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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
Volume 33, Issue 1-2, Pages 55-72Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14783363.2020.1791068
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CSR authenticity; corporate social responsibility; identification; affective commitment; congruence; social impact specificity
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This study developed a CSR authenticity model and examined factors influencing consumer evaluation of a bank's CSR authenticity. Primary data were collected through a survey, and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted. Practitioners can use this model to assess their CSR activities and develop more effective strategies.
Authenticity seems to be relevant for corporate social responsibility (CSR) judgement as it mitigates the inherent tension between pro-sociality and profit seeking and conflicting demand from various stakeholders. In this study a CSR authenticity model was developed and tested to identify factors that influenced consumer evaluation of the CSR authenticity of their bank. Primary data were collected through the use of a survey. This study used confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate the measurement properties and structural equation modelling with AMOS to identify significant relationships. Practitioners can use this framework to critically examine their portfolio of CSR activities and to assess how each activity is congruent with their core purpose and business in order to develop more effective strategies. The present study contributes theoretically and empirically to expanding limited knowledge about the relationship between CSR authenticity and consumer responses. Also, by linking the concept of identification with CSR authenticity, we build on and contribute to both social identity theory and CSR literature.
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