The Government Relations Function in Large Firms Based in the United Kingdom

A Preliminary Study

Bibliographic Data

ID6227922
AuthorsWyn Grant (corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume12
Issue4
Pages513-516
Publication date1982-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0007123400003082
OpenAlexW2040257268
LanguageEN
Citations received3

The United Kingdom's economy is relatively highly concentrated and the importance of decisions taken by very large firms for the economy as a whole encourages direct contacts between government and such firms. The scale and importance of such direct contacts has created a need within very large firms for a specialized capability to interpret the external political environment, and to relate that appreciation to the development of the firm's corporate strategy. A number of large firms in the United Kingdom have developed specialized government relations divisions in the last ten years. The titles of such divisions vary, but their most important function is the strategic co-ordination of the firm's relationships with government and other political actors

Business · Economic system · Economics · Function (biology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Industrial organization · Kingdom · Market economy · Ordination · Political science · Politics · Scale (ratio · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Scottish History and National Identity · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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