Corporate Political Activity

Glossary Assignment-Corporate Political Activity
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Glossary Assignment-Corporate Political Activity
Definition of Corporate Political Activity
Corporate political activity refers to the efforts of corporate institutions to stir political influences targeting the institution or the actors in a way that favors the firm (Brown et al., 2022).
Examples of Corporate Political Activity
Companies that influence policies to benefit themselves often leverage the power of corporate political activity. One of these is Nestle through its marketing of the baby formula. The establishment has been a central player in favoring policies in the United States by packaging its marketing information in a way that influences policymakers’ decisions (Brown et al., 2022). Manufacturing food for children under two years is a sensitive business controlled by various policies. Nestle recognizes this fact and employs robust action-oriented and instrumental strategies. The most impactful one is the information approach that the company explored to produce, fund, and distribute sector-preferred statistics and knowledge. The company also maintains relationships with influential leaders, media institutions, and healthcare organizations to ensure it has reputable backing whenever it needs to create a narrative. The company also engages in diverse community activities to enable it to influence policies directly or indirectly through these relations. Such aspects lead to policies that favor the company’s superiority as a baby food manufacturer.
The pharmaceutical companies demonstrated their corporate political activities prowess recently during the COVID-19 pandemic. These corporations employed administrative lobbying and controlled the ground by framing the narratives about the need for specific vaccines and vaccinations for all Americans around public health (Brown et al., 2022). These firms exploited the power of the media to dominate the debate of upholding public health, and that anti-vaxxers’ rights should not override the rights of other citizens. This campaign led to the rise of various policies for mandating vaccinations and instit...