Effect of CSR activities on customers’ purchase intention: The mediating role of trust
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Author(s)Imran AliLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4525-5096
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Mohammad NaushadLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-3422
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Hadeel Jaafar Alasmri
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.19(2).2023.13
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Article InfoVolume 19 2023, Issue #2, pp. 155-169
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the belief that businesses must consider ethical, social, and environmental issues when making decisions. Several studies have found that CSR improves corporate performance. Moreover, CSR is thought to increase consumer trust and purchase intention. This study investigates the effect of CSR activities on customers’ purchase intentions and the mediating role of trust. It draws linkages and establishes that businesses can improve their bottom lines while positively affecting society by acting responsibly.
The present study selected two independent variables (ethical corporate social responsibility and legal corporate social responsibility) alongside one dependent variable (purchase intention) and one intervening variable (trust). The sample comprises two hundred and thirty respondents from India’s National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi, and nearby regions. The data were examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that CSR activities significantly positively affected customers’ purchase intention. Furthermore, trust mediated the linkages between CSR activities and customers’ purchase intention. The findings suggest that CSR activities can increase customers’ purchase intention by fostering trust. In other words, when customers trust a firm, they are more likely to intend to purchase its products or services. CSR managers should therefore focus on creating and maintaining trust with their customers. In addition, findings suggest that firms should be conscious of their social image. This study offers significant insights because they show that any business can be successful and socially responsible.
Acknowledgment
This study is supported via funding from Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University project number (PSAU/2023/R/1444).
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)M14, M31, M38
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References52
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- Figure 1. Proposed research model
- Figure 2. Model fit
- Figure 3. Structural model
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- Table 1. Demographics
- Table 2. KMO and Bartlett’s test
- Table 3. Construct reliability and validity
- Table 4. Discriminant validity (Fornell-Larcker criterion)
- Table 5. Fit indices of confirmatory factor analysis
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Hyunjung Choi , Byungchul Choi ,
Jungyoon Byun
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.15(4).2018.06
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Does board composition have an impact on CSR reporting?
Patrick Velte 
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.15(2).2017.02
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Green product buying intentions among young consumers: extending the application of theory of planned behavior
Andhy Setyawan ,
Noermijati Noermijati ,
Sunaryo Sunaryo ,
Siti Aisjah
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.16(2).2018.13
Problems and Perspectives in Management Volume 16, 2018 Issue #2 pp. 145-154 Views: 3265 Downloads: 1093 TO CITE АНОТАЦІЯThis research reveals the factors explaining the purchase intention toward green products among young consumers. Young consumers are beginner consumers who are going to play an important role to take a responsibility in preserving the environment. Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is selected as the main theoretical framework in this research alongside some other variables (environmental concern, environmental knowledge, and willingness to pay), which are added in the research model to expand TPB application. Three hundred and twenty-six respondents were interviewed through a survey and the data are analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
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