This is why…
Innovate to Motivate faculty member Brett Kappel weighs in on new research from Vanderbilt University:
The research finds that corporations gain clear financial benefits when individual employees make political donations.
What they describe in a new research paper is strong evidence that individuals who make political donations – whether at the behest of companies or not – directly benefit businesses in their communities.
“The reason we looked at individual contributions is because it accounts for about two-thirds of all the money given directly to politicians,” said Ovtchinnikov, noting that only about 10 percent of firms are actively involved in campaign finance. “Individuals are the big players in this game.”
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections saw an unprecedented boom in campaign…
Why have a PAC?
This is why…
Innovate to Motivate faculty member Brett Kappel weighs in on new research from Vanderbilt University:
The research finds that corporations gain clear financial benefits when individual employees make political donations.
What they describe in a new research paper is strong evidence that individuals who make political donations – whether at the behest of companies or not – directly benefit businesses in their communities.
“The reason we looked at individual contributions is because it accounts for about two-thirds of all the money given directly to politicians,” said Ovtchinnikov, noting that only about 10 percent of firms are actively involved in campaign finance. “Individuals are the big players in this game.”
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections saw an unprecedented boom in campaign…