TY - BOOK ID - 78672885 TI - Public forces and private politics in American big business PY - 2012 SN - 9781139518918 1139518917 1139506331 1107231795 1280774592 9786613684967 1139517988 1139149156 1139515403 1139514482 1139517058 9781139149150 9781139517058 9781280774591 9781107022911 1107022916 6613684961 9781139506335 9781107231795 9781139517980 9781139515405 9781139514484 9781107606777 1107606772 PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Big business KW - Business and politics KW - Corporate power KW - E-books KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78672885 AB - What are the political motivations behind firms' decisions to adopt policies that self-regulate their behavior in a manner that is beyond compliance with state, federal and local law? Public Forces and Private Politics in American Big Business advances a new understanding of the firm as a political actor that expands beyond the limited conceptualizations offered by economists and organization theorists. Timothy Werner develops a general theory of private politics that is tested using three case studies: the environment, gay rights and executive compensation. Using the conclusions of these case studies and an analysis of interviews with executives at 'Fortune 500' firms, Werner finds that politics can contribute significantly to our understanding of corporate decision-making on private policies and corporate social responsibility in the United States. ER -