2016
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3141-7
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What Lobbying Ethics and What for? The Case of French Lobbying Consulting Firms

Abstract: Conversely to the United States, lobbying consulting in France is a relatively recent activity and is perceived negatively by a majority of the population. Influencing public decision-making is certainly a sensitive occupation at both managerial and societal levels. This is why ethics applied to business can play a central role while establishing the practice of lobbying in France. This paper examines the issues and the practices of ethics in lobbying consulting. The field for this exploratory study is a lobby… Show more

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“…Facing this increasing popularity of consulting practices, yet in 1970 Mosley alerted about the problem of unethical and incompetent practices in the field. Along this line of reasoning, recently Rival and Major (2018) even focused on ethical practices adopted by lobbying consulting profession in France, a country dominated by networks. And Sturdy (2011: 517) argued "for a more cautious and critical approach.…”
Section: Consultancy In the Academic Literature: Appreciations And Crmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Facing this increasing popularity of consulting practices, yet in 1970 Mosley alerted about the problem of unethical and incompetent practices in the field. Along this line of reasoning, recently Rival and Major (2018) even focused on ethical practices adopted by lobbying consulting profession in France, a country dominated by networks. And Sturdy (2011: 517) argued "for a more cautious and critical approach.…”
Section: Consultancy In the Academic Literature: Appreciations And Crmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Les Etats-Unis sont les premiers à avoir mis en place une réglementation avec l'adoption en 1946 du Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act qui oblige les lobbyistes à s'enregistrer auprès des greffes des assemblées, à déclarer les sommes qu'ils reçoivent de leurs clients et à décrire les dépenses engagées dans leurs activités. Le Lobbying Disclosure Act de 1995 vient renforcer ce dispositif en étendant les obligations aux fonctionnaires du congrès et membres du pouvoir exécutif, outre les membres du congrès, et organise un contrôle plus efficace de toute la chaine d'activité du lobbying (Attarça, 2011;Sachet-Milliat, 2011;Rival et Major, 2016). La législation laisse néanmoins beaucoup de latitude aux lobbyistes et comporte de nombreuses failles, notamment l'absence d'encadrement des informations mensongères non commerciales et des activités de lobbying indirect (Ostas, 2007).…”
Section: La Réglementation Par Les Pouvoirs Publicsunclassified
“…Il a fallu la pression croissante de la société civile, notamment d'ONG et de militants en faveur de plus de transparence et d'équité dans la vie politique pour que les enjeux éthiques et RSE du lobbying émergent dans les recherches académiques sur les stratégies politiques des firmes aux Etats-Unis (Cavanah et al, 1981;Hamilton et Hoche, 1997;Weber, 1997;Woodstock Theological Center, 2002;Oberman 2004, Ostas, 2007 et plus tardivement en Europe (Attarça, 2010;Sachet-Milliat, 2010;Bauer 2014Bauer , 2016Rival et Major, 2016), même si elles restent relativement marginales.…”
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“…However, the literature on CPAs has been developed based on the notion of “freedom of speech” in a democracy (Coen, 1997; Dahan et al, 2013). In this literature, the legitimacy of CPAs has been challenged (Alzola, 2013; Christensen, 1997; Dahan et al, 2013; Mantere et al, 2009; Rival & Major, 2016), but a majority of studies have considered CPAs legitimate corporate activities through which corporations express their voice and concerns as citizens (Dahan et al, 2013). This conceptualization of CPAs has led the predominant empirical focus of the literature to be on the United States or the European Union (EU), which are institutionally developed countries (see Hillman, Keim, & Schuler, 2004; Lawton et al, 2013, for a brief review).…”
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