Strategic B2B brand activism: Building conscientious purpose for social impact

S Kapitan, JA Kemper, J Vredenburg, A Spry - Industrial marketing …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the business-to-business (B2B) domain, brand activism is growing as a tool for attending
to social problems and achieving brand differentiation. In this paper, we introduce B2B …

Who is more responsive to brand activism? The role of consumer-brand identification and political ideology in consumer responses to activist brand messages

M Haupt, S Wannow, L Marquardt… - Journal of Product & …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Through activism, brands participate in the sociopolitical controversies that shape
society today. Based on social identity theory, this study aims to examine the moderating …

Differential response to corporate political advocacy and corporate social responsibility: Implications for political polarization and radicalization

TJ Weber, J Joireman, DE Sprott… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, firms have become increasingly involved in sociopolitical issues via
corporate political advocacy (CPA) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) while …

Quantitative research on corporate social responsibility: A quest for relevance and rigor in a quickly evolving, turbulent world

S Du, A El Akremi, M Jia - Journal of Business Ethics, 2023 - Springer
In this article, the co-editors of the corporate responsibility: quantitative issues section of the
journal provide an overview of the quantitative CSR field and offer some new perspectives …

Firm value impact of corporate activism: Facebook and the stop hate for profit campaign

N Villagra, A Monfort, M Méndez-Suárez - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Corporate activism is a growing practice whereby companies take a stand on a social,
political, or environmental issue, usually controversial, to contribute to social change. This …

Navigating geopolitical turmoil: corporate responses to the war in Ukraine and its impact on consumer Mindset

S Ganesan, G Mallapragada - Journal of Public Policy & …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, many companies withdrew from or altered
their Russian operations. This research explores the impact of such corporate actions on …

From warmth to warrior: Impacts of non-profit brand activism on brand bravery, brand hypocrisy and brand equity

Z Lee, A Spry, Y Ekinci, J Vredenburg - Journal of Brand Management, 2024 - Springer
Empirical evidence concerning the effects of brand activism on brand equity is growing but
remains mixed at best. Although non-profit brands increasingly implement activism …

Is brand activism an emotional affair? The role of moral emotions in consumer responses to brand activism

S Wannow, M Haupt, M Ohlwein - Journal of Brand Management, 2024 - Springer
As brand activism continues to move up the corporate agenda, a more comprehensive
understanding of its effects is needed. This paper contributes to the evolving research by …

# Activism: Investor reactions to corporate sociopolitical activism

S Pasirayi, PB Fennell, KB Follmer - Business & Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Corporations, which in the past have been hesitant to contribute to conversations regarding
political and social issues, are increasingly speaking out on current issues such as race …

When corporate social advocacy meets controversial celebrity: the role of consumer–brand congruence and consumer-celebrity congruence

K Alharbi, JK Kim, C Noland, J Carter - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the role of consumer–brand congruence and consumer–celebrity
congruence in the formation of consumer attitudes toward brands and their impact on …