Advancing the empirical research on lobbying

JM De Figueiredo, BK Richter - Annual review of political …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
This review identifies empirical facts about lobbying that are generally agreed upon in the
literature. It then discusses challenges to empirical research in lobbying and provides …

Tax-exempt lobbying: Corporate philanthropy as a tool for political influence

M Bertrand, M Bombardini, R Fisman… - American Economic …, 2020 - aeaweb.org
We explore the role of charitable giving as a means of political influence. For philanthropic
foundations associated with large US corporations, we present three different identification …

The contingent value of corporate political ties

P Sun, K Mellahi, M Wright - Academy of management …, 2012 - journals.aom.org
Executive Overview Developing and nurturing links with political actors and institutions
constitutes an important component of a firm's overall nonmarket strategy. This paper …

Hall of mirrors: Corporate philanthropy and strategic advocacy

M Bertrand, M Bombardini, R Fisman… - … Quarterly Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Information is central to designing effective policy, and policy makers often rely on
competing interests to separate useful from biased information. We show how this logic of …

Corporate environmental performance and lobbying

M Delmas, J Lim, N Nairn-Birch - Academy of Management …, 2016 - journals.aom.org
Between 2006 and 2009, firms spent over a billion dollars lobbying on climate-related bills
and issues. Such spending is largely perceived as a strategy by industry to oppose …

Impact of corporate political activity on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance: a dynamic panel data approach

WL Lin, JA Ho, M Sambasivan - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
As corporate social responsibility (CSR) gains momentum in the business world, it is
imperative to comprehend the relationship between CSR and corporate financial …

Linking corporate community programs and political strategies: A resource-based view

K Rehbein, DA Schuler - Business & Society, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines the relationship between an aspect of a firm's corporate social
responsibility (CSR), corporate community programs (CCPs), and the effectiveness of its …

Complementary relationships between corporate philanthropy and corporate political activity: An exploratory study of political marketplace contingencies

M Hadani, S Coombes - Business & Society, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Although an important feature of firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR), the strategic
pressures behind firms' corporate philanthropy (CP) are not well researched or understood …

Corporate Social Responsibility: Motivations and Effectiveness in Developing Countries

S Bansal, M Khanna - International Review of Environmental …, 2024 - nowpublishers.com
Worldwide there is an increasing trend of firms integrating social and environmentally
responsible practices into their business strategy. This review aims to analyze the …

Can companies buy legitimacy? Using corporate political strategies to offset negative corporate social responsibility records

E Alakent, M Ozer - Journal of Strategy and Management, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–Organizational legitimacy is greatly influenced by firm corporate social
responsibility (CSR) records. An organization with a poor CSR record can either try to …