RT Journal Article
T1 Companies taking a stand: the effect of corporate activism on Wall Street
A1 Sánchez Herrera, Joaquín
A1 Pintado Blanco, Teresa
A1 López Aza, Carlota
AB Some companies have begun to take a stand on controversial social and political issues. These initiatives, which are defined as “corporate activism”, are part of a complex context that is characterised by distrust in public institutions and governments. This paper analyses the impact of corporate activism on the companies that have implemented it, as well as the variables that have an influence on whether that impact is positive or negative. To this end, a wide sample of corporate activism cases were analysed using an event analysis approach to identify the effect of two key variables: (i) the controversial nature of the sector, and (ii) the type of activism. The results show that corporate activism actions have positive effects when the sector is not perceived as controversial, and negative when the type of activism is based on social rights.
PB SAGE Journals
SN 0972-1509
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100917
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100917
LA eng
NO Sanchez, J., Pintado, T., & López-Aza, C. (2022). Companies Taking a Stand: The Effect of Corporate Activism on Wall Street. Global Business Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509221130151
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025