Corporate Political Action Committees Research Articles

Congressional Voting on Labor Issues: The Role of PACS

This study measures the impact of labor and corporate political action committee (PAC) contributions on the voting of members of the House of Representatives on labor issues during 1979–80. It also analyzes the allocation of labor PAC contributions among House candidates. PAC contributions were found to have a significant direct effect on roll-call voting, even controlling for the Representative's political party and characteristics of the constituency. Since PAC money also affects roll-call voting indirectly (by influencing which party wins elections), the overall impact of PAC money on Congressional voting is probably substantial. The author also finds that labor PACs have focused more on influencing the outcome of elections than on currying favor with powerful members of the House who are likely to be re-elected anyway.

Economic Sources of Corporate Political Consenses: An Examination of Interindustry Relations

This paper examines the sources of political consensus between major industries in the American economy, employing data on campaign contributions of corporate political action committees in the 1980 Congressional elections. Drawing on elements of the resource dependence and social class models of intercorpoorate relations, we examine the effects of volume of transactions between industries, the economic leverage of one industry over another, and interlocking directorates, on the similarity of contributions between dyads created by fourteen major industries. Volume of transactions is negatively related to consensus, as are direct interindustry officer interlocks. However, economic leverage between industries is associated with increased consensus, suggesting the importance of this variable as a source of conflict resolution within the business community.

The Determinants of Funds Raised by Corporate Political Action Committees: An Empirical Examination

Organizational theorists and other management scholars have long recognized that business corporations operate in complex environments that significantly affect their performance. In recent years, ...

Business in Politics: Campaign Strategies of Corporate Political Action Committees. By Edward Handler and John R. Mulkern. (Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1982. Pp. xii + 128. $18.95.)

Business in Politics: Campaign Strategies of Corporate Political Action Committees. By Edward Handler and John R. Mulkern. (Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1982. Pp. xii + 128. $18.95.) - Volume 77 Issue 4

Corporate PACs Fundraisers

Some fear proliferating corporate political action committees will buy Congress; others see them as funnels of a small portion of business donations. The authors examine PAC fundraising abilities as they relate to internal growth.

Diversity and Cohesion in Corporate Political Behavior: A Micro-Analysis of the Campaign Contribution Strategies on Corporate Political Action Committee.

Principal findings of a study of a sample of corporate PACs are that: (1) their campaign contribution strategies can be plotted along an ideological-pragmatic continuum; (2) variations in strategy ...

Corporate political activity on the rise

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTCorporate political activity on the riseMore than 700 corporate political action committees have been set up since 1975; candidates received $9.8 million from them in 1977-78Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 1980, 58, 9, 15–16Publication Date (Print):March 3, 1980Publication History Published online7 November 2010Published inissue 3 March 1980https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v058n009.p015Copyright © 1980 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views6Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (375 KB) Get e-Alerts