Cover -- Half-title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What We Know About Political Influence -- 1.3 Who Seeks Political Influence and Does It Matter? -- 1.4 Political Influence Is Everywhere -- 1.5 Contributions -- 1.6 A Note on Terminology -- 1.7 Overview of Book -- 2 Where Does Political Influence Come From? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Why Companies Seek to Influence Politics At All -- 2.3 The Nature of Political Influence
2.4 Common Problems and Solution -- 2.4.1 Information Problems -- 2.4.2 Financial Problems -- 2.4.3 Performance Problems -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 How Does Public Opinion Shape Corporate Political Advocacy? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 How to Use Voice -- 3.2.1 Evading Activist Attention -- 3.2.1.1 Hidden Advocacy -- 3.2.1.2 Distanced Advocacy -- 3.2.2 Defusing the Public Response -- 3.2.2.1 Creative Advocacy -- 3.2.2.2 Careful Advocacy -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 Why Does the Public Care About Corporate Political Influence? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Claim -- 4.3 Why and How It Might Be Wrong
4.4 Sources of Evidence -- 4.4.1 Evidence from Survey -- 4.4.2 Evidence from Social Media -- 4.5 Why Do People Respond Negatively to Corporate Advocacy? -- 4.5.1 Test A: Reaction to Real-Life Information -- 4.5.2 Test B: Reaction to Fictional Situations -- 4.6 Are Boycott Tweets Political Signaling? -- 4.6.1 Do People Share Political Boycott Tweets More Frequently? -- 4.6.2 Does the Language of Boycott Tweets Suggest Partisan Signaling? -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5 Why Do Companies Care About Public Opinion? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Claim -- 5.3 Why and How It Might Be Wrong
5.4 Sources of Evidence -- 5.4.1 Evidence from 10-Ks -- 5.4.2 Evidence from Interviews -- 5.5 Which Companies Fear Public Backlash? -- 5.6 Do Companies Connect Political Advocacy with Public Backlash? -- 5.7 Conclusion -- 6 Do Companies Try to Avoid Public Backlash? -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Claim -- 6.3 Why and How This Might Be Wrong -- 6.4 Sources of Evidence -- 6.4.1 Evidence from Federal Lobbying and Campaign Contributions -- 6.4.2 Evidence from Interviews -- 6.5 Are Some Companies Less Likely to Lobby in Their Own Name? -- 6.6 What Do Companies Do to Influence Politics?
6.6.1 Evading Attention -- 6.6.1.1 Hidden Advocacy -- 6.6.1.2 Distanced Advocacy -- 6.6.2 Defusing the Public Response -- 6.7 Conclusion -- 7 So What and Now What? Summaries and Concluding Thoughts -- 7.1 Summary of Book -- 7.2 Big Takeaways -- 7.3 Areas for Future Research -- Appendix A: Interview Methods -- Appendix B: Chapter 4 Study Methodology and Full Results -- Appendix C: Chapter 5 Robustness Checks -- Appendix D: Chapter 6 Robustness Checks -- References -- Index
Summary
Reveals how and why corporate political influence remains largely invisible to the public eye
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 04, 2022)
