The tactical disruptiveness of social movements: Sources of market and mediated disruption in corporate boycotts

Social Problems

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 491-517

  King, Brayden G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate boycotts; Corporate reputation; Disruption; Media attention; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255214790     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2011.58.4.491     Document Type: Article

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