSR related with the organisation. Therefore, it is necessary to change the way companies communicate their CSR issues by shifting to a two-way communication approach, as has been the case in other kinds of enterprise relations with their stakeholders.Francisco-Javier CortadoRicardo ChalmetaTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecorporate social responsibilityenterprise sustainabilitysocial networkscorporate social responsibility communicationfacebooktwitterBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2016)
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topic corporate social responsibility
enterprise sustainability
social networks
corporate social responsibility communication
facebook
twitter
Business
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Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle corporate social responsibility
enterprise sustainability
social networks
corporate social responsibility communication
facebook
twitter
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Francisco-Javier Cortado
Ricardo Chalmeta
Use of social networks as a CSR communication tool
description The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of online social networks as a tool for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication and management. To this end, an analysis was performed of the messages posted by the 20 Spanish companies with the highest market capitalisation and the responses that they received on two of the most popular online social networks, Facebook and Twitter. The results of the analysis of these data show that the tendency has been to use social networks for the one-way communication of aspects of CSR related with the organisation. Therefore, it is necessary to change the way companies communicate their CSR issues by shifting to a two-way communication approach, as has been the case in other kinds of enterprise relations with their stakeholders.
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