Network Analysis of Corporate Political Action, 1980 [United States] (ICPSR 4542)

Version Date: Jul 16, 2007

Cite this study |

Principal Investigator(s):
Mark Mizruchi, University of Michigan

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04542.v1

Version V1

Slide tabs to view more

Summary

This study detailed the political behavior of 57 large corporations in the United States in 1980. These corporations were selected by identifying the three largest firms whose primary operations were in each of 19 two-digit industries and that maintained a political action committee in the election cycle prior to selection. The primary goal of the study was to examine the extent to which economic interdependence and social connections between firms affected their political unity, defined in terms of similarity of behavior. The concern was with questions such as whether pairs of firms that operated in heavily interdependent industries were more likely to engage in similar political behavior than were pairs of firms in less interdependent industries.

Citation

Mizruchi, Mark. Network Analysis of Corporate Political Action, 1980 [United States]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-07-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04542.v1

Export Citation:

  • RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.)
  • EndNote

Funding

National Science Foundation (SES-8619230, SES-8858669, SES-9196148)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Hide

Time Period(s)

1980

Date of Collection

1980
Hide

Sample

Corporations were selected by identifying the three largest firms whose primary operations were in each of 19 two-digit industries and that maintained a political action committee in the election cycle prior to selection.

Universe

Large national corporations in the United States that maintained a political action committee in 1980

Data Type(s)

Hide

Original Release Date

2007-07-16

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Mizruchi, Mark. Network Analysis of Corporate Political Action, 1980 [United States]. ICPSR04542-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-07-16. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04542.v1
Hide

Weight

none

Hide

Notes