The purpose of this study is to check the recognition level of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities) activities of mobile telecom companies and the influence level on corporate image improvement by consumers w ho use the services of 3 mobile telecom...
The purpose of this study is to check the recognition level of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities) activities of mobile telecom companies and the influence level on corporate image improvement by consumers w ho use the services of 3 mobile telecom operators, thereby identifying the differences between two groups. A survey was conducted among 90 corporate executives from 3 telecom operators and 90 consumers (N = 180) to check the relation between recognition of CSR activities and corporate image. The results can be summarized as follows. The results of this study is as follows. First, corporate staff who actively participated in CSR activities have more recognition about the details of their companys CSR activities and think that their company is carrying out them very well compared with the ones who didn‘t actively participate. Also the recognition of ordinary consumers about CSR activities is higher than corporate employees. Second, as for the path of recognition, corporate employees got recognition mainly through direct experiences or publicity rather than PR material provided by relevant companies compared with consumers. Third, as for the relation between each CSR item and its corporate image improvement, consumers think it s more closely related than corporate employees, especially the CSR activities connected with broadcasting media is considered more closely related to corporate image improvement. Fourth, as for the correlation among CSR activities, corporate image and purchasing intent, corporate employees and consumers are understanding each other very well according to the analysis of co-orientation model. Based on the concept of co-orientation model, two groups mutual understanding about CS R activities, corporate image and purchasing intent are deep, so the communication effect also can be boosted. Since the CSR activities of domestic mobile telecom operators can be used as a means of effective corporate image improvement, more strategic and systematic approach is needed to secure more competitive advantage.