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Influence of Corporate Funding on Think Tank Activities Most think tanks describe themselves as independent institutions and usually deny any influence on their work from funding sources or other interests. Although some think tanks adhere to the concept of independent research, in several cases, albeit very often not visible at first sight, the influence of corporate money on the kind of issues picked up as well as the results presented can be noted. Corporate money so funds ideologically charged policy research with the aim to influence public policy making. browse Report: Fact and opinion construction(think tanks)     Think Tanks  ... -3   Examples of Mainly Corporate Funded Think Tanks: Cato Institute -2   Examples of Mainly Corporate Funded Think Tanks: Manhattan Institute -1   Corporate Money and Politics 0   Influence of Corporate Funding on Think Tank Activities +1   The Microsoft Case +2   Conservative vs. Progressive Think Tanks +3   Funding Sources and Revenues      ... Advertising, Public Relations and Think Tanks  INDEX CARD     RESEARCH MATRIX  IBM IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) manufactures and develops cumputer hardware equipment, application and sysem software, and related equipment. IBM produced the first PC (Personal Computer), and its decision to make Microsoft DOS the standard operating system initiated Microsoft's rise to global dominance in PC software. Business indicators: 1999 Sales: $ 86,548 (+ 7,2 % from 1998) Market capitalization: $ 181 bn Employees: approx. 291,000 Corporate website: www.ibm.com http://www.ibm.com/