Responsible Lobbying: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical by Theresa Bauer

By Theresa Bauer

This examine investigates the notice and perform of dependable lobbying within the ecu and analyzes advantages and antecedents. A multidimensional version of in charge lobbying is constructed which supplies normative guidance and permits settling on the measure of in charge lobbying in perform. The empirical half analyzes liable lobbying within the european through combining a quantitative research in line with a survey between 142 lobbyists with a qualitative exam in keeping with interviews. The research unearths that standards of liable lobbying are fulfilled to a wide volume based on the lobbyists. This examine comes at a time while researchers and practitioners more and more realize the necessity to determine liable lobbying through aligning company Social accountability (CSR) and lobbying.

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C stitutes the st suitab e appr ach t exa i e the f r u ated hyp theses due t the high y c p ex ature f the issue3 specifica y the Partia 2east Squares (P2S) a ter ative he ps t achieve ea i gfu resu ts a d thus is exp ai ed i detai A ew easure e t i stru e t f r resp sib e bbyi g is deve ped a d ther re eva t variab es are specified A secti is dedicated t pr cedures a d criteria f r the eva uati f the easure e t de a d the structura de The chapter e ds with exp ai i g the preparati a d ad i istrati f the i e survey a g practiti ers i e sa p e si*e require e ts data c ecti a d survey eth d gy Chapter 7 prese ts the resu ts f the i e survey a g i h use a d exter a bbyists i the EU It starts with pretesti g i dicat rs a d the questi aire a d the pr vides a verview resp se a d basic characteristics f resp de ts The descriptive a a ysis dea s a gst thers with resp sib e bbyi g perf r a ce easured by the ea s f the i dicat rs defi ed with statistics f bbyi g success reputati a d busi ess perf r a ce a d with a u ber f activities a d easures that are re ated t bbyi g e g d ati s I the c urse f data preparati r a ity ut iers a d issi g data are 'ey issues The u tivariate a a ysis is carried ut with the s ftware pac'age S artP2S (Ri g e et a 2005) The assess e t f the easure e t de is f wed by the eva uati f the structura de A u ber f hyp theses are tested st tab y th se referri g t the i ' betwee resp sib e bbyi g a d bbyi g success the r e f reputati a d the c ecti betwee bbyi g success a d busi ess perf r a ce Fi a y the chapter e pirica y a a y*es a se ected u ber f the c ceptua y ide tified a tecede ts f cusi g i stituti a i dustry a d fir eve fact rs at the Chapter 8 e ab rates the f u dati s a d resu ts f the qua itative study This part ai s at pr vidi g a i depth a a ysis f the aware ess a d practice f resp sib e bbyi g i the EU st tab y f aspects that are qua titative y difficu t t easure The chapter ut i es the g a a d ge era appr ach discusses qua ity criteria a d exp ai s the pr cesses f prepari g c ducti g pr cessi g a d a a y*i g i terviews 6 1 Introduction I the c urse f the prese tati bbyi g activities is give f practice f resp sib e the u tidi e si a f resu ts a verview f i terview participa ts a d wed by a a a ysis f the resp de ts’ views a d bbyi g structured a de f resp sib e g the f ur di e si s c stituted by bbyi g The chapter a s describes resp de ts’ view be efits f resp sib e bbyi g a Brusse s’ p itica cu ture a d the specific appr ach f c The thesis e ds with ut i i g c c usi s a d i p icati c tributi s t sch arship a d practice is pr vided f the qua titative a d qua itative study3 the chapter c issues that the study raises f r future research d dea s with the i f ue ce f su ta ts s i Chapter 9 A verview i c udi g a erged a a ysis c udes with a discussi f 2 iterature CSR!

Ecti s fr s ciety’s a d the fir s’ perspectives 5ext a u ber f 'ey issues are c sidered that deter i e whether a d h w CSR a d bbyi g ay be i tegrated P te tia y c f icti g aspects such as se f i terest a d tra spare cy are discussed but a s c cepts that faci itate i 'i g the fie ds such as reputati a d egiti acy The ce tra e deav r f the chapter is deve pi g a e c passi g u dersta di g f what resp sib e bbyi g e tai s a d defi i g which require e ts have t be et A u tidi e si a de is i tr duced that c stitutes three pi ars describi g a d prescribi g the c te t f resp sib e bbyi g p us a ethica de cratic pr cess as the basis The de defi es r ative guide i es i e what fir s ught t d but a s ays the basis f r deve pi g a d specifyi g a resp sib e bbyi g c struct that is apt f r a e pirica study Chapter 5 ta'es a ther i p rta t step the c ceptua eve by dea i g with be efits a d a tecede ts f resp sib e bbyi g Specifica y the i pact f resp sib e bbyi g bbyi g success a d busi ess perf r a ce is exa i ed ?

Ust a d fair Discreti aryRphi a thr pic rga i*ati g es bey d its everyday expected duties e g atic a d i a yc texts usefu de f r describi g a d exp ai i g CSR but severa sch ars have p i ted t its i itati sG 1 The static hierarchica pyra id has bee critici*ed as t si p istic t capture the c p exity f CSR i practice (Cra e a d 0atte 2010G 55) 2 Acc rdi g t Carr (1999G 289) the f ur differe t resp sibi ities sh u d t be fu fi ed i seque tia fashi but each is t be fu fi ed si u ta e us y3 Carr d es t pr vide guida ce f r the case f c de a ds i p sed by ayers e g whe ega a d ethica r ec ethica de a ds c tradict (Cra e a d 0atte 2010G 55) f icti g ic a d 12 2 Literature Review 3 5either variati s f CSR appr aches acr ss regi s a d ati s are ta'e i t acc u t (Visser 2006) r the p ura is f ega a d ra syste s that a y g ba y perati g fir s are c fr ted with 4 The de eg ects the p itica r e f fir s that has t be rec g i*ed i ight f a di i ishi g r e f the ati state a d i creased p wer f fir s (Cra e et a 2008a Scherer a d Pa a 2011 0atte a d Cra e 2005a Scherer a d Pa a 2007 0 et a 2005) Philanthropic responsibility Ethical responsibility Legal responsibility Economic responsibility Figure 1, The pyra id f CSR!

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