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Undiversity, inequity, and exclusion in supply chains: The unintended fallout of economic sanctions and consumer boycotts

Production and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Economic sanctions and consumer boycotts are common tools to punish organizations for undesirable behavior and attempt to coerce them to change their actions. However, these tools occasionally spill over beyond the intended recipients and affect guiltless supply chain members, jeopardizing the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in ...
Timofey Shalpegin, Ajay Kumar, Tyson R. Browning   +2 more
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The Impact of Consumer Animosity on Purchase Unwillingness in a Boycott of Sari Roti

Binus Business Review, 2018
This research was conducted in response to a boycott towards a national bread brand. It was stimulated by a company disclosure in stating they had no relation to any political events in 2016.
Usep Suhud
doaj   +1 more source

Reciprocity on the Edge of Distance Paradox: How Sustainability Motives and Hypocrisy Shape Consumer Responses to Nearshoring

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing interest in corporate relocation decisions and sustainability, the existing literature is limited in its consumer‐centric approach. Integrating social exchange theory and construal level theory, this research investigates how consumers perceive sustainability‐driven nearshoring motives (i.e., socio‐economic vs.
Cagla Dayangan, Nilay Bıçakcıoğlu‐Peynirci, Ozge Ozgen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Competitive Effects of Consumer Boycotts

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2023
I introduce the possibility of consumer boycotts in a Hotelling model. The more a firm complies with consumers wishes, the higher its marginal cost, but the lower the probability of facing a consumer boycott. I show that the threat of a consumer boycott can increase the expected profits of firms.
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Beyond a Technocentric Transition: A Diverse Economies Perspective for Social Justice in Circular Economy Business Models

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The circular economy, dominated by capitalocentric, technocentric, and eco‐modernist discourses, risks perpetuating systemic injustice because of its limited consideration of the social and of what is possible. In this article, we examine how social justice can be embedded into circular business models (CBMs)—key drivers of the circular ...
Fernando C. Lit, Erik Paredis, Josephina C. C. M. Huijben, Myriam M. A. H. Cloodt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A signaling theory of consumer boycotts

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2012
We present a theory that explains the prevalence of consumer boycotts. In our model, a firm does not know how concerned consumers are about the firm's misconduct. Because it is only optimal for the firm to alter its behavior if consumers are very concerned, consumers have an incentive to overstate their concern by boycotting the firm. We show that free-
Heijnen, P., van der Made, A
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Leveraging Crisis Management for Minimising Brand Cancellation

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brand misconduct can trigger negative consumer responses and escalate into brand crises. Effective crisis management is therefore essential to mitigate such responses and enhance organisational resilience. This study investigates the impact of various crisis communication strategies on consumer engagement and subsequent brand cancellation ...
Liyun Liu, Catherine Prentice, Susan Zeidan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religion-based boycott behavior through the lens of the theory of planned behavior: insights from Gen Z Muslims

Cogent Business & Management
Religion, as a significant cultural dimension, possesses the capacity to mobilize strong consumer boycott movements. The recent escalation of the Israel–Palestine conflict has intensified global expressions of solidarity, resulting in organized religion ...
Mohd Azmi Khan, Amgad S. D. Khaled
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The Boycott Puzzle: Consumer Motivations for Purchase Sacrifice [PDF]

Management Science, 2003
A boycott is never far from a firm's exchanges with its customers. Researchers in marketing need to understand consumer protest behavior, both to aid nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) who wish to organize boycotts, and to assist managers who wish to develop appropriate strategic responses.
Andrew John, Jill Klein
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Greenwashing in the Spotlight: Synthesising Evidence on Unethical Environmental Claims and Future Pathways

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms are experiencing mounting pressure to report their environmental impact. Rather than disclosing their actual performance, however, some are engaging in unethical business (i.e., greenwashing) practices. Prior studies have contributed significantly to the greenwashing literature from varied perspectives, but a comprehensive understanding ...
Sher Jahan Khan, Norah Albishri, Bhumika Gupta, Piera Centobelli, Manlio Del Giudice   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source