The study of business and politics

Article Abstract:

This article reviews the literature on business-government-society relations during the past three decades. It describes the growth of scholarship on business power, business political activity, the changing political agenda, interest group representation, and changing social expectations and explores in detail three approaches to the study of the political and social role of business: a comparative perspective, an emphasis on the contemporary political and social environment of business, and an exploration of the nature of business power. While we have clearly learned much about this important subject, the intellectual fragmentation of this field prevents it from realizing its full scholarly potential. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Literature, Power (Social sciences), Political power

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Has business 'captured' the California initiative agenda?

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This article addresses the concern that the California initiative agenda has been 'captured' by the very business community it was designed to constrain. It discusses the various means by which the initiative agenda might be constrained, examines recent trends in the use of the initiative process by non-business groups, and evaluates claims that the cost of qualifying initiatives has become prohibitively expensive. Evidence suggests that the agenda has become more accessible in recent years, not less, and that the cost of qualifying remains relatively low for non-business groups seeking to place issues on the initiative agenda. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

California, Referendum, Referendums

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Corporate political action: the erosion of the political speech doctrine

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US companies have realized the importance of developing environmental management programs that oversee operations management to accomplish goals such as entry into new markets and protection of current markets. Corporations encounter problems such as competition and government regulation. In order to respond to these challenges, corporations express their political views, as guaranteed under the First Amendment, in order to achieve their marketing and managerial objectives.

Usage, Political action committees

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