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The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Customer Trust and Loyalty

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  • Achilleas Barlas

    (Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Volos, Greece)

  • Aggeliki Valakosta

    (Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Volos, Greece)

  • Christos Katsionis

    (Teacher Education Program, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, 104 34 Athens, Greece)

  • Anastasios Oikonomou

    (Teacher Education Program, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, 104 34 Athens, Greece)

  • Vasiliki Brinia

    (Teacher Education Program, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, 104 34 Athens, Greece)

Abstract

The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been the subject of various studies in recent decades. The purpose of this research was to study the Corporate Social Responsibility of companies, in combination with customers’ perspectives, in terms of their trends regarding their trust and loyalty. In this study, the business sector of the Greek mobile telecommunications’ companies was selected, where research on issues related to CSR is not considered extensive, to analyze customers’ attitudes towards a company that emphasizes its social responsibility. To complete the theoretical framework, questionnaires were collected to empirically investigate correlations and highlight, ultimately, the importance of having socially responsible companies in the mobile telecommunications sector in Greece. The present research proved that both at the bibliographic and practical level, successful companies are the ones that are concerned not only with increasing their sales and profitability, but also with enhancing and emphasizing their social impact and returning value to society.

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  • Achilleas Barlas & Aggeliki Valakosta & Christos Katsionis & Anastasios Oikonomou & Vasiliki Brinia, 2023. "The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Customer Trust and Loyalty," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-14, January.
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