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Consumers’ Perception of Corporate Sustainable Activities: An Analysis of the German and the Spanish Consumer

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This study focuses on the consumer’s perceived corporate sustainable activities in a cross-national comparison, contrasting German (n = 486) and Spanish (n = 503) consumers. We find German respondents to perceive a higher corporate sustainable behavior and better provided sustainable communication, ascertaining the highest perception among males between 18 and 25 years in Germany. Among the Spanish respondents, males were identified to exhibit the highest perception, whereas age proved to be not an influencing factor. Demonstrating different perception levels between the analyzed countries, our results indicate a better corporate sustainability level in Germany. Findings aim to help especially multinational companies to improve their information system, segment their customer base and define their marketing strategy.

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  1. University Loyola Andalusia, Kent, OH, USA

    Johannes Stolz, Horacio Molina Sánchez & Jesús Ramírez Sobrino

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  1. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA

    Colin Campbell

  2. Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Junzhao (Jonathon) Ma

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Stolz, J., Sánchez, H.M., Sobrino, J.R. (2016). Consumers’ Perception of Corporate Sustainable Activities: An Analysis of the German and the Spanish Consumer. In: Campbell, C., Ma, J. (eds) Looking Forward, Looking Back: Drawing on the Past to Shape the Future of Marketing. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24184-5_169

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