2020
DOI: 10.1108/ijlma-06-2019-0137
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Liability risks in shareholders’ engagement via electronic communication and social media

Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to examine the potential liability of companies and their board members arising from the use of digital technology and social media as communication and engagement tools with investors and shareholders. Design/methodology/approach The research relies on a qualitative study using legal analysis of corporate and capital market laws as well as the outcome of legal proceedings and regulatory actions to ascertain conduct that could expose companies and boards to liability risks. Findings… Show more

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“…It can discover what is happening and the most talked-about topics associated with Twitter's currently popular hashtags [13]. Nowadays, digital marketing trends use influencers to tweet about goods and services, since influencers may represent and shape social media attitudes about brand trustworthiness, which results in buying choices.…”
Section: Related Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It can discover what is happening and the most talked-about topics associated with Twitter's currently popular hashtags [13]. Nowadays, digital marketing trends use influencers to tweet about goods and services, since influencers may represent and shape social media attitudes about brand trustworthiness, which results in buying choices.…”
Section: Related Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The disruptive technologies are supporting institutions as well as organizations in their corporate communications. They allow them to improve their interactive engagement with stakeholders, whilst enhancing their legitimacy in society (Mohd-Sulaiman & Hingun, 2020;See, Sunar, Kusnayat, Aziz, 2018;Hoffmann & Aeschlimann, 2017). The latest digital communications are synchronous and dynamic as they enable online users to exchange information in real time (Romenti et al, 2016;Turner, Wilkie & Rosen, 2004).…”
Section: Corporate Communication Through Digital Mediamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is a fact that already existing technologies are also posing threats to human rights (Breakey, 2017). However, owing to interference of AI, the abuses towards Human Rights are found to have been exacerbated out of proportion in scale, in real-life impact and even in the magnitude of proliferation (Mohd-Sulaiman and Hingun, 2020; Saveliev and Zhurenkov, 2020). For this reason, the extent of help or harm caused by this cutting-edge technology that is AI towards humanity is found greater than the other technologies, which came before (Ahmed and Mohamad, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%