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Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the political involvement of a corporate foundation (CF) though CSR under two perspectives: CF managers and the sponsor firm managers.


Design/methodology/approach
A single case with a Brazilian CF was conducted. Interviews with sponsor firms and foundations managers were combined with firms' sustainability reports data and CF's website information.


Findings
It was found that CF acts as an ambassador and can be a source of political legitimacy for their sponsor firm. They intermediate in governance challenges as the goals and working style of the CF, firms and municipalities can be sometimes antagonistic.


Research limitations/implications
The authors could not reach the municipalities officials and their perception of the Public Management Program (PMP).


Practical implications
The PMP creates personal and organizational relationships with public officials, a resource that can be employed to impact the political strategies of the sponsor firm.


Social implications
The authors also show how CF's may help managers to deal with the typical Brazilian peculiarity of policy discontinuity in local governments.


Originality/value
This case study sheds light a new phenomenon: CF's support on public management. It adds to the CSR and corporate political activities literature, the role of foundations as ambassadors of the relationship between the firm, government and society. They are not only filling gaps left by the State but are also dealing with local governments administrative deficiencies.

A análise das relações Brasil e Ásia constata a existência de certos esforços para um relacionamento mais consistente e abrangente entre ambos, seja no âmbito político, econômico e acadêmico. Entretanto, a taxa de intercâmbio entre eles ainda permanece muito aquém do desejável. Assim, discute-se perspectivas e possibilidades de crescimento de tal relacionamento entre os dois, como forma de fazer valer as iniciativas já correntes.

The analysis of the relations Brazil-Asia shows the existence of certain efforts towards a relationship more consistent & wider among both, politically, economically & academically. However, the exchange rate among them is still way below the desirable. Therefore, the perspectives & the possibilities of growth of such relationship among Brazil & the Asian region are discussed, as a way of confirming the initiatives already existent. Adapted from the source document.

AbstractPolicymakers face a dilemma over their investment‐promotion strategies for becoming more competitive in international markets. Encouraging firms to invest abroad could reduce domestic economic activity. We investigate this issue by analysing the long‐ and short‐run relationships between outward foreign direct investment and domestic investment for Brazil and China. We use a time series approach, namely autoregressive distributed lag for the period between 1975 and 2013. Our findings indicate a crowding‐in effect of outward foreign direct investment on domestic investment for both countries. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Central and local governments in China are investing heavily in the development of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Businesses and governments all over the world are searching for technological innovations that reduce costs and increase usage of "environmentally friendly" vehicles. China became the largest car producer in 2009 and it is strongly investing in the manufacturing of EVs. This paper examines the incentives provided by Chinese governments (national and local) and the strategies pursued by BYD, the largest Chinese EVs manufacturer. Specifically, our paper helps to show how government support in the form of subsidies combined with effective strategies implemented by BYD help to explain why this emerging industry has expanded successfully in China. Our study is based on primary data, including interviews with company headquarters and Brazilian subsidiary managers, and secondary data.