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Corporate social responsibility: a corporate marketing perspective

Corporate social responsibility: a corporate marketing perspective Purpose – The main goal of this paper is to provide an integrative understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a corporate marketing perspective, highlighting the critical role of CSR in effective corporate marketing strategies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is conceptual and draws on the social identification, organisational identity and corporate marketing literatures from the European and US schools of thought. Findings – The paper integrates and builds on extant thinking in corporate marketing and CSR to provide an identity‐based conceptualization of CSR. Based on this, it positions CSR as an optimal managerial tool for promoting alignment between multiple corporate identities (e.g. internal, external), which ultimately leads to key benefits for the company. Originality/value – The paper is the first to highlight the unique role of CSR in being able to align multiple corporate identities. Furthermore, the paper threads together diverse perspectives on corporate identity and marketing to highlight the potential role of CSR in effective corporate marketing. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Marketing Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0309-0566
DOI
10.1108/03090561111151790
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Abstract

Purpose – The main goal of this paper is to provide an integrative understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a corporate marketing perspective, highlighting the critical role of CSR in effective corporate marketing strategies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is conceptual and draws on the social identification, organisational identity and corporate marketing literatures from the European and US schools of thought. Findings – The paper integrates and builds on extant thinking in corporate marketing and CSR to provide an identity‐based conceptualization of CSR. Based on this, it positions CSR as an optimal managerial tool for promoting alignment between multiple corporate identities (e.g. internal, external), which ultimately leads to key benefits for the company. Originality/value – The paper is the first to highlight the unique role of CSR in being able to align multiple corporate identities. Furthermore, the paper threads together diverse perspectives on corporate identity and marketing to highlight the potential role of CSR in effective corporate marketing.

Journal

European Journal of MarketingEmerald Publishing

Published: Sep 20, 2011

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility; Corporate marketing; Corporate identity; Europe; Consumer‐company identification; Identity alignment; Marketing strategy; United States of America

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