Ideologically motivated activism: How activist groups influence corporate social change activities

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Den Hond, Frank; De Bakker, Frank G. A.
• 署名单位: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2007.25275682
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 901-924
• 关键词: MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; TRANSFORMATION; POWER; RESPONSIBILITY; DYNAMICS; POLITICS; systems

摘要

Using insights from the social movement literature and institutional change theory, we explore how activism influences corporate social change activities. As the responsibility for addressing a variety of social issues is transferred from the state to the private sector, activist groups increasingly challenge firms to take up such issues, seeking to influence the nature and level of corporate social change activities. Eventually, they aim to bring about field-level change. We argue that ideological differences among activist groups motivate them to choose different influence tactics to support their claims.