The Effect of Online Protests and Firm Responses on Shareholder and Consumer Evaluation

Protests that target firms’ socially irresponsible behavior are increasingly organized via digital media. This study uses two methods to investigate the effects that online protests and mitigating firm responses have on shareholders’ and consumers’ evaluation. The first method is a financial analysi...

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Authors: van den Broek, Tijs (Author) ; Langley, David (Author) ; Hornig, Tobias (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2017
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 146, Issue: 2, Pages: 279-294
Further subjects:B Corporate social responsibility
B Financial impact
B Consumer activism
B Reputation
B Response strategies
B Stakeholder Management
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