Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Reich, Allen Z
Author's Email Address	allen.reich@nau.edu
URN	etd-09062002-160833
Title	The Influence of Consumer and Brand Social Responsibility on Brand Loyalty in Quick-Service Restaurants
Degree	PhD
Department	Hospitality and Tourism Management
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title McCleary, Ken W. Committee Chair Khan, Mahmood A. Committee Member Sirgy, M. Joseph Committee Member Uysal, Muzaffer S. Committee Member Williams, John A. Committee Member
Keywords	Social Responsibility Image Inclination to Reward Social Responsibility Image Product and Service Quality Brand Loyalty
Date of Defense	2002-04-30
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Abstract Social responsibility and ethics have been shown to have a positive influence on consumer behavior, however the vast majority of related research has measured this relationship indirectly through scenario analysis of hypothetical firms rather than consumers' perceptions of real-world firms. This dissertation focused on a real-world application of the theory. Each hypothesis that specified a positive relationship was supported. These results show that Brand Social Responsibility Image not only positively influences Brand Loyalty, but also influences the perception of both Product Quality and Service Quality. Concurrently, it was found that both Product and Service Quality Image influenced Brand Loyalty. When controlling for the effect of other variables, some of the relationships proved to be weaker than expected. There were three hypotheses that tested the moderating effect of Inclination to Reward Brand Social Responsibility Image. The moderating influence of Inclination to Reward Brand Social Responsibility Image (RSRI) on the relationships between Brand Social Responsibility Image (BSRI) and Product Quality Image and between BSRI and Brand Loyalty were greatest for low levels of BSRI. Consumers rated Product Quality Image and Brand Loyalty lowest under conditions of L-BSRI and H-RSRI. Alternatively, when BSRI was high, both high and low treatments of RSRI resulted in similar sample means for both Product Quality Image and Brand Loyalty (i.e., minimal moderating effect). Inclination to Reward Brand Social Responsibility Image (RSRI) appeared to moderate the relationship between Brand Social Responsibility Image (BSRI) and Service Quality Image at high levels of BSRI. In other words, the perception of service quality was relatively high when both BSRI and RSRI were viewed as being high. Under conditions of H-BSRI and L-RSRI, Service Quality Image was substantially lower. Under conditions of L-BSRI, there was very little difference between L- and H-RSRI.
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