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           Consumers Perception towards the Corporate Social
                 Responsibility: A Case Study of India
                                             Sarabjit Singh Shergill
               Patiala Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Patiala, Punjab, India.
                    *E-Mail: sarabjit.shergill85@gmail.com         Contact: +919592279469
Abstract
Corporate Social Responsibility is viewed as a comprehensive set of policies, practices and programs that
are integrated into business operations, supply chains, and decision-making processes throughout the
organization, wherever the organization does business and includes responsibility for current and past
actions as well as future impacts. In the last twenty years, there has been a sea change in the nature of the
triangular relationship between companies, the state and the society. No longer can firms continue to act as
independent entities regardless of the interest of the general public. The evolution of the relationship
between companies and society has been one of slow transformation from a hardcore business to a
philanthropic. In the light of this background, the objective of this paper is to analyze the consumers’
expectations and perceptions towards the Corporate Social Responsibility. This paper tries to find out the
gap between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers about the companies regarding their social
responsibility and this paper also helps companies in understanding the expectations of consumers about
the corporate social responsibility, so that companies can fulfill their duty in an appropriate manner.


Key Words: Responsibility, Expectations, Perceptions, Policies, Consumers


1.0        Introduction:


             Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business
model. Essentially, CSR is the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making, and
the honoring of a triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) has grown to be an unconscious practice not entirely under the regulations of any official laws or
legal bodies but more as a custom that an organization should practice and obey. By engaging in CSR
activities, corporations will gain better recognition as responsible corporate citizens from the perspective of
international and local investors. The traditional view of business is essentially to maximize profits.
However, the traditional views are no longer accepted in today's business environment, where, as a result,
corporations have adopted the concept of CSR, which is concerned with economic, environment, and social
performance. Of late, the broader concept of CSR has been introduced, where the corporation's concern is
seen to be shifting to broader components of CSR, which includes consumers as one of the most important
components.


2.0             Main Objectives of the Study:


      1.   To identify the gaps between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers regarding the
           social responsibility of the companies.
      2.   To make suggestions to fill up these gaps on the basis of findings of the study.
3.0        The Review of Literature:




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Mohr, Webb and Harris (2001) examined the impact of CSR knowledge on consumers' attitudes and
purchase decisions and whether CSR will affect consumers' decisions and why it does or does not. Their
survey attempts to measure the size and composition of the consumer segment that is affected by CSR,
whereas their experiment attempts to determine whether CSR has a significant impact on consumer
responses. Their finding indicated a significant relationship between CSR and consumer responses


Vargo & Lusch, (2004) however, in service industry, customers have direct contact with other stakeholders
(e.g., service employees), as customers and service employees collaborate to co-create the desired service
product. The conflicts of interest in service transactions between service employees and customers are
comparatively lower; as the social gap between producers and customers is minimal (as both service
employees and customers work together to co-produce the service product). Therefore, in services industry,
it is more likely that customers relate strongly to other stakeholders (e.g., employees) and be more
concerned about their welfare.


Tay (2005) concluded that as society becomes more affluent and faces an increase in the level of awareness
among consumers, these consumers become more sensitive to the ways in which corporations behave,
which in turn may influence their buying decision behavior.


Berens et al. (2005) remarked that perceptions of individual people, rather than groups of people, define
corporate associations. In addition, corporate associations are regarded as a set of perceptions, which may
or may not be related to one another, rather than as a holistic picture, and pointed out corporate associations
are a heterogeneous set of perceptions, which may be related to a wide variety of aspects of a company.


4.0   Research Methodology:


Need of the Study:
Now a days corporate social responsibility is burning issue and companies have their responsibility towards
consumers also and as we know that consumer is king of the market. So the perception of the consumers
towards corporate social responsibility is very important aspect to study and analyze the expectations of
consumers.


Hypothesis:
H0: There is no significant difference in the perception and expectations of the consumers regarding social
responsibility of the companies.


Scope of the study:
The scope of the study restricted to the consumers of various companies of India. For the collection of the
primary data the study was confined to Malwa region of Punjab state only.
Research Design:
The study being undertaken is Descriptive in nature. The major purpose of descriptive research is
description of the state of affairs as it exists at present, while studying the research problem, scientific
method is followed.


Sampling Unit: In this study, the sampling unit was consumers of various companies of India.


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Sampling Size: The sample size was so selected that it could be adequate enough to represent the whole
population, and also give the true picture. The total sample size was restricted to 225 consumers of various
companies of India.


Sampling Design: Keeping in Mind the nature of data required for the study, random sampling technique
has been used. The respondent for the survey has been selected from the selected cities of Malwa Region
Punjab; like Patiala, Sangrur, Bathinda and Fatehgarh Sahib.


Data Collection:
In the present study I have made use of primary data collected through questionnaire. I was also used
information available on web-portals.
    •    Questionnaire Method: The primary data was collected by administering structured questionnaire
         to the patients under treatment at the premises of the service provider.


Nature of the Study:
The “Descriptive Research Study” has been used. The basic aim is to gain familiarity and to achieve new
insights along with describing the existing facts.



Statistical Tools and Techniques:
 In this study a lot of statistical tool and techniques are used according the requirement of the study, which
are as following:

                        x w + x2w2 + ............xnwn
                          1   1
Weighted Average =
                           w1 + w2 + .........wn
Where;      X represents the variable values
                    W represents the weights attached to variable values.



The t match paired test is based on paired observations is defined by the following formula:

           n
 t=d
           s            d
 Where         d= ∑           = the mean of the differences
                        n
                   S = the standard deviation of the differences



Analysis and Interpretation of data:
The use of statistical techniques was in the light of nature and suitability of data available and requirements
of analysis. The statistical techniques used are the measures of average and t match paired test method. As
regarding the scaling techniques, the five point scale have been used with points of 5, 4,3,2,1 assigned
strongly agree to strongly disagree. The ranking method was also used, where the respondents have ranked
all the answers.

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Limitations of the study:


1. The present study is based on the data collected from sample districts of Punjab state only and the result
may vary from other states or the national average.


2. Any primary data based study through pre-designed questionnaire suffers from the basic limitations of
the possibility of difference between what is recorded and what is truth, no matter how carefully the
questionnaire has been designed and field investigation has been done. The same may be deliberately report
their true opinion due to some biasness.


3. Since obtaining the opinion of customers was the sole objective of study, the sample size was kept
limited to 225 consumers of various companies of India.


4. The respondents were selected from the urban areas only.


5.0      Data analysis and Interpretation:


Profile of the Consumers:
    Table 5.1                              Demographic Profile
                          Category                                 Nos.              Percentage
A                         18 to 35 years                           45                20 %
G                         36 to 45 years                           75                33.33 %
E                         46 to 55 years                           51                22.67 %
                          56 to 65 years                           40                17.78 %
                          Above 65 years                           14                6.22 %
                          Total                                    225               100 %
Educational               Under Matric                             40                17.78 %
Qualification             Matric                                   102               45.33 %
                          Graduate                                 69                30.67 %
                          Post Graduate/Professional               14                6.22 %
                          Total                                    225               100 %
O                         Agriculture                              45                20 %
C                         Business                                 67                29.78 %
C                         Housewife                                40                17.78 %
U                         Student                                  20                8.89 %
P                         Professional                             10                4.44 %
A                         Service                                  35                15.56 %
T                         Others                                   8                 3.56 %
I                         Total                                    225               100%
O

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I                         Below Rs. 50,000                        14                 6.62 %
N                         Rs. 50,000-Rs. 1,00,00                  50                 22.22 %
C                         Rs. 1,00,000-Rs. 2,00,000               112                49.78 %
O                         Rs. 2,00,000-Rs. 5,00,000               44                 19.56 %
M                         Above Rs. 5,00,000                      5                  2.22 %
E                         Total                                   225                100 %


Table 5.1 shows the classification of consumers in sample by age group. 20 % consumers were in the age
group of 18-35 years, 33.33 % consumers were in the age group of 36-45 years and 22.67 % consumers
were in the age group of 46-55 years. In the senior category 17.78 % consumers were in the age group of
56-65 years and 6.22 % consumers were above 65 years.
               Under the education level classification, out of these 17.55 % consumers were Under
Matric, 45.56 % consumers were Matric, 30.67 % consumers were graduate and 6.22 % consumers were
from post graduate or professional category.


           Under the occupation profile of consumers, 20.22 % consumers were from Agriculture
background, 29.56 % consumers were from Business class, 17.78 % consumers were Housewives and
8.89 % patients were students, 4.44 % of consumers belonged to Professional category, 15.56 % consumers
were from service category and 3.56 % were from other occupational categories.


         Out of these 225 consumers in the sample 6.62 % consumers were from below Rs. 50,000 per
annum income category, 49.78 % consumers were from Rs. 1,00,00-Rs. 2,00,000 per annum income
category, 19.56 % consumers were from Rs. 2,00,000-Rs. 5,00,000 per annum income category and few
2.22 % consumers were from above Rs. 5,00,000 per annum income category.


Testing of Hypothesis (Ho)
Ho: There is no significant difference in the perception and expectations of the consumers regarding social
responsibility of the companies.


The t test is used for testing this Ho hypothesis. The t-test based on paired observations is defined by the
following formula:



         n
t=d
         s

                      d
             d= ∑
Where                 n   = the mean of the differences

                S = the standard deviation of the differences




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Sr. No.            Expectations         Perceptions   (P-E)
                                                      D           d2
1                  3.19                 3.16          -0.03       0.0009
2                  3.34                 3.14          -0.2        0.04
3                  3.14                 3.02          -0.12       0.0144
4                  3.36                 3.37          -0.01       0.0001
5                  4.12                 2.99          -1.13       1.2769
6                  4.14                 2.69          -1.45       2.1025
7                  3.69                 2.89          -0.8        0.64
8                  4.03                 3.05          -0.98       0.9604
9                  4.08                 2.84          -1.24       1.5376
10                 4.18                 2.54          -1.64       2.6896
                                                      ∑d = -7.6   ∑d2= 9.2624




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V = n-1 = 10-1= 9
V= 9, t0.05 = 2.262
Calculated value of t is more than the table of t. So the Ho is rejected, that means there is significant
difference in the perception and expectations of the consumers regarding social responsibility of the
companies.


Gaps between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers regarding the social responsibility
of the companies:


CSR firms: Corporate Socially Responsible Firms
 Sr No.       Expectation/                       Statements                       Weighted      Gap(P-E)
               Perception                                                         Average

            Expectation(E)      CSR firms will make their products                  3.19
   1.                           according to consumer’s taste.                                     0.03
            Perception (P)      Normally firms have made their products             3.16
                                according to the consumer’s taste
            Expectation(E)      CSR firms will make their products                  3.34
   2.                           according to consumer’s purchasing power.
            Perception (P)      Normally firms have made their products             3.14           -0.2
                                according to the consumer’s purchasing
                                power.
            Expectation(E)      CSR firms will provide the regular flow of          3.14
   3.                           goods/services at the right time.
            Perception (P)      Normally firms have provided the regular            3.02          -0.12
                                flow of goods/services at right time
            Expectation(E)      CSR firms will provide the regular flow of          3.36
   4.                           goods/services at reasonable price
            Perception (P)      Normally firms have provided the regular            3.37          -0.01
                                flow of goods/services at reasonable price.
            Expectation(E)      Employees of CSR firms will a give prompt           4.12
   5.                           service to consumers                                              -1.13
            Perception (P)      Normally employees of the firms have given          2.99
                                prompt service to consumers.
            Expectation(E)      When CSR firms promise to do something              4.14
   6.                           by a certain time, they always do.
            Perception (P)      Normally firms have promised to do                  2.69          -1.45
                                something by a certain time, they do
            Expectation(E)      When a customer has a problem, CSR firms            3.69
   7.                           will show a sincere interest in solving it out.
            Perception (P)      When the costumer has a problem, normally           2.89           -0.8
                                firms show a sincere interest in solving it.


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             Expectation(E)       CSR firms will issue only those                       4.03
      8.                          advertisements and statements, which are
                                  true and fair.
                                                                                                       -0.98
             Perception (P)       Normally firms      only   issue   those              3.05
                                  advertisements and statements, which are
                                  true and fair.
             Expectation(E)       CSR will not be indulging into unfair and             4.08
      9.                          unethical practices such as black marketing
                                  and hoarding.
                                                                                                       -1.24
             Perception (P)       Normally firms do not indulge into unfair             2.84
                                  and unethical practices such as black
                                  marketing and hoarding.
             Expectation(E)       CSR firms will distribute the goods and               4.18
      10.                         services properly, so that the consumers do
                                  not face any difficulty in purchasing them.
             Perception (P)       CSR firms will distribute the goods and               2.54
                                  services properly, so that the consumers do                          -1.64
                                  not face any difficulty in purchasing them.



6.0         Conclusion:


            This study concludes that the Consumer, who is the most important element of the society and is
known to be the king of the market, is not satisfied with the companies’ attitude as expected. Consumers
have higher expectations as compared to what they perceive. It creates huge gaps between the expectations
and perceptions of the consumers regarding the social responsibility of the companies. This can increase the
dissatisfaction and frustration among the Consumers, as this is already happening in America these days.
Consumers/Normal residents of the America try to capture the Wall Street in New York. So Companies
should concentrate on their social responsibility seriously and should try to make more efforts for this job,
otherwise it will lead to the proletarian revolution in the society and it will become a big threat for the free
market economies.


7.0         Suggestions


7.1 We all know that companies make their product according to the taste and purchasing power of the
consumer, but some times these companies try to develop the taste of consumer according to their product,
misusing the promotional instruments. So companies should avoid these kinds of activities.


7.2 Companies should provide the regular flow of goods/services at the right time and at the reasonable
price. So that the satisfaction level and faith will increase among the consumers.


7.3 Prompt service should be given by employees of companies to the consumers and when CSR firms
promise to do something by a particular time, they should always intend to do so as it creates a positive
image of the companies among the consumers.


7.4 When a customer has a problem, companies should show a sincere interest in resolving a solution and

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should provide the service/goods at the time they promised to do so. If a company will carry on this
properly, then customer will be satisfied at the fact that they are getting personal attention and this will lead
to the occurrence of brand loyalty towards that particular company.


7.5 Companies should issue only those advertisements and statements, which are true and fair. Recently
‘Advertising Standards Council of India’ banned the 26 advertisements because these advertisements are
not considered to be fair. Wrong advertisements and statements can reduce the faith among the consumer
regarding the companies.


7.6 Companies should not be indulging into unfair and unethical practices such as black marketing and
hoarding. Otherwise it creates panic in the market. It can be a threat to the survival for the companies in the
long term and no doubt, it will affect the sales of the companies for the sure.


7.7 Consumer satisfaction is the most important aspect of a business. So, companies should distribute the
goods and services properly and sincerely, so that the consumers do not face any difficulty in purchasing
them.



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11.consumers perception towards the corporate social responsibility a case study of india

  • 1. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 Consumers Perception towards the Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study of India Sarabjit Singh Shergill Patiala Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Patiala, Punjab, India. *E-Mail: sarabjit.shergill85@gmail.com Contact: +919592279469 Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility is viewed as a comprehensive set of policies, practices and programs that are integrated into business operations, supply chains, and decision-making processes throughout the organization, wherever the organization does business and includes responsibility for current and past actions as well as future impacts. In the last twenty years, there has been a sea change in the nature of the triangular relationship between companies, the state and the society. No longer can firms continue to act as independent entities regardless of the interest of the general public. The evolution of the relationship between companies and society has been one of slow transformation from a hardcore business to a philanthropic. In the light of this background, the objective of this paper is to analyze the consumers’ expectations and perceptions towards the Corporate Social Responsibility. This paper tries to find out the gap between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers about the companies regarding their social responsibility and this paper also helps companies in understanding the expectations of consumers about the corporate social responsibility, so that companies can fulfill their duty in an appropriate manner. Key Words: Responsibility, Expectations, Perceptions, Policies, Consumers 1.0 Introduction: Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Essentially, CSR is the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making, and the honoring of a triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown to be an unconscious practice not entirely under the regulations of any official laws or legal bodies but more as a custom that an organization should practice and obey. By engaging in CSR activities, corporations will gain better recognition as responsible corporate citizens from the perspective of international and local investors. The traditional view of business is essentially to maximize profits. However, the traditional views are no longer accepted in today's business environment, where, as a result, corporations have adopted the concept of CSR, which is concerned with economic, environment, and social performance. Of late, the broader concept of CSR has been introduced, where the corporation's concern is seen to be shifting to broader components of CSR, which includes consumers as one of the most important components. 2.0 Main Objectives of the Study: 1. To identify the gaps between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers regarding the social responsibility of the companies. 2. To make suggestions to fill up these gaps on the basis of findings of the study. 3.0 The Review of Literature: 47
  • 2. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 Mohr, Webb and Harris (2001) examined the impact of CSR knowledge on consumers' attitudes and purchase decisions and whether CSR will affect consumers' decisions and why it does or does not. Their survey attempts to measure the size and composition of the consumer segment that is affected by CSR, whereas their experiment attempts to determine whether CSR has a significant impact on consumer responses. Their finding indicated a significant relationship between CSR and consumer responses Vargo & Lusch, (2004) however, in service industry, customers have direct contact with other stakeholders (e.g., service employees), as customers and service employees collaborate to co-create the desired service product. The conflicts of interest in service transactions between service employees and customers are comparatively lower; as the social gap between producers and customers is minimal (as both service employees and customers work together to co-produce the service product). Therefore, in services industry, it is more likely that customers relate strongly to other stakeholders (e.g., employees) and be more concerned about their welfare. Tay (2005) concluded that as society becomes more affluent and faces an increase in the level of awareness among consumers, these consumers become more sensitive to the ways in which corporations behave, which in turn may influence their buying decision behavior. Berens et al. (2005) remarked that perceptions of individual people, rather than groups of people, define corporate associations. In addition, corporate associations are regarded as a set of perceptions, which may or may not be related to one another, rather than as a holistic picture, and pointed out corporate associations are a heterogeneous set of perceptions, which may be related to a wide variety of aspects of a company. 4.0 Research Methodology: Need of the Study: Now a days corporate social responsibility is burning issue and companies have their responsibility towards consumers also and as we know that consumer is king of the market. So the perception of the consumers towards corporate social responsibility is very important aspect to study and analyze the expectations of consumers. Hypothesis: H0: There is no significant difference in the perception and expectations of the consumers regarding social responsibility of the companies. Scope of the study: The scope of the study restricted to the consumers of various companies of India. For the collection of the primary data the study was confined to Malwa region of Punjab state only. Research Design: The study being undertaken is Descriptive in nature. The major purpose of descriptive research is description of the state of affairs as it exists at present, while studying the research problem, scientific method is followed. Sampling Unit: In this study, the sampling unit was consumers of various companies of India. 48
  • 3. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 Sampling Size: The sample size was so selected that it could be adequate enough to represent the whole population, and also give the true picture. The total sample size was restricted to 225 consumers of various companies of India. Sampling Design: Keeping in Mind the nature of data required for the study, random sampling technique has been used. The respondent for the survey has been selected from the selected cities of Malwa Region Punjab; like Patiala, Sangrur, Bathinda and Fatehgarh Sahib. Data Collection: In the present study I have made use of primary data collected through questionnaire. I was also used information available on web-portals. • Questionnaire Method: The primary data was collected by administering structured questionnaire to the patients under treatment at the premises of the service provider. Nature of the Study: The “Descriptive Research Study” has been used. The basic aim is to gain familiarity and to achieve new insights along with describing the existing facts. Statistical Tools and Techniques: In this study a lot of statistical tool and techniques are used according the requirement of the study, which are as following: x w + x2w2 + ............xnwn 1 1 Weighted Average = w1 + w2 + .........wn Where; X represents the variable values W represents the weights attached to variable values. The t match paired test is based on paired observations is defined by the following formula: n t=d s d Where d= ∑ = the mean of the differences n S = the standard deviation of the differences Analysis and Interpretation of data: The use of statistical techniques was in the light of nature and suitability of data available and requirements of analysis. The statistical techniques used are the measures of average and t match paired test method. As regarding the scaling techniques, the five point scale have been used with points of 5, 4,3,2,1 assigned strongly agree to strongly disagree. The ranking method was also used, where the respondents have ranked all the answers. 49
  • 4. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 Limitations of the study: 1. The present study is based on the data collected from sample districts of Punjab state only and the result may vary from other states or the national average. 2. Any primary data based study through pre-designed questionnaire suffers from the basic limitations of the possibility of difference between what is recorded and what is truth, no matter how carefully the questionnaire has been designed and field investigation has been done. The same may be deliberately report their true opinion due to some biasness. 3. Since obtaining the opinion of customers was the sole objective of study, the sample size was kept limited to 225 consumers of various companies of India. 4. The respondents were selected from the urban areas only. 5.0 Data analysis and Interpretation: Profile of the Consumers: Table 5.1 Demographic Profile Category Nos. Percentage A 18 to 35 years 45 20 % G 36 to 45 years 75 33.33 % E 46 to 55 years 51 22.67 % 56 to 65 years 40 17.78 % Above 65 years 14 6.22 % Total 225 100 % Educational Under Matric 40 17.78 % Qualification Matric 102 45.33 % Graduate 69 30.67 % Post Graduate/Professional 14 6.22 % Total 225 100 % O Agriculture 45 20 % C Business 67 29.78 % C Housewife 40 17.78 % U Student 20 8.89 % P Professional 10 4.44 % A Service 35 15.56 % T Others 8 3.56 % I Total 225 100% O 50
  • 5. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 N I Below Rs. 50,000 14 6.62 % N Rs. 50,000-Rs. 1,00,00 50 22.22 % C Rs. 1,00,000-Rs. 2,00,000 112 49.78 % O Rs. 2,00,000-Rs. 5,00,000 44 19.56 % M Above Rs. 5,00,000 5 2.22 % E Total 225 100 % Table 5.1 shows the classification of consumers in sample by age group. 20 % consumers were in the age group of 18-35 years, 33.33 % consumers were in the age group of 36-45 years and 22.67 % consumers were in the age group of 46-55 years. In the senior category 17.78 % consumers were in the age group of 56-65 years and 6.22 % consumers were above 65 years. Under the education level classification, out of these 17.55 % consumers were Under Matric, 45.56 % consumers were Matric, 30.67 % consumers were graduate and 6.22 % consumers were from post graduate or professional category. Under the occupation profile of consumers, 20.22 % consumers were from Agriculture background, 29.56 % consumers were from Business class, 17.78 % consumers were Housewives and 8.89 % patients were students, 4.44 % of consumers belonged to Professional category, 15.56 % consumers were from service category and 3.56 % were from other occupational categories. Out of these 225 consumers in the sample 6.62 % consumers were from below Rs. 50,000 per annum income category, 49.78 % consumers were from Rs. 1,00,00-Rs. 2,00,000 per annum income category, 19.56 % consumers were from Rs. 2,00,000-Rs. 5,00,000 per annum income category and few 2.22 % consumers were from above Rs. 5,00,000 per annum income category. Testing of Hypothesis (Ho) Ho: There is no significant difference in the perception and expectations of the consumers regarding social responsibility of the companies. The t test is used for testing this Ho hypothesis. The t-test based on paired observations is defined by the following formula: n t=d s d d= ∑ Where n = the mean of the differences S = the standard deviation of the differences 51
  • 6. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 Sr. No. Expectations Perceptions (P-E) D d2 1 3.19 3.16 -0.03 0.0009 2 3.34 3.14 -0.2 0.04 3 3.14 3.02 -0.12 0.0144 4 3.36 3.37 -0.01 0.0001 5 4.12 2.99 -1.13 1.2769 6 4.14 2.69 -1.45 2.1025 7 3.69 2.89 -0.8 0.64 8 4.03 3.05 -0.98 0.9604 9 4.08 2.84 -1.24 1.5376 10 4.18 2.54 -1.64 2.6896 ∑d = -7.6 ∑d2= 9.2624 52
  • 7. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 V = n-1 = 10-1= 9 V= 9, t0.05 = 2.262 Calculated value of t is more than the table of t. So the Ho is rejected, that means there is significant difference in the perception and expectations of the consumers regarding social responsibility of the companies. Gaps between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers regarding the social responsibility of the companies: CSR firms: Corporate Socially Responsible Firms Sr No. Expectation/ Statements Weighted Gap(P-E) Perception Average Expectation(E) CSR firms will make their products 3.19 1. according to consumer’s taste. 0.03 Perception (P) Normally firms have made their products 3.16 according to the consumer’s taste Expectation(E) CSR firms will make their products 3.34 2. according to consumer’s purchasing power. Perception (P) Normally firms have made their products 3.14 -0.2 according to the consumer’s purchasing power. Expectation(E) CSR firms will provide the regular flow of 3.14 3. goods/services at the right time. Perception (P) Normally firms have provided the regular 3.02 -0.12 flow of goods/services at right time Expectation(E) CSR firms will provide the regular flow of 3.36 4. goods/services at reasonable price Perception (P) Normally firms have provided the regular 3.37 -0.01 flow of goods/services at reasonable price. Expectation(E) Employees of CSR firms will a give prompt 4.12 5. service to consumers -1.13 Perception (P) Normally employees of the firms have given 2.99 prompt service to consumers. Expectation(E) When CSR firms promise to do something 4.14 6. by a certain time, they always do. Perception (P) Normally firms have promised to do 2.69 -1.45 something by a certain time, they do Expectation(E) When a customer has a problem, CSR firms 3.69 7. will show a sincere interest in solving it out. Perception (P) When the costumer has a problem, normally 2.89 -0.8 firms show a sincere interest in solving it. 53
  • 8. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 Expectation(E) CSR firms will issue only those 4.03 8. advertisements and statements, which are true and fair. -0.98 Perception (P) Normally firms only issue those 3.05 advertisements and statements, which are true and fair. Expectation(E) CSR will not be indulging into unfair and 4.08 9. unethical practices such as black marketing and hoarding. -1.24 Perception (P) Normally firms do not indulge into unfair 2.84 and unethical practices such as black marketing and hoarding. Expectation(E) CSR firms will distribute the goods and 4.18 10. services properly, so that the consumers do not face any difficulty in purchasing them. Perception (P) CSR firms will distribute the goods and 2.54 services properly, so that the consumers do -1.64 not face any difficulty in purchasing them. 6.0 Conclusion: This study concludes that the Consumer, who is the most important element of the society and is known to be the king of the market, is not satisfied with the companies’ attitude as expected. Consumers have higher expectations as compared to what they perceive. It creates huge gaps between the expectations and perceptions of the consumers regarding the social responsibility of the companies. This can increase the dissatisfaction and frustration among the Consumers, as this is already happening in America these days. Consumers/Normal residents of the America try to capture the Wall Street in New York. So Companies should concentrate on their social responsibility seriously and should try to make more efforts for this job, otherwise it will lead to the proletarian revolution in the society and it will become a big threat for the free market economies. 7.0 Suggestions 7.1 We all know that companies make their product according to the taste and purchasing power of the consumer, but some times these companies try to develop the taste of consumer according to their product, misusing the promotional instruments. So companies should avoid these kinds of activities. 7.2 Companies should provide the regular flow of goods/services at the right time and at the reasonable price. So that the satisfaction level and faith will increase among the consumers. 7.3 Prompt service should be given by employees of companies to the consumers and when CSR firms promise to do something by a particular time, they should always intend to do so as it creates a positive image of the companies among the consumers. 7.4 When a customer has a problem, companies should show a sincere interest in resolving a solution and 54
  • 9. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 should provide the service/goods at the time they promised to do so. If a company will carry on this properly, then customer will be satisfied at the fact that they are getting personal attention and this will lead to the occurrence of brand loyalty towards that particular company. 7.5 Companies should issue only those advertisements and statements, which are true and fair. Recently ‘Advertising Standards Council of India’ banned the 26 advertisements because these advertisements are not considered to be fair. Wrong advertisements and statements can reduce the faith among the consumer regarding the companies. 7.6 Companies should not be indulging into unfair and unethical practices such as black marketing and hoarding. Otherwise it creates panic in the market. It can be a threat to the survival for the companies in the long term and no doubt, it will affect the sales of the companies for the sure. 7.7 Consumer satisfaction is the most important aspect of a business. So, companies should distribute the goods and services properly and sincerely, so that the consumers do not face any difficulty in purchasing them. References: Rahim Rahizah Abad, Jalaludin Farah Waheeda and Tajuddin Kasmah (2011), “The importance of corporate social responsibility on consumer behavior in Malaysia”, Asian Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp 119–139. Ramasamy Bala, Yeung Matthew C. H. and Au Alan K. M (2010), “Consumer Support for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The Role of Religion and Values”, Journal of Business Ethics, pp 61–72. Pop Nicolae Al, Vaduva Sebastian A., Dabija Dan Cristian and Fotea Ioan S (2010), “Consumers Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility: Empirical Study in Romanian Retail”, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 1(4), pp 1-9. Guchait Priyanko, Anner Mark and Wu Luorong, “Customer Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility of Service Firms: Impact on Customer Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions” The World Bank Development Communication Division and the World Bank Warsaw Country Office, “Public Expectations for Corporate Social Responsibility in Poland”, Copyright © 2005 The World Bank1818 H Street, N.W.Washington DC, 20433, USA. Kaur Maneet and Agrawal Sudhir, “corporate social responsibility – a tool to create a positive brand image” Proceedings of ASBBS, Volume 18 Number 1. Marquina Percy, “Measuring the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Behavior: The Case of Peruvian Consumers”, cladea´s annual assembly 2007, College of Business Administration Florida International University, Miami. Senthikuma N., Ananth A. and Arulraj A. (2011), “Impact of corporate social responsibility on customer 55
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