Dominant corporate agents and the power elite in France and Britain

Maclean, Mairi and Harvey, Charles and Chia, Robert (2010) Dominant corporate agents and the power elite in France and Britain. Organization Studies, 31 (3). pp. 327-348. ISSN 0170-8406

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Abstract

Corporate elites are not a new phenomenon. However, the ways in which significant agents gain ascendancy to position of power vary across nations and cultures. Thie paper analyses the ascension of a small minority of corporate agents to positions of dominance and the subsequent accession of a select few to the power elite. Our theoretical position builds upon the writings of Pierre Bourdieu on powr and domination. These constructs are elaborated and made tangible through a cross-national comparative study of dominant corporate agents in France and Britain. Our results demonstrate the extent to which power remains concentrated in the French and British corporate sectors; highlighting equally pronounced similarities and differences in two countries. It is suggested that power elites function through governance networks to promote institutional and organizational goals.

Author(s):Maclean, Mairi, Harvey, Charles and Chia, Robert
Item type:Article
ID code:15192
Notes:see also: http://www.hertfordshire.ac.uk/events/Dominant-Corporate-Agents-and-the-Power-Elite-in-France-and-Britain.cfm ; To be ascertained.
Keywords:ascension and accession, Bourdieu, dominant corporate agents, power, elites, Commerce, Management. Industrial Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation
Subjects:Social Sciences > Commerce
Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Department:Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
Strathclyde Business School
Depositing user: Ms Hilde Ann Quigley
Date deposited:15 Feb 2010 14:10
Last modified:25 Oct 2019 04:03
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