The connection between values recognized by consumers and their attitude towards social initiatives of the company Cover Image

Związek między wartościami uznawanymi przez konsumentów a ich postawa wobec inicjatyw społecznych przedsiębiorstwa
The connection between values recognized by consumers and their attitude towards social initiatives of the company

Author(s): Marek Pawlak, Grzegorz Zasuwa
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: company’s social initiatives; consumers’ behavior; recognized values

Summary/Abstract: In the article results of studies of the relations between values recognized by consumers and their attitude towards a company’s social initiatives of are presented. The values have been examined according to the typology suggested by Schwarz. Especially the correlation has been analyzed between recognizing values that are directed to the development of the common good and values directed to one’s own development on the one hand and the consumers’ attitude toward a company’s social initiatives on the other. The studies have shown that there is a positive, statistically significant correlation between recognizing values that are directed to the development of the common good and the consumers' attitude towards social initiatives put forward by a company.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 289-306
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
Toggle Accessibility Mode