Scandal, Social Movement, and Change: Evidence from #MeToo in Hollywood

Hong Luo
Hong Luo
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Strategy, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts 02163;
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Laurina Zhang
Laurina Zhang
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Strategy and Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Strategy, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts 02163;

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Laurina Zhang

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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-3701

Strategy and Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215

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Published Online:22 Apr 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.3982

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