There is an unresolved paradox concerning the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in consumer behavior. On the one hand, consumers demand more and more CSR information from corporations. On the other hand, research indicates a considerable gap between consumers' apparent interest in...

Formulating consistent marketing strategies is a difficult task, but successfully implementing them is even more challenging. This is even more pertinent as marketing strategies quite often incorporate inherent conflicts between major breakthroughs and consolidation. Consequently, marketers need...

Despite widespread agreement that corporate social responsibility (CSR) should not be motivated only by a desire to increase corporate financial performance (CFP), marketers are aware of the possible links between CSR and CFP. Surprisingly, after decades of empirical investigation, the evidence...