作者：Jia, Nan
作者单位：University of Southern California
摘要：In this article I examine political lobbying and investigate firms' decisions to employ internal functionalities (i.e., to make or insource), to contract with external professionals (i.e., to buy or outsource), or to do both (i.e., to make and buy or plural source). I first develop an integrated framework based on the twin perspectives of economic efficiency and legitimacy. When the political audience faces little uncertainty about lobbying content, firms make sourcing decisions to maximize ec...
作者：Nason, Robert S.; Bacq, Sophie; Gras, David
作者单位：Concordia University - Canada; Concordia University - Canada; Northeastern University; University of Tennessee System; University of Tennessee Knoxville
摘要：Firms use reference points to evaluate financial performance, frame gain or loss positions, and guide strategic behavior. However, there is little theoretical underpinning to explain how social performance is evaluated and integrated into strategic decision making. We fill this void with new theory built on the premise that inherently ambiguous social performance is evaluated and interpreted differently than largely clear financial performance. We propose that firms seek to negotiate a shared ...
