Political Influence and Corporate Strategies

Study shows IPOs have dual effects on R&D spending in China: listing encourages investment under policy uncertainty, but political connections gained reduce it.

Study examines how Finnish business associations strategically use media lobbying during public health crisis, analyzing narrative tactics and timing across policy stages.

Study of 300 Australian firms reveals political donations correlate with lower cash holdings, higher leverage, and reduced investment efficiency, pointing to agency costs.

Study develops a strategic model defining public policy communication in public relations, based on interviews with 15 policy communicators working with policymakers.

Study reveals how academic experts gain access to policy-making across parliament, government, and media in Belgium, with persistent overrepresentation of senior male scholars from social sciences.

Event study analysis of 2024 U.S. election reveals significant market overreaction in ESG and alternative energy stocks, casting doubt on sustainable investment resilience.

Panel regression study of S&P500 fossil fuel firms examining how public climate attention moderates the relationship between environmental policy and corporate profitability.

Cabinet policy orientation and gross capital inflows in OECD countries. Transitions to market-oriented cabinets boost direct investment; reform efficacy varies by ideology.

Design-based politicization in non-majoritarian institutions: institutional design features generate regulatory contestation in the European Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board.

Stochastic frontier analysis of ESG controversies and banking cost efficiency reveals significant operating expense increases moderated by institutional quality and baseline ESG performance.

Study reveals how political connections paradoxically inhibit innovation in Chinese firms, with governance structures and dynamic capabilities serving as critical mitigating factors.

Examine how Romanian think tanks influence foreign policy through EU and NATO integration, analyzing funding, networks, and institutional capacity to determine policy impact.

Study examines how financial reporting quality and quantity affect Japanese government procurement success, revealing transparency benefits in competitive tenders and political connections as.