Information specificity, social topic awareness and message authenticity in CSR communication

This paper explores how companies can improve consumer attitudes towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) messages and companies by designing the content of the message, which should provide specific information and improve social topic awareness among consumers. The paper also explores the med...

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Autores: Pérez Ruiz, Andrea|||0000-0003-3521-1783, García de los Salmones, María del Mar|||0000-0001-5217-4553, Liu, Matthew
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/20702
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/20702
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corporate Social Responsibility
Messages
Information Specificity
Social Topic Awareness
Authenticity
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Sumario:This paper explores how companies can improve consumer attitudes towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) messages and companies by designing the content of the message, which should provide specific information and improve social topic awareness among consumers. The paper also explores the mediating role of message authenticity between the CSR message content and consumer attitudes towards the information and the company.