TY - JOUR
T1 - Corporate governance and lobbying strategies
AU - Mathur, Ike
AU - Singh, Manohar
AU - Thompson, Fred
AU - Nejadmalayeri, Ali
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - The paper extends the recent research on corporate non-market actions (Fernández & Usero, 2010, and Usero & Fernández, 2009). Specifically, we study whether corporate governance, in terms of managerial entrenchment, determines the choice and degree of lobbying engagements as a non-market strategy and with what impact on firm value. The results indicate that firms with more entrenched management have a greater tendency to engage in lobbying activities. Within the group of firms that lobby, there is a negative relation between the degree to which management is entrenched and lobbying intensity. In addition, there is a positive relation between lobbying intensity and value added by lobbying firms. Overall, the evidence suggests that corporate lobbying is not agency driven and may, in fact, create value.
AB - The paper extends the recent research on corporate non-market actions (Fernández & Usero, 2010, and Usero & Fernández, 2009). Specifically, we study whether corporate governance, in terms of managerial entrenchment, determines the choice and degree of lobbying engagements as a non-market strategy and with what impact on firm value. The results indicate that firms with more entrenched management have a greater tendency to engage in lobbying activities. Within the group of firms that lobby, there is a negative relation between the degree to which management is entrenched and lobbying intensity. In addition, there is a positive relation between lobbying intensity and value added by lobbying firms. Overall, the evidence suggests that corporate lobbying is not agency driven and may, in fact, create value.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874343014
VL - 66
SP - 547
EP - 553
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
SN - 0148-2963
IS - 4
ER -