The article examines the nature of pressure groups, their effect on corporate action and on managers. The importance of seeking an understanding of pressure groups is emphasised. Although pressure groups can be responsible for constraining corporate action, they can also sometimes present...

Consumer boycotts are a powerful way to get businesses to change their policies, if rather difficult to harness. The author looks in detail at the position of Barclays Bank in South Africa, and at Nestlé′s marketing of baby milk to the Third World. The author concludes that management should...