When Companies Do Good, Are Their Products Good For You? How Corporate Social Responsibility Creates A Health Halo
Peloza J, Ye C, Montford WJ (2014) Journal of Public Policy & Marketing doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1509/jppm.13.037
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Abstract:
Research demonstrates that consumers frequently engage in inference making when evaluating food products. These inferences can be highly inaccurate, leading to unintended, unhealthy consumer choices.Previous research has examined the role of inference making in consumption settings from either an intra- or inter-attribute perspective. The current research highlights extra-attribute inferences, in which consumers use corporate-level information to make inferences about product level attributes.
Across four studies the authors demonstrate the existence of a health halo resulting from corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. When consumers evaluate food products marketed by firms with strong CSR reputations, they underestimate the calorie content. Further, the authors demonstrate that this calorie underestimation can lead to overconsumption by consumers.
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