Organizational Political Ideology, Leadership Diversity and Corporate Social Advocacy
Open Access
Author:
Burke, Alexis
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Corporate Social Advocacy Fortune 100 Diversity Leadership Organizational Political Ideology
Abstract:
This study examines the relationship between leadership diversity, organizational political ideology, and a company’s engagement in Corporate Social Advocacy (CSA). The study finds that there is a relationship between BIPOC in leadership and CSA and LGBTQ+ friendly work environments and CSA; there is no relationship between women in leadership and CSA and organizational political ideology and CSA. These findings build on previous CSR and CSA research and highlight additional areas for future study. Knowing what factors encourage a corporation to engage in corporate social advocacy allows us to better predict when a corporation will take a stand on social issues and when they may remain silent.
