Table 4

Research agenda

ThemesResearch questions
The role of social innovation in service firmsHow does the nature of services influence customer perceptions of social innovativeness?
What characterizes socially innovative service firms?
What drives perceptions of social innovativeness in different industries?
How is the “halo effect” of innovation impacting perceived social innovation?
What to communicate?What should an industry-standard for ESG metrics and reporting targeting customers look like?
What aspects of E, S and G are most important in impacting customer perceptions of social innovativeness?
What is the impact of communicating ESG liabilities on customer perceptions of accountability?
When to communicate?When in the service encounter purchase process should service firms communicate what ESG metric?
When are customers more likely to be impacted by long-term ESG benefits?
How to communicate?How does (in)tangibility affects the way service firms should communicate ESG?
How does numerical bias impact customer perceptions of communicated ESG metrics?
How does voluntary versus mandatory reporting impact customer perceptions of social innovativeness?
How can ESG metrics and reports be adapted on a local (versus global) scale?

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