The Effect Of Corporate Social Responsibility On Financial Performance And Consumer Reactions In The Food Industries

This research is applied in light of aim, descriptive, survey-based, and field study in light of nature. Theoretical foundations of the research were collected through historical study and its data was obtained by means of random sampling and by aresearcher made questionnaire, which its total reliability was equal to 978%. The target statistical population of the research includes the managers and the major customers of the selected food firms in khuzestan province. The research sample consists of 540 individuals of managers and customers, who have been selected randomly. For responding the research question, testing the hypotheses and analyzing the collected data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, with SPSS and AMOS software, were employed. According to obtained results all research hypotheses have been confirmed, at 95% level of confidence. Furthermore, the research findings have revealed that the research model fits the data collected from the target statistical population.Thus, corporate social responsibility influences onfinancial performance directly and indirectly with the mediating effect of consumer reactions.