Fueling user engagement in virtual CSR co-creation with mental simulation: A cognitive appraisal perspective

Fei Zhou, Na Zhang, Jian Mou and Qin Zhang

Journal of Business Research, 2024, vol. 172, issue C

Abstract: This study examined the antecedents and formation processes of virtual corporate social responsibility (CSR) co-creation. Based on “cognitive appraisal theory,” the authors explored why and how mental simulation affects user intention to engage in virtual CSR co-creation. Data collected across four experiments show that mental simulation can motivate users to engage in virtual CSR co-creation and that process simulation is better than outcome simulation in improving user intention to engage in virtual CSR co-creation through the mediating effect of perceived task significance. With a closer goal distance, process simulation has a more powerful influence on perceived task significance and user engagement. Outcome simulation in close friend relationships has a stronger influence on perceived task significance and user engagement in virtual CSR co-creation. This study provides a new theoretical justification for improving virtual CSR initiatives and identifies the boundary conditions for user engagement in virtual CSR co-creation.

Keywords: Virtual CSR co-creation; Mental simulation; Perceived task significance; Goal distance; Tie strength (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114438

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