Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety (한국식품위생안전성학회지)

The Korean Society of Food Hygiene and Safety (한국식품위생안전성학회)
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The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility in Food Incidents

식품안전사고시 기업의 사회적 책임활동이 미치는 영향

  • Lim, Jeehyun (Department of LCB Hospitality Management, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Yoon, Yohan (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Soomin (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Youn, Hyewon (Department of LCB Hospitality Management, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 임지현 (숙명여자대학교 외식경영학과) ;
  • 윤요한 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이수민 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 윤혜원 (숙명여자대학교 외식경영학과)
  • Received : 2015.11.26
  • Accepted : 2015.12.08
  • Published : 2015.12.30
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Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the influence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity on corporate image and repurchase intention (pre and post measure) after the news of food incident. A questionnaire survey was carried out for 235 college students in Seoul, Korea. The participants were given an instruction with CSR activity of company in food industry and completed the survey. We collected the survey and did the statistical analysis by SPSS. The result of this study was as follows: Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found between the two groups, one was aware of corporation's CSR activity and the other was not. The ranges of score of each question on corporate images after and before providing CSR information were 3.21-3.94 and 3.89-4.62, respectively. Also, the ranges of score of each question on repurchase intention after and before providing CSR information were 3.11-4.64 and 3.60-4.67, respectively. Thus, the result confirms that the previous studies' conclusion which explains CSR can shield consumers' negative attitude toward the company. The finding of this study emphasizes the importance of CSR activity to the companies in food industry and the need for making public awareness of CSR activity.

본 연구는 서울지역에 위치한 대학생들을 대상으로 식품기업의 위기상황에서 기업의 사회적 책임활동에 대한 소비자의 인지가 기업이미지 및 재구매 의도에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 수행되었다. 식품기업 N사를 분석사례로 선정하고 실제사건을 인용한 설문지를 사용하여 대학생 235명을 대상으로 기업의 사회적 책임활동을 인지하기 전과 후의 기업이미지와 재구매 의도에 대한 변화를 측정하고 통계분석을 실시하였다. 사회적 책임활동에 대해 인지하기 전과 후의 기업이미지를 측정한 8문항과 재구매 의도를 측정한 5문항에 대한 대응표본 T검증을 실시한 결과, 기업이미지에 관한 8문항 모두 유의수준이 0.05보다 작게 나타나 통계적으로 유의함을 확인하였다. 이로써 기업의 사회적 책임활동에 대한 소비자의 인지가 식품기업의 위기상황에서 기업이미지를 긍정적으로 변화시킬 수 있다는 결론을 채택하였다. 같은 방법으로 재구매 의도에 관한 변화를 측정하고 분석한 결과, 제품의 만족과 관련된 문항을 제외하고는 모두 유의수준이 0.05보다 작게 나타나 통계적으로 유의함을 확인하였다. 따라서, 본 연구는 향후 식품안전사고의 발생, 즉 식품기업의 위기상황에서 소비자들에게 기업이 실시하고 있는 사회적 책임활동을 인지시키는 것이 기업이미지와 재구매 의도를 긍정적으로 변화시키는데 기여할 수 있다는 주장의 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이며, 앞으로도 기업의 사회적 책임활동이 기업의 위기상황에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 다양한 측면에서의 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

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