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The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Brand Equity and Consumer Purchasing Intention

  • LEE, Jaemin (College of Business, SungKyunKwan University)
  • Received : 2019.05.15
  • Accepted : 2019.12.22
  • Published : 2019.12.30
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Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this survey-based study was to identify the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities on corporate brand assets and consumer purchasing intentions, and to verify causal relationships between the variables. Research Question - The XCIP is the company's longest running program of its kind, taking a global approach to CSR. Xerox uses this initiative to fund employees in their local communities to make a difference in projects of their own choosing. Research Method-The survey period was conducted for about three months from May 3, 2018 to August 7, 2018, and a random sampling method was used. The total number of samples was 420, with 19 samples excluded from final analysis due to untruthful or erroneous responses. Result - In this study, the general characteristics of the survey participants were investigated as follows in analyzing the impact of CSR activities on brand assets and consumer purchasing intentions. First, male (51.6 percent) college graduates (42.4 percent) outnumbered female participants (40.2 percent), and participants in their 40s (30.7 percent) and 50s (23.8 percent) ranked highest, followed by general office workers (27.6 percent), business people, people in service positions, and people in sales positions.

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