Why executives keep finding themselves in political firestorms
- Written by R. Michael Holmes Jr., Jim Moran Professor of Strategic Management, Florida State University
Back in March 2022, Disney’s then-CEO Bob Chapek said that his company wouldn’t take a public stand on Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Four days later, he yielded to rebukes from LGBTQ employees, reversed his decision and criticized the bill publicly.
In the ensuing political firestorm, the state of...