Book chapters references :

Dumez Hervé & Jeunemaître Alain (2017) “Firms’ political strategies in a new public/private environment: The Boeing case”, in Garsten Christina & Sörbom Adrienne (2017) Power, Policy and Profit. Corporate Engagement in Politics and Governance, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 100-114.

Picard Sébastien, Steyer Véronique, Xavier Philippe & Peretz Mar (2017) “Leading the war on epidemics: exploring corporations’ predatory modus operandi and their effects on institutional field dynamics” in Garsten Christina & Sörbom Adrienne (2017) Power, Policy and Profit. Corporate Engagement in Politics and Governance, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 152-169.

Book abstract:

Power, Policy and Profit investigates the many ways in which corporate actors attempt to influence political activities. Through the intensified globalization of markets, the restructuring of welfare services and the accumulation of private capital, opportunities for corporate influence in politics affairs are shown to have multiplied.

Bringing together different fields of global governance studies, this book addresses the rising political influence of corporate actors both nationally and internationally. Corporate influence on policy is now commonplace through lobbying, advocacy and campaign contributions; funding analysis and research; creating or adopting standards for social responsibility and shaping transparency guidelines. Key chapters show how corporations can now have leverage in broad political affairs: an activity central to the organization of markets.

Power, Policy and Profit will be of great interest to students and academics of business and management, politics and governance studies. Policy professionals will find this a timely read on the complexities of corporate engagement in politics and governance.