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Corporate elites are not a new phenomenon. However, the ways in which significant agents gain ascendancy to positions of power vary across nations and cultures. This 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 power 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 between the two countries. It is suggested that power elites function through governance networks to promote institutional and organizational goals.
Author(s): Maclean M, Harvey C, Chia R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Organization Studies
Year: 2010
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Pages: 327-348
Print publication date: 01/03/2010
ISSN (print): 0170-8406
ISSN (electronic): 1741-3044
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840609357377
DOI: 10.1177/0170840609357377
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