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1 online resource (253 pages) |
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polychrome. |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index. |
| Contents |
Corporate communities, governance and control -- Decline of the corporate network -- End of the old boys network -- Corporate elite's informal networks -- Formalisation of governance -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Mergers and acquisitions in banking -- Appendix II: Glossary -- Appendix III: List of top 250 firms in the Netherlands -- Appendix IV: Big linkers -- Appendix V: Meetings of the interviewees. |
| Summary |
"From its inception, big business in the western industrialised world has been organised in national business communities. Central elements of these business communities are corporate board interlocks that constitute the notorious 'Old Boys Network'. This corporate elite connects the centres of corporate governance. In recent times, these networks of the corporate elite show signs of decline. Heemskerk investigates how the decline of the old boys network in the Netherlands has affected Dutch capitalism. Combining formal network analysis with insights from interviews with key corporate elite members, he shows how during the last quarter of the 20th century the Dutch business community has disappeared. This is interpreted as a drift towards a liberal market economy. However, as the study shows, even in a liberal market economy corporate directors need social networks to communicate and coordinate their strategic decisions. Hence, the corporate elite shift its meeting network to private and informal circles. To order this book, mail to "mailto:orders@aup.nl">orders@aup.nl"--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Business networks -- Netherlands.
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Business networks. |
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Netherlands. |
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Business enterprises -- Netherlands.
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Business enterprises. |
| Indexed Term |
Business and management |
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Dutch and Flemish language |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) OAPEN |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Heemskerk, Eelke M. Decline of the corporate community. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2007 9789053569733 |
| ISBN |
9781429472586 (electronic book) |
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1429472588 (electronic book) |
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9789048501700 (electronic book) |
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9048501709 (electronic book) |
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9789053569733 |
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9053569731 |
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1281154318 |
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9781281154316 |
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