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Browsing by Subject "Lobbying"

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    Essays on the Politics of Innovation
    (2023) Park, Michael
    The innovation literature has noted that political factors are an important class of determinants for firms’ new technologies (Teece, 1986; Tushman and Rosenkopf, 1992; Ahuja et al., 2013). Accordingly, recent studies have documented the impact of different policies on innovation outcomes (e.g., Arora et al., 2021; Marx et al., 2009; Balsmeier et al., 2017). The works from this stream of literature have mostly studied changes in the regulatory environment which are understood to be exogenous and discontinuous. However, the literature’s focus on this specific type of policy change may be overlooking other political dynamics also important for new technologies. In particular, prior literature suggests that some regulations have a tendency to evolve at a more continuous pace (Hargadon and Douglas, 2001; Weber et al., 2008; Sine and Lee, 2009; Navis and Glynn, 2010), and that firms’ political landscapes can develop endogenously at times (Hillman and Hitt, 1999; Dorobantu et al., 2017; Funk and Hirschman, 2017). Therefore, in this dissertation, I explore how changes in the regulatory environment that are more incremental but commonly-observed can impact the innovation output of firms, and how firms’ attempts to directly shape regulations influence new technologies.
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    Interview with D. J. Leary
    (University of Minnesota, 1995-10-03) Leary, D. J.; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews D. J. Leary, graduate of the University and former politician and public affairs media consultant.
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    Interview with Lyle French
    (University of Minnesota, 1999-02-01) French, Lyle A.; Pflaum, Ann M.
    Ann Pflaum interviews Lyle French, graduate of the University Medical School and former head of the Department of Surgery.
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    Interview with Wendell R. Anderson
    (University of Minnesota, 1999-06-01) Anderson, Wendell Richard; Pflaum, Ann M.
    Ann Pflaum interviews the Honorable Wendell R. Anderson, who graduated from the University's Law School in 1960, was a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team in 1956, served as both governor of Minnesota and U.S. senator , and also served as a regent of the University.
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    Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: An Analysis of the Role of the For-Profit Higher Education Sector
    (2013-09) McCarthy, Brittany Adair
    This research project examines the influence of the for-profit college sector on the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. It is based on interviews with Congressional staff, college lobbyists, and higher education reporters, as well as the Congressional Record and advocacy materials. Findings indicate that the for-profit college sector was able to advance specific elements of the sector's policy agenda using access and influence strategies, such as information sharing, lobbying, and political contributions. Findings reveal that the same members of Congress receiving the most political contributions from the for-profit sector were identified as those members most involved in the reauthorization. The main success of the sector was change to the 90/10 Rule, and the main failure was that the final law did not include a single definition of an institution of higher education. Implications for research and practice were also discussed.