Open Journal of Business and Management, 2022, 10, 715-728
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DOI: 10.4236/ojbm.2022.102040 Mar. 9, 2022 715 Open Journal of Business and Management
A Review of Corporate Social Responsibility
and Its Relationship with Customer Satisfaction
and Corporate Image
Bruce Emmanuel
1*
, Owusu-Ansah Priscilla
2
1
School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
2
Centre for West African Studies, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the effectiveness of Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) and its relationship with customer satisfaction (CS), cor-
porate image (CI), customer loyalty (CL), and market value performance (MVP).
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays a significant role in enhancing
corporate reputation and image. The study adopted secondary data, basically
from previous related studies, books, and reports. The study concluded that
CSR would serve as a strategic initiative for firms to engage customers and
serve other stakeholders’ interests. Again, the study found that CSR is effec-
tive for brand awareness, customer satisfaction, and market performance. The
study will contribute to the body of knowledge on CSR, by expanding the
boundaries of CSR as a business strategy by firms. Moreover, this study will
enable industry players to make sound policies and strategies that could en-
hance corporate image. The study, therefore suggests that firms should inte-
grate CSR strategy into their operations. The study discussed the limitations
and suggests future research directions.
Keywords
Corporate Social Responsibility, Customer Satisfaction, Corporate Image,
Corporate Reputation, Customer Loyalty
1. Introduction
To respond to the environment, most companies have embarked on corporate
social responsibility (CSR) to address societal issues and to meet customers and
stakeholder expectations (Pearce & Doh, 2005; Weber, 2008). The World Bank
How to cite this paper: Emmanuel, B., &
Priscilla, O.-A. (2022). A Review of Corpo-
rate Social Responsibility and Its Relation-
ship with Customer Satisfaction and Cor-
porate Image. Open Journal of Business and
Management, 10, 715-728.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ojbm.2022.102040
Received: September 26, 2021
Accepted: March 6, 2022
Published: March 9, 2022
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