A company dumps toxic chemicals into a river to save money. Around the same time, a major storm strikes and causes damage to that same company. Is it just a coincidence? According to new research from Andrew Gershoff, professor of marketing at Texas McCombs, the answer might depend on how strongly a consumer believes in divine intervention.
Belief in divine intervention shapes consumer reactions to corporate crimes and punishments
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