the american political system kollman pdf

At first glance, CSR and lobbying seem to have little in common. In addition to lobbying, increasing numbers of corporations participate in corporate social responsibility (CSR) schemes, including various forms of private or self-regulation, by which a corporation or a group of corporations subjects itself to stricter environmental, human rights, labor or social standards than what is required by law (Mellahi et al. These findings shed new light on the relationship between lobbying and CSR while highlighting important differences in corporate non-market behavior across political arenas.Ĭorporations make up an important part of the lobbying community in many political systems (see, e.g., Aizenberg and Hanegraaff 2020 for an overview). However, corporations that lobby in Washington DC become less likely to engage in CSR the more they spend on lobbying. Moreover, controlling for common predictors and endogeneity, lobbying in the EU is associated with an increased likelihood of a corporation adopting an appropriate CSR framework. Our results show that lobbying and adopting CSR frameworks can be predicted by similar empirical models. To evaluate this argument, we analyze the lobbying and CSR behavior in the EU and USA of over 2000 corporations from around the world. More specifically, we expect corporations to adopt CSR frameworks that are suitable to enhance their reputation in a given political arena. Analyzing CSR as a political activity, we argue that corporations engage in CSR for the same reasons that prompt them to engage in lobbying.

Previous research has studied lobbying and CSR as a distinct means by which corporations seek to manage their non-market environment. This paper explores the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an element in a corporation’s political action repertoire.

The american political system kollman pdf