Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty

Consumers’ views of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are still filled with mistrust and doubt. Especially in developing countries like Indonesia, consumers are wondering about the motivation behind CSR activities. It is argued that CSR activities that are authentic or sincere will lead to custo...

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Autores principales: Sri Gunawan, Sri Yunan Budiarsi, Sri Hartini
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b42c9dec36b7471ab8a2c11b285bff352021-12-02T14:41:50ZAuthenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1775023https://doaj.org/article/b42c9dec36b7471ab8a2c11b285bff352020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1775023https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975Consumers’ views of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are still filled with mistrust and doubt. Especially in developing countries like Indonesia, consumers are wondering about the motivation behind CSR activities. It is argued that CSR activities that are authentic or sincere will lead to customer loyalty. This research aims to expand the line of studies based on CSR-loyalty, through the concept of sincerity motivating Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Therefore, field research was conducted to investigate whether CSR Authenticity affects Corporate Image, Corporate Credibility and Customer Loyalty among Indonesian consumers. The proposed model was examined using questionnaire with a data set of 257 valid responses. Statistical analysis was based on PLS-SEM approach with the use of Smart PLS 3.0. Findings showed that the hypothesis associated with the relationship between Corporate Image and Customer Loyalty was supported. The relationship between Corporate Credibility and Customer Loyalty was also supported; however, the relationship between CSR Authenticity and Customer Loyalty was not supported. Result further showed a mediating effect of Corporate Image and Corporate Credibility on the relationship between CSR Authenticity and Customer Loyalty. Finally, the findings of this study are used to advance managerial implications of CSR Authenticity as a strategic activities of companies in creating its customer loyalty.Sri GunawanSri Yunan BudiarsiSri HartiniTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecsr authenticitycustomer loyaltycorporate imagecorporate credibilityBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic csr authenticity
customer loyalty
corporate image
corporate credibility
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle csr authenticity
customer loyalty
corporate image
corporate credibility
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Sri Gunawan
Sri Yunan Budiarsi
Sri Hartini
Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
description Consumers’ views of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are still filled with mistrust and doubt. Especially in developing countries like Indonesia, consumers are wondering about the motivation behind CSR activities. It is argued that CSR activities that are authentic or sincere will lead to customer loyalty. This research aims to expand the line of studies based on CSR-loyalty, through the concept of sincerity motivating Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Therefore, field research was conducted to investigate whether CSR Authenticity affects Corporate Image, Corporate Credibility and Customer Loyalty among Indonesian consumers. The proposed model was examined using questionnaire with a data set of 257 valid responses. Statistical analysis was based on PLS-SEM approach with the use of Smart PLS 3.0. Findings showed that the hypothesis associated with the relationship between Corporate Image and Customer Loyalty was supported. The relationship between Corporate Credibility and Customer Loyalty was also supported; however, the relationship between CSR Authenticity and Customer Loyalty was not supported. Result further showed a mediating effect of Corporate Image and Corporate Credibility on the relationship between CSR Authenticity and Customer Loyalty. Finally, the findings of this study are used to advance managerial implications of CSR Authenticity as a strategic activities of companies in creating its customer loyalty.
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author Sri Gunawan
Sri Yunan Budiarsi
Sri Hartini
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Sri Yunan Budiarsi
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title Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
title_short Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
title_full Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
title_fullStr Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
title_full_unstemmed Authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
title_sort authenticity as a corporate social responsibility platform for building customer loyalty
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/b42c9dec36b7471ab8a2c11b285bff35
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