This case study discusses the relevance of social and political factors in corporate decision making under a repressive regime, and the repercussions of those corporate decisions. The case study is divided in two parts. The first part focuses on IBM’s business decisions to continue its...

Even the best stakeholder-managed firms can suffer when they become the targets of a secondary boycott, as recent headlines attest. A secondary boycott is a group's refusal to engage a target firm with which the group has no direct dispute in an attempt to sway public opinion, draw attention to...

An emerging body of research recognizes the importance of the past and history for corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship and practice. However, the meanings that scholars and practitioners can ascribe to the past and history differ fundamentally, posing challenges to the integration...