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cblr-9968	Lisa M. Fairfax	Racial Rhetoric or Reality? Cautious Optimism on the Link Between Corporate #BLM Speech and Behavior	2022	88	.pdf	application/pdf	28568	1311	48	[Vol. 2022 values may not be sufficient on their own to influence most behaviors.229 Corporations need to create processes and systems to support the values they express.230 In other words, research reveals that values embraced in corporate statements need to be incorporated into broader more comprehensive corporate programs and policies in order to meaningfully impact behavior.231 However, while corporate statements associated with values may not be insufficient on their own to ensure appropriate actions, they are often a vital first step in the process.232 After his comprehensive review of empirical research related to corporate value statements and codes of conduct, Professor Mark Schwartz concluded that while such statements are “by no means the only necessary step,” they can be “an important first step” towards encouraging behavior.233 Some researchers and social scientists have gone so far as to say that the mere existence of a value statement may be more important than the content of the statement itself.234 This is because while such statements are not guaranteed to influence behavior, researchers insist that “it is hard to imagine” how particular values could be an “integral part of a company’s business practices” without the corporation at least adopting a statement embracing those values.235 This research supports the contention that corporate statements may have been a vital first step for influencing corporate behavior. The summer of 2022 also marks the two-year anniversary of the visible and somewhat surprising avalanche of corporate statements proclaiming solidarity with the Black community, condemning racism and bigotry, and pledging to help eradicate racist policies and practices within their own institutions.	cache/cblr-9968.pdf	txt/cblr-9968.txt