Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility on Customer Satisfaction in Telecom Industry of Bangladesh
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https://doi.org/10.18034/abcjar.v3i2.35Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Consumer Behavior, Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty, RetentionAbstract
Worldwide interest is growing day by day about corporate social responsibility (CSR). In the light of the fact stated just now, this paper symbolizes on how customer satisfaction and loyalty are influenced by CSR factors. This paper has investigated the effects of service quality and consumer satisfaction along with corporate social responsibility actions on consumer purchase intentions and further on consumer loyalty. This research was based on primary and secondary data with some structured questionnaire. The primary data has been collected from university students, whereas secondary data was collected from newspapers and website of a related corporation. The data has been analyzed using Factor Analysis. The study found no relationship between awareness of corporate social responsibility and purchase intention. However, significant relationship was observed between service quality and customer satisfaction according to the data. Moreover, there was no relationship between customer satisfaction and purchase intention and purchase intention and consumer retention for telecommunication industry of Bangladesh. The findings of this study are important for corporations and future researchers on corporate social responsibility and consumer behavior in Bangladesh.
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Ahmed NJ, Nasima M and Alam N. 2013. Socio-Business Consideration of Garment Workers in Bangladesh: A Statistical Review ABC Journal of Advanced Research, 2, 8-17.
Ahsan SM. 2014. Corporate Culture and Organizational Change- a Study on a Large Pharmaceutical Company in Bangladesh Asian Business Review, 4, 29-37.
Ali I., K. Rehman, A. Yilmaz, S. Nazir, and J. Ali, (2010). Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Retention in Cellular industry of Pakistan. African Journal of Business Management, 4(4), 475-485.
Anderson E. W., (1998). “Customer satisfaction and word of mouth,” Journal of Service Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 5-17.
Anderson, E. W. and M. W. Sullivan, (1993). The antecedents and consequences of customer satisfaction for firms. Marketing Science, 2(2), 125-143.
Andreasen A. and M. Drumwright, (2001). Alliances and ethics in social marketing. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
Anserson E. W. and V. Mittal, (2000). “Strengthening the satisfaction-profit chain,” Journal of Service Research, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 107-120.
Bartol K. M. and D. C. Martin, Management, (1994). New York: McGraw-Hill Company, pp. 106-107.
Bloemer , J., de Ruyter, K. , & Wetzels, M. (1999). Linking perceived service quality and service loyalty. A multi-dimensional perspective. European Journal of Marketing, 33(11/12), 1082-1106.
Bloemer, J., & de Ruyter, K. (1998). On the relationship between store image, store satisfaction and store loyalty. European Journal of Marketing, 32(5/6), 499 513.
Boshoff C. and B. Gray, (2004). “The relationships between service quality, Customer satisfaction and buying intentions in the private hospital industry,” South African Journal of Business Management, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 27-37.
Carroll, A. B. (1991). The pyramid of corporate social responsibility: toward the moral management of organizational stakeholders [Electronic version]. Business Horizons, July–August, 39–47.
Chattananon A., M. Lawley, J. Trimetsoontorn, N. Supparerkchaisakul, and L. Leelayouthayothin, (2007). “Building corporate image through societal marketing programs,” Society and Business Review, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 230-253.
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Cronin J. J., M. K. Brady and G. T. M. Hult, (2000). Assessing the effects of quality, value, and customer satisfaction on consumer behavioral intentions in service environments. Journal of Retailing 76(2), 193-218.
Dick A. and K. Basu, (1994). “Customer loyalty: toward an integrated conceptual framework,” Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 99-113.
Dowling G. R., (2004). “Journalists’ evaluation of corporate reputations,” Corporate Reputation Review, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 196-205.
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Fornell C., S. Mithas, F. V. Morgeson, and M. S. Krishnan, (2006). “Customer satisfaction and stock prices: High returns Low Risk,” Journal of Marketing, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 3-14.
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Parasuraman A., V. A. Zeithaml and L. Berry, (1988). SERVQUAL: A multiple-item scale for measuring consumer perceptions of service quality.
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Yeo R. K., M. Goh, and S. Tso, (2011). “Corporate image and reputation of large mainland Chinese enterprise,” Journal of Marketing Communications, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 195-211.
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Alam, N. ., & Rubel, A. K. . (2014). Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility on Customer Satisfaction in Telecom Industry of Bangladesh. ABC Journal of Advanced Research, 3(2), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.18034/abcjar.v3i2.35
