The small worlds of corporate governance / edited by Bruce Kogut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kogut, Bruce Mitchel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Case studies.

Corporate governance.

Boards of directors.

Directors of corporations.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 388 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom and who will stand by whom in times of crisis. This book maps the influence of these types of economic and social networks on corporate behaviour and governance.

Contents:

1 The Small World of Corporate Governance: An Introduction / Bruce Kogut Kogut, Bruce 1

2 Is There an Anglo-Saxon Model? / Martin J. Conyon Conyon, Martin J., Andrew Shipilov Shipilov, Andrew 53

3 The Small Worlds of Business Groups: Liberalization and Network Dynamics / Jon Brookfield Brookfield, Jon, Sea-Jin Chang Chang, Sea-Jin, Israel Drori Drori, Israel, Shmuel Ellis Ellis, Shmuel, Sérgio G. Lazzarini Lazzarini, Sérgio G., Jordan I. Siegel Siegel, Jordan I., Juan Pablo von Bernath Bardina Bardina, Juan Pablo von Bernath 77

4 Ownership Networks and New Institutional Forms in the Transition from Communism to Capitalism / Doug Guthrie Guthrie, Doug, Ilya Okhmatovskiy Okhmatovskiy, Ilya, Roger Schoenman Schoenman, Roger, Zhixing Xiao Xiao, Zhixing 117

5 Structural Breaks and Governance Networks in Western Europe / Fabrizio Ferraro Ferraro, Fabrizio, Gerhard Schnyder Schnyder, Gerhard, Eelke M. Heemskerk Heemskerk, Eelke M., Raffaele Corrado Corrado, Raffaele, Nathalie Del Vecchio Vecchio, Nathalie Del 151

6 Testing the "Old Boys' Network": Diversity and Board Interlocks in Scandinavia / Christofer Edling Edling, Christofer, Bersant Hobdari Hobdari, Bersant, Trond Randøy Randøy, Trond, Anna Stafsudd Stafsudd, Anna, Steen Thomsen Thomsen, Steen 183

7 Governance Networks, Small Worlds, and Acquisitions in Germany and the United States, 2000-2005 / Gerald F. Davis Davis, Gerald F., Gordon Walker Walker, Gordon, Bruce Kogut Kogut, Bruce 203

8 Generating Rules and the Social Science of Governance / Bruce Kogut Kogut, Bruce, Mariano Belinky Belinky, Mariano, Jordi Colomer Colomer, Jordi, Malika Hamadi Hamadi, Malika 237

9 Is There a Global Small World of Owners and Directors? / Bruce Kogut Kogut, Bruce, Jordi Colomer Colomer, Jordi 259

10 Epilogue: The Generative Analytics of Corporate Governance / Bruce Kogut Kogut, Bruce 301

11 Appendix 1 Primer on Social Networks and Small-World Measures / Mariano Belinky Belinky, Mariano, Jordi Colomer Colomer, Jordi, Bruce Kogut Kogut, Bruce, Pietro Urso Urso, Pietro 313

12 Appendix 2 Name-Matching Algorithms / Jordi Colomer Colomer, Jordi 337.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262301572

0262301571

1280498811

9781280498817

OCLC:

794003749

Publisher Number:

9786613594044

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.