Essays about: "CSR credibility"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words CSR credibility.

  1. 16. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Jeans : A case study performed at Nudie Jeans

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emma Åslund Hedman; [2018]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; jeans; CSR management and organic cotton;

    Abstract : Within the jeans production industry, large quantities of cotton, water and chemicals are consumed on a daily basis resulting in environmental issues decentralized around the world. An increased awareness about these environmental issues amongst companies, organizations and the consumers have initiated for environmental aspects to be considered within the jeans production processes. READ MORE

  2. 17. The CSR reporting polygraph - Do investors distinguish between firms taking responsibility and firms laying out impression traps while assessing the long-term growth?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Nadja Abbas; Zaliia Gindullina; [2018]
    Keywords : Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility; Long-Term Growth Rates; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Performance; Information Asymmetry;

    Abstract : Driven by the recent global legislative developments and stakeholders' demands, CSR is becoming an integral part of the generally accepted global business practices. Previous research has examined the impact of CSR performance on accounting- and market based measures, but there is currently no academic consensus on the nature of this relationship (Borglund et al. READ MORE

  3. 18. The Age of Emotionality? – How emotions influence consumers’ perception of credibility and trust in CSR communication

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Anika Reupsch; [2017]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility; corporate social responsibility communication; corporate communication; public trust; credibility; emotions; media selection;

    Abstract : Companies around the world are using different strategies for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication, but finding an appropriate strategy to enhance trust and credibility on the consumer side remains challenging. The constitutive aspect of emotions in CSR communication has long been overlooked. READ MORE

  4. 19. The Effect of Ownership Structure on the Sustainability Reporting Assurance Practice, A Quantitative Study on Factors Influencing the Choice of Sustainability Reporting Assurance in a Swedish Setting

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Marcus Angelstig; Sanna Gustavsson; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; voluntary assurance; institutional investors; ownership structure; sustainability assurance determinants;

    Abstract : The increasing amount of firms choosing to present corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures has led to an increased demand for reliability and credibility of sustainability reports. From an agency theory perspective, involving a third-party to verify the reliability of a firm's CSR report through a sustainability reporting assurance (SRA), can reduce the information asymmetry between a firm's management and its owners. READ MORE

  5. 20. The problem for business is business

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Welinder; Martin Behm; [2016]
    Keywords : consumer culture theory; CCT; corporate social responsibility; CSR; organizational legitimacy; communication; advertising; marketing; branding; consumer resistance; credibility gap; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding of the credibility gap between consumers and marketing strategies that aims at gaining moral legitimacy by taking a stand, since it is becoming increasingly important for companies to gain moral legitimacy. By triangulating theories within consumer culture theory, corporate social responsibility and organizational legitimacy and conducting a qualitative empirical study on consumer perception of the research phenomenon, we identify how consumers legitimize these communicational activities. READ MORE