“…It is argued that globalization has strengthened the political power of corporations, while the scope of national governments has declined. As a consequence, a growing number of NGOs play the public field strategically to advocate people's interests and mobilize them against corporations (Doh and Teegen, 2003;Leif and Speth, 2003;Beyers, 2004, p. 235;Kleinfeld et al, 2007, p. 14). An enhanced level of corporate communication in the public sphere, the authors argue, can be seen as a direct response to this development (Grunig et al, 2002, p. 61;John and Thomson, 2003).…”