#9836. Delineating the corporate elite: Inquiring the boundaries and composition of interlocking directorate networks

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Abstract:
Corporate elite studies have for long investigated networks of interlocking directorates to test and corroborate key theoretical expectations regarding the cohesive organization of such an elite and their ability and willingness to act on behalf of general business interests. These studies typically collect data on a list of 50, 100, 200 or 500 corporations ranked by economic size, sometimes stratified in sectors. The sampling approach often follows previous studies in order to increase comparability. These relatively arbitrary sampling practices are problematic because they impact the empirical results and our therefore the conclusions drawn from it.
Keywords:
capitalist class; corporate power; elite networks; interlocking directorate; network analysis

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