Theorizing Corporate Activism

CONCEPTUALIZING CORPORATE ACTIVISM: A comprehensive theoretical framework with Maurice Murphy Firms, CEOs, employees, and shareholders have become increasingly willing to take public stances on controversial sociopolitical and environmental issues, which oftentimes do not directly affect firm performance or survival. Hitherto, researchers have examined the aforementioned forms of corporate activism independently; however, how might these different […]

Progressive Corporate Activism

WHEN IDEOLOGIES ALIGN: Examining Factors behind Progressive Corporate Activism with Brayden King This paper examines the recent trend in corporate sociopolitical activism in which firms engage in public collective action in support of progressive causes. In particular, it focuses on firm participation in letter campaigns related to social and environmental causes. Unlike other forms of […]