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Open Access 27.05.2024 | Original Article

Framing the fourth sector – dystopia or future contours?

Nowadays, society faces complex social, economic, and environmental problems which the traditional sectors of activity (public, private and third sector) are not able to solve alone. To respond to these challenges, their missions and strategies …

verfasst von:
Marisa R. Ferreira, Vítor Braga, María Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, Joana Gomes

22.05.2024 | Original Article

Motivations and inhibitors to blood donation

Considering the small percentage of blood donors and that it is common for individuals who donate blood for the first time not to repeat the donation in the future, the continuous need for blood remains a global challenge. For these reasons, blood …

verfasst von:
Vera Silva Carlos, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues

20.05.2024 | Original Article

Exploring ethical consumer behavior: a comprehensive study using the ethically minded consumer behavior-scale (EMCB) among adult consumers

This research assesses how adult consumers perceive and behave concerning ethical practices, aiming to comprehend the obstacles that hinder ethical and sustainable consumption. Employing a modified version of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) …

verfasst von:
Paulo Duarte, Susana Costa e Silva, Isabella Mangei, Joana Carmo Dias

17.05.2024 | Original Article

Exploring the brand gratitude paradigm at BOP in the context of emerging markets

The vast consumer market at the bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) segment offers a lucrative business proposition for organizations, but this terrain is challenging. One effective strategy to address this issue can be through a robust consumer-brand …

verfasst von:
Subhajit Bhattacharya, Arunava Dalal

17.05.2024 | Original Article

Charity fundraising appeals: The influence of brand remarkability and brand familiarity on audience intentions

A sample of young adults were surveyed to test the influence of brand familiarity and brand remarkability on a charity fundraising appeal’s audience outcomes. The mediation effect of brand attitudes was also examined as well as the moderation …

verfasst von:
Walter Wymer, Omneya Mokhtar Yacout

25.04.2024 | Original Article

Digital reforms in the Greek public sector: using block chain technologies and social media for open governance and value creation

In recent years, new technologies and the expanded use of social media have radically changed the way people interact with organizations. New technologies and social media can change the communication between Government and citizens as they …

verfasst von:
Panagiota Xanthopoulou, Ioannis Antoniadis, Vaggelis Saprikis

Open Access 09.04.2024 | Original Article

The role of hashtags for non-profit causes: the #fridaysforfuture movement

Social movements are gaining increasing popularity, especially those related to environmental protection, partly due to their usage of online social media to disclosure information. Tools like hashtags, which help tag and categorize posts, as well …

verfasst von:
S Herrada-Lores, A Estrella-Ramón, M.M Gálvez-Rodríguez, M.A Iniesta-Bonillo

Open Access 12.02.2024 | Original Article

Back to the roots of cause-related marketing – A systematic literature review of cooperation motives

Based on a systematic literature review, this paper explores the motives for cooperation between nonprofit organizations (NPO) and companies as profit organizations (PO) in the context of cause-related marketing (CrM) partnerships. CrM is a …

verfasst von:
Sandra Stötzer, Katharina Kaltenbrunner

Open Access 06.02.2024 | Original Article

Comparing corporate giving and individual giving: evidence from Chinese foundations

Nonprofit organizations receive charitable contributions from both institutional donors and individual donors. Existing studies have traditionally focused on factors related to nonprofits’ total donation income rather than exploring similarity and …

verfasst von:
Qun Wang, Daniel Boden

02.02.2024 | Original Article

Rethinking the boundaries of cause-related marketing: Addressing the need for a new definition

Cause-related marketing (CrM) has become a mainstream marketing strategy in recent years. Through several innovations in its practice, it has evolved considerably from its traditional ‘percentage of sales will be devoted to supporting a cause’ …

verfasst von:
Shruti Gupta, Meenakshi Handa

27.01.2024 | Original Article

Is roundup donation request always preferred: a case for checkout charity

This research attempts to build a basic framework for understanding a fast-growing but little-investigated prosocial solicitation, checkout charity, by looking at round-up or a flat amount donate request, a priori liking of the charity, checkout …

verfasst von:
Neel Das, Lubna Nafees, Unal O. Boya, Anindita Das

23.01.2024 | Original Article

Neurometric and biometric measurement of the effectiveness of covid-19-related public service announcements

This research aims to examine the effects of public service advertisements on individuals in Turkey in order to ensure vaccine acceptance during the pandemic. For the relevant objective, a mixed methodology was utilized. In the first phase of the …

verfasst von:
Hazal Duman Alptekin, Nihan Tomris Kucun, Merve Kurt, Behcet Yalin Ozkara

Open Access 19.01.2024 | Original Article

Pro-environmental behaviours of generation Z: A cross-cultural approach

The mitigation and adaptation strategies to deal with climate change have not been effective so far and we still observe the effects derived from this problem. This paper aims to explore the determinants of individual pro-environmental behaviour …

verfasst von:
Israel-Javier Juma-Michilena, Maria-Eugenia Ruiz-Molina, Irene Gil-Saura, Sergio Belda-Miquel

20.12.2023 | Original Article

Predicting CRM purchase intention by examining congruence, shopping orientation and mood moderation: Applying congruence theory with SEM-ANN-NCA method

Recent studies highlight the significance of how congruence has gained much attention from distinct scholars evaluating the apparent match between brand, cause and consumer. In the public domain, we seldom found empirical investigation into …

verfasst von:
A. K. S. Suryavanshi, Viral Bhatt, Sujo Thomas, Ritesh Patel, Twinkle Trivedi

19.12.2023 | Original Article

Do occupations matter in motivations to volunteer?

People are largely heterogeneous when it comes to their motivations to volunteer. Previous research explained this heterogeneity by individual predispositions and contextual factors. In this paper, we investigate the extent to which peoples’ …

verfasst von:
Muge Ozman, Cédric Gossart, Nicolas Jullien

Open Access 08.12.2023 | Original Article

Online fundraising for NPOs via email marketing – A critical success factors analysis in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

This study aims to empirically determine success factors in the email marketing as a sub-discipline of online fundraising of nonprofit organizations (NPOs). Hereby, it responds to the gap of knowledge as existing research has not in detail touched …

verfasst von:
Sonja Harken, Vanessa Mertins, Michael Urselmann

08.12.2023 | Original Article

Factors affecting attitude and purchase intention towards cause-related marketing: a systematic literature review using TCCM approach

Cause-related marketing (CaRM) has gained popularity as a method of boosting company value through profit-driven giving. Although the concept of CaRM has been widely researched, only a few authors have conducted systematic literature reviews on …

verfasst von:
Prasant Kumar Pandey, Naval Bajpai, Abhijeet V. Tiwari

14.11.2023 | Original Article

Marketing sustainable tourism and its policies through community engagement- An Indian context

Tourism and hospitality industry creates opportunities for the states to improve cultural exchange, economic growth, self-employment, and quality of living. Sustainability of tourism has become a global challenge due to several factors such as …

verfasst von:
Arbuda Sharma, Charru Hasti

Open Access 06.11.2023 | Original Article

In-kind donations – peculiarities and challenges of product philanthropy

In-kind donations are an essential resource for many nonprofit organizations (NPO). However, their high practical relevance is not yet reflected in the literature on nonprofit marketing and fundraising which still focuses primarily on cash giving.

verfasst von:
Sandra Stötzer, Katharina Kaltenbrunner

06.11.2023 | Original Article

Advocating for mother nature: the roles of anthropomorphism, nature-evoked emotions and trust

Green brand advocacy, a unique phenomenon wherein regular customers champion environmentally conscious businesses, constitutes a vital extension of pro-environmental goals. This research extends prior research in green marketing by investigating …

verfasst von:
Jhanghiz Syahrivar, Siska Purnama Manurung, Genoveva Genoveva, Sonny Sonny, Dani Lukman Hakim, Yuling Wei