Woke Corporations and Worldview: The Perils of CEOs Making Moral Proclamations From Shaky Moral Foundations
探讨CEO在政治议题上公开表态（即政治行动主义）的现象，分析其道德基础是否稳固，并研究社会想象、CEO政治信念、媒体互动和自恋倾向如何促使CEO采取“觉醒”立场。
CEOs are increasingly called upon to take public stands on political issues, a phenomenon dubbed “political activism (Hambrick & Wowak, 2021). These stands tend to have either moral foundations or moral implications, yet it is unclear both if stakeholders truly want CEOs to make stands, and if so, how philosophically grounded they are in their stated positions. This paper explores the philosophical worldview questions relevant to current issues facing organizations, particularly those that have been characterized as “wokeism.” It then examines how these worldview positions translate apply to these issues in ways that seemingly contradict CEOs’ stands. Finally, it explores how the concept of the social imaginary, CEOs’ political beliefs, mass media’s reciprocal effects, and CEO narcissism may influence CEOs to take “woke” political activist positions.