Graduation Year
2013
Publication Date
4-2013
Abstract
The purpose of this research paper is to identify the main variables that impact an aerospace defense firm’s decision to lobby. This study focuses on important accounting and financial measures specific to each company. It also takes into account government and public variables such as the level of public scrutiny the company experiences and national defense spending. This study finds that cash flow and profitability are both negatively correlated with the decision to lobby. It also finds a positive correlation between inventory turnover and the decision to lobby the following year. Additionally, there is a positive relationship between public scrutiny and the decision to lobby.
Disciplines
Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Recommended Citation
Smiley, Austin, "Lobbying in the Defense Aerospace Industry" (2013). Honors Projects. 29.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/busadmin_honproj/29