Recent research has conceptualized legitimacy as a multi‐level phenomenon comprising
propriety and validity. Propriety refers to an individual evaluator's belief that a legitimacy …

We draw on the Upper Echelons theory to investigate the effect of CEO liberalism—as
reflected by core beliefs on the liberal-conservative spectrum—on firm engagement in …

What explains the contents of political belief systems? A widespread view is that they derive
from abstract values, like equality, tolerance, and authority. Here, we challenge this view …

The public value concept is highly popular among practitioners and researchers, yet, to
further test and develop the construct it needs more diversity in empirical research. We aim …

Despite increased interest in corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) among business
scholars, the current research is still fragmented, its findings lacking a nuanced …

Perception of social irresponsibility from negative media coverage may affect a firm's payout
in two opposite ways. Firms may lower dividends in anticipation of greater financial …

We investigate the associations between political ideology and heterogeneous consumer
preferences for food values. Marketing literature emphasizes the polarizing role of political …

Search advertising involves the purchasing of an ad's position at the top of a search engine
results page and accounts for more than 40% of all digital ad spending in the United States …

We employ an evolutionary game model to investigate the interaction between firms'
engagement in corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) behaviors (without violating laws) and …

As the global market for Internet portal services expands, there is a growing interest in
identifying corporate social responsibility considering the social influence and business …