Beyond Warm Glow: The Risk-Mitigating Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) positively impacts relationships between firms and customers. Previous research construes this as an outcome of customers' warm glow that results from supporting firms' benevolence. The current research demonstrates that beyond warm glow, CSR positivel...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2021-06, Vol.171 (2), p.317-336
Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Abhi, Good, Valerie, Sardashti, Hanieh, Peloza, John
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Altruism
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Companies
Corporate responsibility
Customer services
Customers
Education
Ethics
Experiments
Halo effect
Hypotheses
Investments
Management
Original Paper
Philosophy
Purchasing
Quality of Life Research
Recessions
Risk
Risk perception
Sales
Social responsibility
Stakeholders
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subjects Altruism
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Companies
Corporate responsibility
Customer services
Customers
Education
Ethics
Experiments
Halo effect
Hypotheses
Investments
Management
Original Paper
Philosophy
Purchasing
Quality of Life Research
Recessions
Risk
Risk perception
Sales
Social responsibility
Stakeholders
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