In nascent industries―whose new technologies are often poorly understood by regulators―
contending with regulatory uncertainty can be crucial to organizational survival and growth …

We take a process perspective to review the literature on corporate responses to social
activism and argue that theoretical advances have not kept pace with the extensive and …

This paper examines a paradox in the behavioral theory of the firm, and highlights how a
complementary paradox from institutional theory suggests a theoretical integration with …

Although'grassroots' conjures up images of independent citizen organizing, much mass
participation today is sponsored by elite consultants working for corporations and powerful …

This paper explores whether and how social activists' challenges affect politicians'
willingness to associate with targeted firms. We study the effect of public protest on corporate …

A growing number of US states have adopted “millionaire taxes” on top income-earners.
This increases the progressivity of state tax systems, but it raises concerns about tax flight …

This article examines the powerful yet overlooked role of community-based enterprises
(CBEs)—enterprises that are collectively established, owned, and controlled by the …

Calls for reintroducing agency, politics and contestation into institutional analysis are now
legion, spanning more than two decades since DiMaggio's (1988) classic piece, and gaining …

Given the strong economic disincentives that exist, why do cooperatives continue to
emerge? And why is it that, in some communities, these cooperatives are collocated with …

In the developing economy of Bangladesh, local factory owners in the garment industry have
felt great pressure to improve factory safety, but the costs for those improvements are not …