business group

(noun)

a collection of parent and subsidiary companies that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control

Related Terms

  • partisan

Examples of business group in the following topics:

  • Business and Economic Interest Groups

    • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members, and business interests groups are a prominent type of economic interest group.
    • Business interest groups generally promote corporate or employer interests.
    • Companies and organizations will also come together in larger groups to work together on general business interests.
    • Another example of an umbrella business interest group is the US Women's Chamber of Congress (USWCC).
    • Identify the organization and purpose of business and economic interest groups
  • Policy Making and Special Interests

    • Many different types of groups attempt to influence United States policy.
    • For instance, certain demographic groups may favor policies that benefit them the most.
    • Other groups may create formal institutions, known as think tanks, to advance their cause.
    • Because of the wide variety of special interest groups, conflict between groups on an issue is common.
    • The debate over creating free trade areas, like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) , placed business groups in competition with labor and environmental groups in garnering the attention of policymakers toward their divergent causes.
  • Environmental Interest Groups

    • Environmental interest groups are public-interest groups that advocate around conservation and ecological issues.
    • Interest groups in general are groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
    • There are criticisms of environmental interest group including the concern that not all of their claims are scientifically sound, and the complaint that environmental actions or regulations will disrupt business.
    • On the other hand some business groups have also taken up environmental causes, with business practices and promotion geared towards members and supporters of environmental interests.
    • However other businesses have started to greenwash their products, leading environmental and consumer interest groups to pressure governments to regulate environmental product claims.
  • Agricultural Interest Groups

    • Agricultural interest groups are a type of economic interest group that represent farmers.
    • Economic interest groups are varied.
    • Categories of economic interest groups include those representing business, labor, professional, and agricultural interests.
    • These interests include business and agricultural extension concerns, as well as matters of local, national, and even international policy.
    • Small farmers are just one part of the larger group of farmers involved in agricultural interest groups.
  • Interest Groups

    • Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them.
    • Smaller groups representing broad interests of a group may be formed with the purpose of benefiting the group over an extended period of time and in many ways.
    • Organizations can be categorized along the lines of the three elements of commerce: business owners, workers, and consumers.
    • Employers' organizations represent the interests of a group of businesses in the same industry.
    • Consumer organizations exist to protect people from corporate abuse, promote fair business practices, and enforce consumer rights.
  • Consumer Interest Groups

    • They also provide important checks and balances to business interests, make market exchanges more transparent, and help consumers make more informed choices.
    • Two examples of consumer groups concerned with a broad range of consumer goods are the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Consumer Union, who publishes the Consumer Reports.
    • The BBB works to advance marketplace trust by publishing business reviews and providing a dispute resolution process.
    • This process allows consumers with conflicts or complaints regarding a particular business receive arbitration through the BBB.
    • Consumer Interest Groups can also be single-issue interests groups.
  • Organization of Interest Groups

    • Interest groups can come in varied forms and organize under different methods.
    • Public policy, in general, is a dynamic interplay of decisions between the President, Congress and interest groups.
    • Neo-Pluralism: This is based on the concept of political communities in that pressure groups and other similar bodies are organised around a government department and its network of client groups.
    • Corporatism: Some pressure groups are backed by private businesses that have heavy influence on the legislature.
    • Discuss the theories behind interest groups and their effects on government
  • Members

    • An interest group is a group of individuals who share common objectives, and whose aim is to influence policymakers.
    • Chamber of Commerce (which represents the multitude of wants of American businesses).
    • Membership interest groups are organizations that represent individuals for social, business, labor, or charitable purposes in order to achieve civil or political goals.
    • Membership includes a group of people that join an interest group and unite under one cause.
    • Interest groups that rely on expressive benefits include environmental groups and groups who claim to lobby for the public interest.
  • The Function of Interest Groups

    • An advocacy group is a group or an organization that tries to influence the government but does not hold power in the government.
    • Groups representing broad interests of a group may be formed with the purpose of benefiting the group over an expended period of time and in many ways; examples include Consumer organizations, Professional associations, Trade associations and Trade unions.
    • An advocacy group is a group or an organization that tries to influence the government but does not hold power in the government .
    • Lobby groups work for a change to the law or the maintenance of a particular law and big businesses fund very considerable lobbying influence on legislators, for example in the U.S. and in the U.K. where lobbying first developed.
    • Advocacy groups seek to influence government policy.
  • The Characteristics of Members

    • Membership interests represent individuals for social, business, labor, or charitable purposes to achieve political goals.
    • Membership interests are organizations that represent individuals for social, business, labor, or charitable purposes, in order to achieve civil or political goals.
    • Chamber of Commerce (which represents the multitude of wants of American businesses).
    • Membership interests are organizations that represent individuals for social, business, labor, or charitable purposes, in order to achieve civil or political goals.
    • Membership includes a group of people that join an interest group and unite under one cause.
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