Instagram as CSR bridge: Comparing hotel strategies in Indonesia-France.

Background: This study compares the practice of CSR communication by French hotels operating in Jakarta (Indonesia) and Paris (France). It explores what CSR themes the hotels communicate and which of them lead to consumer engagement in the form of likes, comments, and shares. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the CSR communication strategies of French hotels operating in Jakarta and Paris and determine the relationship between CSR communication and consumer engagement. Methods: The samples, seven (7) Accor hotels operating in Jakarta and six (6) Accor hotels operating in Paris, were purposively selected. The content analysis method was used, and data were collected from the hotels’ Instagram accounts. The data were then examined using descriptive statistical analysis and multiple regression techniques. Results: The data analysis shows differences in the CSR communication strategy applied by the two sampled hotels. Both French hotels in Jakarta and Paris use Instagram to publish information about their CSR programs, but French hotels in Jakarta publish more CSR posts on Instagram than those in Paris.