The Formation of Reputation in CSR Disclosure: The Role of Signal Transmission and Sensemaking Processes of Stakeholders
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The paper has a marginal potential of any contribution to the corporate reputation and CSR literature. The introduction and discussion need major redo in order to bring the paper to an acceptable standard.
There is extensive and extant literature available along with quality meta-analysis and Biblio metric analyses regarding the CSR decoupling, Green Washing and Corporate Misconduct in terms of Corporate Reputation, while the paper only discusses the literature on perceptions of the stakeholders only. These need to be updated and the interplay envisaged. The supporting theory is taken for granted with no argumentative viability and discussion. Along with that, the literature review is very affirmative rather than argumentative. The description of variables are not elaborate. The conclusion section also lacks the limitations and future studies.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Accept for publication
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We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your valuable time and effort in reviewing our paper. Your insightful comments and feedback have significantly contributed to the enhancement of our manuscript's quality.
Reviewer 2 Report
Well improved. You should tone down your causal claims. You should point out the cover up effect of CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility and Goodwill Impairment: Charitable Donations of Chinese Listed Companies and and the reputational effect of CSR: executives’ personal reputation. Still lots of awkward English; need proofreading.
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