Do Social Product Features Have Value to Consumers

By Pat Auger, Timothy M. Devinney, Jordan J. Louviere, Paul F. Burke. 2008

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science

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Willingness to pay for organic products: Differences between virtue and vice foods (2011, background): “against collective or social interests, such as a better environment (Auger et al., 2008; Dawes, 1980).”
Enhancing brand preference through corporate social responsibility initiatives in the Thai banking sector (2010, background): “In support Auger et al. (2008) found that strong CSR initiatives did not compensate for poor functional product attributes, including price.”
Chain liability in multitier supply chains? Responsibility attributions for unsustainable supplier behavior (2014, background): “Far less attention has addressed the valuation of a lack of sustainability (Auger et al., 2008, 2010), even though negative incidents have greater impacts than positive ones (Sen and Battacharya, 2001).”
The Importance of Social Product Attributes in Consumer Purchasing Decisions: A Multi-Country Comparative Study (2010, unknown): “Auger et al. (2003, 2008) used a choice modelling approach to provide more accurate willingness-to-pay estimates on a sample of consumers from Hong Kong and Australia.”
Consumer Demand for Fair Trade: Evidence from a Multistore Field Experiment (2015, background): “…have provided additional evidence of consumers’ stated willingness to pay for ethical qualities of products and for the ethical behavior of firms (Auger et al., 2003, 2008; Dickson, 2001; Mohr & Webb, 2005). report that consumers are willing to pay a sizable premium for Fair Trade certification…”
Product Choice and the Importance of Aesthetic Design Given the Emotion-laden Trade-off between Sustainability and Functional Performance (2012, background): “Specifically, previous work has shown that consumers who believe that sustainability-related issues are important have higher evaluations of individual companies known to be socially responsible as well as a greater perception of personal congruence with the company’s objectives (Sen and Bhattachary”
“Yes, but this Other One Looks Better/Works Better”: How do Consumers Respond to Trade-offs Between Sustainability and Other Valued Attributes? (2015, background): “…of sustainability have been shown to predict consumers’ responses to firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities (Bhattacharya and Sen 2003), their willingness to pay a premium for sustainable products (Trudel and Cotte 2009), and to influence their product choices (Auger et al. 2008).”
How can corporate social responsibility activities create value for stakeholders? A systematic review (2011, unknown): “for more traditional, other-oriented CSR (Auger et al. 2008).”
Sustainability: How Stakeholder Perceptions Differ from Corporate Reality (2012, background): “First, although many individuals state positive attitudes towards sustainability by companies, and a desire to support companies that engage in sustainability, more traditional product-quality issues take precedence for the vast majority of customers.(19) In his study of reputation, Fombrun defines ”
Companies, Meet Ethical Consumers: Strategic CSR Management to Impact Consumer Choice (2019, methodology): “For example, consumers usually prefer ethics and philanthropy (Auger et al., 2008; García de los Salmones et al., 2005; see also Peloza and Shang, 2011 for a summary of studies), and environmental actions are repeatedly highlighted as a preference (Mohr and Webb, 2005; Öberseder et al., 2013; Orazi…”