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Walking the talk about corporate social responsibility communication: An elaboration likelihood model perspective

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  • Mark Anthony Camilleri

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Large organizations, including listed businesses, financial service providers as well as public services entities are increasingly disclosing information on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues through corporate websites or via social media. Therefore, this research uses valid measures from the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) to explore the individuals’ attitudes toward online corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications. The data were gathered from a structured questionnaire among three hundred ninety‐two respondents (n = 392). A structural equations modeling partial least squares (SEM‐PLS 3) approach was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the timeliness, relevance and accuracy of information as well as the source expertise were highly significant antecedents that were affecting the research participants’ attitudes toward CSR communications. This contribution implies that there is scope for content curators to publish quality online information on their business activities to improve their trustworthiness and positive credentials among stakeholders.

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  • Mark Anthony Camilleri, 2022. "Walking the talk about corporate social responsibility communication: An elaboration likelihood model perspective," Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(3), pages 649-661, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:buseth:v:31:y:2022:i:3:p:649-661
    DOI: 10.1111/beer.12427
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