Corporations
Amazon Prime Day Strikes and Boycotts: A Reading List
We're highlighting stories from our archives on the effectiveness, implications, and origins of corporate boycotts and strikes.
Bank of America, Wayfair, and the New Age of Corporate Activism
More than ever before, employees are staging walkouts and boycotts to protest their own companies' business operations.
What Is With All the Bad Corporate Tweets?
Burger King is depressed, Netflix is horny, and Chase is mocking its customers for being broke. Why?
Should Corporations That Pollute Have Any Influence at Climate Summits?
Corporations with large carbon footprints tend to undermine global efforts to solve the climate crisis, according to climate advocates.
Why Female CEOs Are More Likely to Be Fired
The pattern holds even when their firm is performing well.
Viewfinder: Protesting Amazon's New Headquarters in New York City
People opposed to Amazon's plan to locate its second North American headquarters in New York City protest at the courthouse in Queens on November 26th, 2018.
Why the Decline of Newspapers Is Bad for the Environment
New research suggests that corporations pollute more when there aren't local papers to hold them accountable.
Is Our Focus on Quarterly Earnings Hurting the U.S. Economy?
Two prominent business leaders point to the dangers of quarterly earnings guidance. Research suggests they're right to be concerned.
How Corporations Build Social Capital for Profit
It's not surprising that corporations have found ways to exploit human kindness for profits.
How Corporations Benefit From Flexible Work
Remote work leads to increased productivity and longer hours.
Is Casual Surveillance the Future of Capitalism?
Amazon Echo is always listening. Amazon Key invites companies into your home. But who exactly is surveilling whom?
How Corporations Use History to Their Advantage
Companies can reach into their archives to reaffirm their culture and demonstrate a differentiating legacy.
How to Prevent Corporations From Profiting Off Environmental Disasters
Environmental bonds guarantee corporate payment for clean-up and encourage more cautious use of land.
The Limits of Corporate Activism
Corporations can help apply positive pressure for social change, but their profit motives should make us wary of letting them displace moral leaders.
Did the Enron Scandal Really Change Executive Compensation?
While it inspired new regulations, executives have mostly found a way around them.
Instead of Going to Court, Corporations Pay Lobbyists for Favorable Results
Corporations that have higher numbers of employment cases brought against them spend more money on lobbyists, who help influence courts and change labor laws.
The Hidden Signals in Corporate Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies
The ritual can reveal much more about government-business relations than you'd think, according to a new analysis.
Do Corporations Make Any Sense?
If the old corporate goal was to claim as many assets and employees as possible, the new one is to hand production off to external vendors and contract labor.
Why Cities Shouldn't Bend Over Backwards for Corporations
A lesson for public officials courting Amazon.
The Difficult Proposition of Getting Corporations Out of University Science
Universities need corporations for research funding, and the political will for an alternative solution is limited.
Are Big Companies Doing Enough to Combat Deforestation?
Hundreds of companies have pledged to cut commodities grown on deforested land from their supply chains, but few have turned those promises into successful policies.
How the Supreme Court Made It Easier for Corporations to Fight Class Action Lawsuits
Rulings in recent years have effectively forced consumers to file class actions in the region where the corporation is based or to disaggregate claims into separate filings.
New Database Examines How the United States Prosecutes Corporate Crime
Fines for companies have risen over the last 25 years, but the number of prosecutions has remained roughly the same, according to information compiled by a University of Virginia law professor and his research team.