“…This study focuses on the relationship between CSR and corporate reputation and contributes to the current literature by highlighting that the company will achieve higher reputation by implementing CSR actions when transparency beyond disclosure is included and examined. Delving into this relationship is motivated by the benefits that greater reputation may have for a company (Zavyalova, Pfarrer, Reger, & Hubbard, 2016), for example financial value (Schnietz & Epstein, 2005), employee recruitment and retention benefits (Hogarth, Hutchinson, & Scaife, 2016), customer interest (Hogarth et al, 2016) or status (George, Dahlander, Graffin, & Sim, 2016).…”