# Professor Irving Schenkler shares insights on whether businesses should comment on political issues

1 Faculty News August 16, 2017 ![Footwear News logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/footwearnews192x144.jpg?itok=ozh69Z8Y)>

Excerpt from [Footwear News](http://footwearnews.com/2017/focus/opinion-analysis/donald-trump-charlottesville-ceo-advisors-407905/) -- "'I would not agree that all companies need or should "take a stand,"' [Schenkler](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/irving-schenkler) said. '\[It\] depends on the issue: Is it a core value for the company? What is the perspective of principal stakeholders on it? How does it affect corporate reputation? How is it tied to corporate identity and image?'"

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