..., 2003), sometimes regardless of types of services and previous traditions. Its export to countries such as France has proven difficult and created local resistance. However, the explanation for this resistance may be traced back, in our view, to societal effects rather than to a specific public agents...

... Lobbying public decision makers is an increasingly widespread managerial practice, but has so far attracted little research attention in Europe. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Lobbying Corporate political strategy Societal effects Data analysis France United Kingdom Management...