Corporate Responsibility, Digital Communities and Sustainability: Concluding Thoughts

Authors: McQueen, D., Stancu, A. and Grigore, G.

Pages: 271-274

ISBN: 978-3-319-63479-1

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63480-7

Source: Web of Science (Lite)

"Helping the World One ‘Like’ at a Time: The Rise of the Slacktivist"

Authors: Bolat, E. and Samuelson-Cramp, F.

Editors: Grigore, G., Stancu, A. and McQueen, D.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN: 978-3319634791

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63480-7

Abstract:

Much like the corporate sector, the charity and non-profit sector has adopted social media as one of their core engagement and fundraising tools. The online community has great power and has worked well for many brands; however, the extent to which this is benefitting the third sector is debatable. Is liking a non-profit organization on Facebook equal to donating money or running a marathon? A consumer’s online interaction with a charity, e.g. liking or sharing social media content and pages, is sometimes referred to as ‘slacktivism’. To date, studies on ‘slacktivist’ behavior in the social media context are limited to few conceptual papers. This study provides empirical insights into motivations and interactions of social media users towards non-profit and charity-related social media campaigns.

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