Customers often prefer companies aligned with their values, but it has been less clear how they react to firms taking a stance on a polarizing topic. A new study published in Strategic Management Journal explores how individuals respond to firms’ communications around a polarizing political issue: whether firms take an apolitical stance, say nothing, or choose an ideological stance.
Study shows individuals prefer when firms stay apolitical on polarizing issues
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