Mika Vehka
Biographic Data
| ID | 4384139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mika Vehka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mika |
| FAMILY NAME | Vehka |
| SIGNATURE | VEHKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8537-4180 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Theorizing and Measuring General Nonmarket Communication
Firms increasingly use nonmarket communication, including communication related to corporate political activity, social responsibility, and activism. We argue that, in a polarized social media era, these domains are strongly interlinked and may even have significant overlap in firms’ public messaging. We introduce the concept of general nonmarket communication (GNC) to describe this phenomenon and measure it on social media using a large language…
Why firms lobby more alone than collectively
In many political systems, firms increasingly rely on lobbying alone as compared to collective lobbying via business associations. Various explanations have been proposed to understand why firms choose to lobby individually, but they are rarely tested systematically. Therefore, we identify from the literature five factors that may explain firms’ relative reliance on lobbying alone and test them systematically. These factors affect the extent to w…
An effective ‘weapon’ for the weak? Digital media and interest groups’ media success
The equalization-normalization debate concerns whether the Internet equalizes politics by empowering resource-poor organizations, or whether it further strengthens the position of resource-rich organizations. We address this debate by studying how interest groups’ utilization of digital media is associated with their success in influencing news media. We suggest digital media is characterized by the coexistence of old and new media logics that be…
Why firms lobby more alone than collectively
In many political systems, firms increasingly rely on lobbying alone as compared to collective lobbying via business associations. Various explanations have been proposed to understand why firms choose to lobby individually, but they are rarely tested systematically. Therefore, we identify from the literature five factors that may explain firms’ relative reliance on lobbying alone and test them systematically. These factors affect the extent to w…
An effective ‘weapon’ for the weak? Digital media and interest groups’ media success
The equalization-normalization debate concerns whether the Internet equalizes politics by empowering resource-poor organizations, or whether it further strengthens the position of resource-rich organizations. We address this debate by studying how interest groups’ utilization of digital media is associated with their success in influencing news media. We suggest digital media is characterized by the coexistence of old and new media logics that be…
Why firms lobby more alone than collectively
In many political systems, firms increasingly rely on lobbying alone as compared to collective lobbying via business associations. Various explanations have been proposed to understand why firms choose to lobby individually, but they are rarely tested systematically. Therefore, we identify from the literature five factors that may explain firms’ relative reliance on lobbying alone and test them systematically. These factors affect the extent to w…
Theorizing and Measuring General Nonmarket Communication
Firms increasingly use nonmarket communication, including communication related to corporate political activity, social responsibility, and activism. We argue that, in a polarized social media era, these domains are strongly interlinked and may even have significant overlap in firms’ public messaging. We introduce the concept of general nonmarket communication (GNC) to describe this phenomenon and measure it on social media using a large language…
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Construct (python library) (1 work) · Corporate Finance and Governance (1 work) · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (1 work)