Impacto de los programas de aportes y donaciones de almacenes de cadena de Cartagena sobre la imagen y reputación

This article is the result of a study to the city of Cartagena chain stores to measure the impact of programs of contributions and donations on the corporate image and reputation. First is a follow-up of the recent theoretical discussion around the concepts of CSR, contributions and donations, corporate image and reputation. Then applies a quantitative method and four scenarios are formulated to measure the incidence of variables social action, and relationships with the community about the corporate image and reputation. The theoretical discussion found that CSR should be understood as a philosophy of business management committed to the improvement of the living conditions of society in general. Additionally, hypothesis tests confirmed the conceptual differences between the corporate image and reputation for being a direct and positive relationship between the variables in social action and relations with the community about the corporate image and no direct relationship between the variables of social action and reputation. This shows that the contributions and donations programs can contribute to improve the corporate image, while reputation requires a more comprehensive effort and actions over time.