Chick-fil-A : responding to activists' threats /

Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, unwittingly ignited a firestorm of controversy on July 16, 2012, when he responded to a question related to his definition of marriage which came from a journalist who was interviewing him for an article in the Baptist Press. Cathy's response indicated that he sup...

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Main Authors:	Reed, Marlene M. (Author), Neubert, Mitchell J. (Author), Waldron, Ted (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : NeilsonJournals Publishing, 2015.
Series:	SAGE Knowledge. Cases.
Subjects:	Cathy, Dan, > Public opinion. Chick-Fil-A Corporation > Public opinion. Chick-Fil-A Corporation Journalism and public relations > Social aspects > Case studies. Same-sex marriage > Public opinion > Case studies. Presse et relations publiques > Aspect social > Études de cas. Personnes homosexuelles > Mariage > Opinion publique > Études de cas. Public opinion Electronic books. Case studies Case studies. Études de cas.
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Summary:	Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, unwittingly ignited a firestorm of controversy on July 16, 2012, when he responded to a question related to his definition of marriage which came from a journalist who was interviewing him for an article in the Baptist Press. Cathy's response indicated that he supported the Biblical definition of marriage. The implication of that statement was that he believed marriage was between a woman and a man. In the following days and weeks, activists accused Cathy of being insensitive to those who supported other definitions of marriage. This case recounts the experience of Dan Cathy who publicly expressed his personal values, and the criticism that he received from expressing those values. The goal of the case is to lead students to analyze the costs and benefits to an individual and an organization of giving public expression to one's personal values. An additional goal is to highlight the ability of activists' threats to alter an organization's professed social values.
Item Description:	Originally Published InReed, M. M., Neubert, M., & Waldron, T. (2015). Chick-fil-A: Responding to activists' threats. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 12(1), 188-202. JBEE12-0CS6.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781526460387 1526460386