The Public Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Effects on Customer Behaviour in China
- 1 School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- 2 School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- 3 School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- 4 School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract
With the rapid economic development of China, many enterprises have developed rapidly with the growing scale and strength, and their products and services have had a profound impact on the society. However, the study finds that many enterprises are merely spectators toward corporate social responsibility (CSR); these enterprises do not play an active role in CSR. At present, the domestic and foreign scholars’ researches on CSR are focused on motivation, influence factors and its influence on enterprise performance, but less attention has been given to the public perception of CSR and its different effects on customer behavior from the demographic range. This paper is based on a questionnaire of public perception in CSR, advancing with the times to consider the current status of the public’s perception of CSR in China, at the same time, it investigates the public’s attention to the dimensions of CSR at present, and particularly analyzes the perception of CSR and its different effects on customer behaviour in the demographic indicators.
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