2023 Axiom Business Books Award Silver Medalist (Business Commentary)
2023 Nautilus Book Award Silver Medalist (Social Change & Social Justice)
This is the first in-depth examination of the important ongoing fusion of activism, capitalism, and social change masterfully told through a compelling narrative filled with vivid stories and striking studies.
Corporations and their executives are at the forefront of some of the most contentious and important social issues of our time. Through pronouncements, policies, boycotts, sponsorships, lobbying, and fundraising, corporations are actively engaged in issues like immigration reform, gun regulation, racial justice, gender equality, and religious freedom.
Despite corporate social activism being everywhere these days-witness how quickly companies and progressives united to oppose North Carolina’s bathroom bill or support the Black Lives Matter movement-there has been no in-depth examination of the far-reaching consequences of this movement. What first principles should guide businesses’ approaches? How should activists engage with businesses in a way that is most beneficial to their causes? What are potential pitfalls and risks associated with corporate social activism for activists, businesses, and society at large? Weaving studies and stories, Temple University professor of law, Tom C. W. Lin offers a road map for how we got here and a compass for where we are going as a nation of capitalists and activists seeking profit and progress.
Spis treści
Preface 4
Introduction: Reimagining Capitalism and Activism 7
Chapter 1: Profit, Purpose, and Progress 13
Chapter 2: Government Incorporated 21
Chapter 3: Corporate Rights, Money, and Activism 27
Chapter 4: Everything Is Your Business 33
Chapter 5: Restraining A President 40
Chapter 6: Original Sins 49
Chapter 7: Better Activism, Better Business 58
Chapter 8: The Perils of Corporate Social Activism 68
Chapter 9: The New Business of Change 76
Chapter 10: The Journey Forward 81
Conclusion: We Are More Than 90
Discussion Guide 94
Notes
Acknowledgements 96
Index
About the Author
O autorze
Tom C. W. Lin is an award-winning law professor at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. He is also an academic fellow at George Washington University’s Center for Law, Economics&Finance. He is an expert in business organizations, corporate governance, and financial regulation. His scholarship has been published in many leading academic law journals. His expertise has been featured in major media outlets like Bloomberg News, CNN, Fortune, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. His research has also been cited by courts and regulators around the world.
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