CORPORATE POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT

Corporate Political Involvement (CPI) refers to the series of acts carried out by corporations (mostly large-sized) to influence politics and decision makings processes in the society, both directly and indirectly. The most common form of CPI is lobbying, when corporations hire representatives (often, either lawyers or government officials) or form organized groups and associations to run their interests. Author has considered direct and indirect forms of lobbying, its pros and cons. Author made conclusion on how big corporations can use its power to impact the law makers, who in turn, can favor their commercial purposes legally.