Document Type
Report
Key Takeaways
Firms that experience a boycott of their services or products experience a 30% increase in board turnover compared to the base rate of board turnover for that firm. • Board member turnover following a boycott will be more likely for board members who are ideologically aligned with the boycotters. • More conservative board members are less prone to leaving following a boycott than those who are more liberal.
Publication Date
2019
Source
McDonnell, MH & Cobb, J.A. (2019). Take a stand or keep your seat: Board turnover after social movement boycotts Academy of Management Journal In-press.
Disciplines
Business
Copyright
© 2019, University of South Carolina
Publication Info
McDonnell, MH & Cobb, J.A. (2019). Take a stand or keep your seat: Board turnover after social movement boycotts Academy of Management Journal In-press., 2019.