Public Forces and Private Politics in American Big Business

Examines the nature and process of private policymaking in US firms and how this interacts with public policymaking.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The firm as political actor and a theory of private policymaking; 3. Unveiling the public roots of private policymaking; 4. The public, the state, and corporate environmentalism; 5. Public opinion and gay rights in the workplace; 6. Total executive compensation and regulatory threat; 7. Conclusion; Appendix: data sources and variable measurement by chapter.

About the author

Timothy Werner is an Associate Professor of Business, Government and Society at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin. He previously worked as a legislative and regulatory analyst for a major energy firm, which inspired him to place the investigation of corporations' private political decision-making at the heart of his research. He was presented with the Emerging Scholars Award by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in September 2013.

Summary

A rigorous examination of the politics of corporate social responsibility in the United States. Through the use of case studies and interviews with 'Fortune 500' company executives, this book shows how politics affect American firms' choices, even in the wake of the 2007–2009 financial crisis.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Werner, Timothy (Assistant Professor of Business Werner, Werner Timothy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781107606777
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60677-7
• No. of pages: 205
• Series: Business and Public Policy; Business and Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, Business and Management, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Business & management, Politics & government, Political Economy, Politics and government