Corporate Sexual Scandals: Examining the Reactions of Wrongdoers, Peers, and Bystanders

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dc.contributor.advisorZhang, Yan Antheaen_US
dc.creatorChung, Sung Hunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T21:50:16Zen_US
dc.date.created2024-05en_US
dc.date.issued2024-04-18en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2024en_US
dc.date.updated2024-05-21T21:50:16Zen_US
dc.descriptionEMBARGO NOTE: This item is embargoed until 2030-05-01en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores organizational and investor responses to sexual scandals in U.S. firms from 1999 to 2019. The first essay investigates how competitors of scandal-stricken firms react, analyzing two types of responses: pro-women claims and female director appointments. It finds that firms increase both responses post-scandal, influenced by competitors' size similarity with the scandal firm, their ESG reputation, analyst coverage, and community liberalism. The second essay delves into the effects of internal versus external stakeholder pressures on these responses from the perspective of the scandalized firms. It reveals that internal pressures often lead to symbolic changes, such as pro-women claims, while external pressures are more likely to result in substantive changes, like female director appointments. The third essay examines investor reactions to female director appointments, showing that investors favor substantive appointments but respond negatively to appointments perceived as tokenistic or superficial. This research contributes to our understanding of how firms manage reputation and stakeholder expectations post-scandal and how these strategies are perceived by investors, enriching the literature on strategic management and organizational theory in scandal contexts.en_US
dc.embargo.lift2030-05-01en_US
dc.embargo.terms2030-05-01en_US
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dc.identifier.citationChung, Sung Hun. Corporate Sexual Scandals: Examining the Reactions of Wrongdoers, Peers, and Bystanders. (2024). PhD diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116137en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/116137en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectorganizational misconducten_US
dc.subjectstakeholder categorizationen_US
dc.subjectfirm responsivenessen_US
dc.subjectsexual scandalen_US
dc.subjectsymbolic versus substantive responsesen_US
dc.subjectstakeholder managementen_US
dc.subjectfemale leadershipen_US
dc.subjectinvestor reactionsen_US
dc.titleCorporate Sexual Scandals: Examining the Reactions of Wrongdoers, Peers, and Bystandersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentStrategic Managementen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineBusinessen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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