Examining the Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility perception on Customer Behavioral Intention: The case of the Vietnam’s Hotel Industry

  • Khoi Ba Nguyen Huynh University of Da Nang
Keywords: CSR, corporate social responsibility, hospitality, hotel sector, customer behavioral intentions, perceived hotel attributes, customer satisfaction

Abstract

CSR is on the rise as consumers and clients call for corporations to engage in CSR and have more social impacts, this does not only apply to manufacturers but also service providers such as the hotel industry. Research on the relationship between CSR initiatives in hotels and customer perceptions has been conducted over the years (Akbari et al., 2021; Jalilvand et al., 2017; Latif et al., 2020; Serra-Cantallops et al., 2018). However, few research were conducted in Vietnam and most did not mention the link to customer behavior intention. This research dives into corporate social responsibilities as a factor in customer behavior intention in the hotel sector of Vietnam by examining the direct effect and mediating effect of Satisfaction and perceived hotels attributes using SEM and indirect effect analysis. The result suggested a relationship between perceptions of CSR initiatives and customer behavioral intention that can aid hotels in making justified decisions for CSR plans in hotel businesses. The findings also indicated a mediating role of satisfaction in the relationship of perceived CSR and customer behavioral intention. However, the research found no mediating effects of perceived hotel attributes and little relation between perceived CSR, behavioral intention with this factor.

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Published
2025-05-22
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Huynh, K. (2025, May 22). Examining the Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility perception on Customer Behavioral Intention: The case of the Vietnam’s Hotel Industry. Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research, 8(2), 70-93. Retrieved from http://www.jthr.es/index.php/journal/article/view/632