 Patterns of enforcement: examining the interplay between firms, media and regulatorsDavid Eduardo Cavazos, Karen Diane Walker Patterson and Marvin Washington International Journal of Business Environment, 2014, vol. 6, issue 3, 223-245 Abstract: This research examines the interplay between regulators, media and firms by showing how public bureaucracies maintain institutional control in light of varying degrees of firm compliance and media coverage. Analysis of US National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) automobile crash tests reveals a push-pull process in which increased regulatory activity, sparked by media coverage and firm inspection performance, leads to increased firm participation in regulatory processes, which in turn, decreases regulatory activity. Results additionally illustrate how inspections modify firm political behaviour; particularly when accompanied by media coverage of regulatory issues. The administration of such inspections illustrates the dynamic nature of the relationship between firms and regulators. Keywords: regulation; media coverage; firm political activity; National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration; NHTSA; regulatory enforcement; regulatory compliance; USA; United States; public bureaucracy; institutional control; firm compliance; vehicle crash tests; vehicle safety; firm inspections; regulators. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijbenv:v:6:y:2014:i:3:p:223-245 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Business Environment from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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