Social media platforms, such as X (Twitter), contain enormous amounts of data, and collecting valuable information from that data assists in making more informed decisions. In recent years, governments and institutions have begun to explore the possibilities of utilizing social networks as a...

This paper uses the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal as a natural experiment to provide causal evidence that group reputation externalities matter for firms. Our estimates show statistically and economically significant declines in the U.S. sales and stock returns of, as well as public...

This paper uses the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal as a natural experiment to provide causal evidence that group reputation externalities matter for firms. Our estimates show statistically and economically significant declines in the U.S. sales and stock returns of, as well as public...