.... Findings The situational theory of problem solving (STOPS) was applied, and support was found for the STOPS model in terms of predicting communicative action. This study also found support for situational activeness influencing other behaviors, including active forms of communication, financial support...

... and their CEOs speaking out on social issues that are not integral to their central operations is not a new phenomenon. Such activism has always existed. However, turbulent sociopolitical environments may contribute to increased scrutiny and polarized views of these activities (Chatterji and Toffel, 2015, 2016...

... stakeholders, with very different characteristics from traditional top‐down communications models. The paper concludes with an attempt to describe a new conceptual framework for online reputation management. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Corporate reputation Internet communications Activism Stakeholder...

... as virtual communities. KEYWORDS: Internet, growth, power, in uence, activism, campaigns, media analysis, political, crisis management, reputation analysis THE INTERNET: REDISTRIBUTING SOCIAL INFLUENCE The arrival of electricity in the 1880s was a contributing factor to new liberties: it released people from...

...Robert Blood Large‐scale street protests such as the demonstration against the World Trade Organization (WTO) intergovernmental conference in Seattle in November 1999 have pushed issue activism to a new level of political consciousness. They have also drawn attention to a new consequence...