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Corporate social activism: how boycotts are decided and communicated democratically in a cooperative? A case of the study of the Park Slope Food Coop from 1973 to 1987.
Carlier, Alice 
Promotor(s) :
Dufays, Frédéric
Date of defense : 19-Jun-2026/23-Jun-2026 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/25804
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| Title : | Corporate social activism: how boycotts are decided and communicated democratically in a cooperative? A case of the study of the Park Slope Food Coop from 1973 to 1987. |
| Translated title : | [fr] L'activisme social des entreprises : comment les boycotts sont-ils décidés et communiqués de manière démocratique au sein d'une coopérative ? Une étude de cas de la Park Slope Food Coop de 1973 à 1987. |
| Author : | Carlier, Alice
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| Date of defense : | 19-Jun-2026/23-Jun-2026 |
| Advisor(s) : | Dufays, Frédéric
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| Committee's member(s) : | Marlier, Zoé
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 30 |
| Keywords : | [en] corporate boycott [en] cooperatives [en] cooperative governance [en] corporate social activism [en] cooperative activism [en] cooperative participation |
| Discipline(s) : | Business & economic sciences > General management & organizational theory |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management des entreprises sociales et durables |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'Université de Liège |
Abstract
[en] Nowadays, enterprises are more than ever getting boycotted for numerous reasons by consumers, but corporation are also increasingly taking part in these boycotts claiming more publicly their political stand. This can be a risk when the values they proclaim are not aligned with their actions. Also, certain subjects of boycott tend to be more polarized than others. When it comes to cooperatives, boycotts can even be more present because they are more prone to seek social justice compared to traditional businesses. Therefore, this thesis examines the making decisions process of a cooperative, analyzing the shift to institutionalization from a direct and informal organization. We specifically focused on how boycotts were decided, throughout the years using the internal newsletter of the Park Slope Food Coop.
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