Boardroom networks among Australian company directors, 1976 and 1996: The impact of investor capitalism

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-251

  Alexander, Malcolm ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affiliation networks; Class power; Corporate elites; Corporate power; Interlocking directorates; Investor capitalism; Network density; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844525892     PISSN: 00048690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00048690030393002     Document Type: Review

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