The Political Mobilization of Corporate Directors: Socio-economic Correlates of Affiliation to European Pressure Groups

• Main Authors: BOND, Matthew, Glouharova, Siana, HARRIGAN, Nicholas
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Business politics; social clubs; elite schools; super-wealthy; collective action; boards of directors; Industrial Organization; Work, Economy and Organizations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1030; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2286/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Business has played a central role in the debate over Britain's place in the European Union. This paper examines the socio-economic characteristics of directors of Britain's largest corporations who affiliated either to Business for Sterling or Britain in Europe. It reports associations be...