• ISSN: 2301-3567 (Print), 2972-3981 (Online)
    • Abbreviated Title: J. Econ. Bus. Manag.
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    • DOI: 10.18178/JOEBM
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JOEBM 2015 Vol.3(5): 510-513 ISSN: 2301-3567
DOI: 10.7763/JOEBM.2015.V3.237

Business Social Responsibility to Improve New Product Development

Yen-Ju Wang and Li-Ren Yang

Abstract—Corporate social responsibility may be one of the major causes of new product development (NPD) project failure. However, many organizations ignore corporate social responsibility leading to a poor NPD performance. The primary purpose of this research was to investigate the associations among corporate social responsibility, brand image, and NPD performance. The second objective was to evaluate the mediating effect of brand image on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and NPD performance. The third objective was to determine whether the impact of brand image on NPD performance was moderated by product characteristics. The results suggest that corporate social responsibility may contribute to brand image. In addition, brand image has a significant effect on NPD performance. The testing also supports a role for brand image as a full mediator in the relationship between corporate social responsibility practices and NPD performance. The findings also indicate that project purpose has a moderating effect on the relationship between corporate social responsibility practices and NPD performance.

Index Terms—Business social responsibility, brand image, new product development, project.

The authors are with the Department of Business Administration, Tamkang University, Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City 251, Taiwan (e-mail: 601610222@s01.tku.edu.tw, iry@ mail.tku.edu.tw).

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Cite: Yen-Ju Wang and Li-Ren Yang, "Business Social Responsibility to Improve New Product Development," Journal of Economics, Business and Management vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 510-513, 2015.

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