The Structure of Corporate Political Action: Interfirm Relations and Their Consequences

摘要: The power of big business is one the perennial issues in American political life. In this book Mark Mizruchi asks to what extent are large corporations unified politically - or, more precisely, when do companies agree on and they disagree? This an important question a democracy whose vitality depends wide sharing power. Adopting structural model social action. examines effects factors such as geographic proximity, common industry membership stock ownership, interlocking directorates campaign contributions corporate PACs testimony before Congress. He finds that organizational networks among firms have greatest effect determining similar behaviour. These results establish for first time nature relationships generates unity, so than other forms interest. kind united front leads successes business.