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Corporate Lobbying Revisited [PDF]
Business and Politics, 2008 Using a panel data of S&P 500 Index firms covering 1998–2004, this paper compares the determinants of lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions and estimates the returns to lobbying as assessed by the financial market. Lobbying depends more on managerial incentives and protection needs beyond industry structures than contributions do ...
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Institutional mechanisms of corporate lobbying in Kazakhstan
Frontiers in Political ScienceThis article examines the institutional mechanisms of corporate lobbying in the context of Kazakhstan’s ongoing democratic transformation. The study focuses on two of the country’s most influential lobbying organizations the Association of Financiers of ...
Nurgissa Kusherov +2 more
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Corporate Lobbying: A Review of the Recent Literature [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 This survey covers recent literature on lobbying, with particular focus on corporate lobbying. Three main research traditions - contests for policy rent, persuasion games, and multiple means models - are analyzed in detail. Various strategic aspects of lobbying a represented in the context of a single unified model that encompasses both strategic ...
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Godfathers and caciques: the dark side of corporate political activities in the State capture
Revista Eletrônica de Ciência Administrativa, 2021 One of the non-market strategies is the corporate political activity (CPA). This strategy encompasses business activities on the relationship with the public sphere, such as lobbying, campaign donations, trade associations and public contracts.
Caio César Coelho, Amon Barros
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins +2 more
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Collective irresponsibility: corporate reputations and the role of associations in lobbying
Business and PoliticsWhy do companies sometimes lobby legislators directly and sometimes act predominantly through business associations? Although economic factors, such as size and profitability, are well-known determinants of companies’ decision to lobby, they alone cannot
Christina L. Toenshoff
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Corporate Lobbying and Fraud Detection
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2008 AbstractThis paper examines the relation between corporate lobbying and fraud detection. Using data on corporate lobbying expenses between 1998 and 2004, and a sample of large frauds detected during the same period, we find that firms’ lobbying activities make a significant difference in fraud detection: Compared to nonlobbying firms, on average, firms
Yu, Fang, Yu, Xiaoyun
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel +6 more
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Growth Strategy of Circular Startups
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular startups (CSUs) play a crucial role in the circular transition by developing circular business models (CBMs) that minimise resource use and narrow material and energy loops. However, empirical research on how CBMs shape growth strategies and how ecosystems enable or constrain scaling remains limited.
Gustavo Dalmarco +3 more
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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity, 2020 This paper delves into the manner in which some Multinational Corporations (MNCs) manage corporate diplomacy as a catalyst of their political, social, and cultural influence in foreign markets.
Manuel A. Egea +2 more
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