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ERIC Number: EJ1433830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2329-4922
EISSN: EISSN-2329-4906
To Trust or Not to Trust: Consumer Perceptions of Corporate Sociopolitical Activism
Yijing Wang; Linnea Bouroncle
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, v87 n3 p488-510 2024
When companies take a stance on sociopolitical issues, it is considered corporate social advocacy (CSA). This article examines to what extent perceived corporate motives of engaging in CSA affect consumer skepticism and brand equity. It is one of the few published studies of consumer attitudes toward companies' CSA involvement. An online survey was conducted (N = 375). It provides evidence that consumer assessments of the motives that inspire CSA are similar to the better-researched motives that inspire CSR. The findings imply that companies need to develop a good understanding of the consumers' attributions when engaging in CSA.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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