This book offers a compelling comparison of corporate networks within the United States and Europe. It focuses on the comparative data on the inter-changing directories and networks of Germany, The United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United States.

Paul Windolf is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trier, Germany.

List of Figures

vi

List of Tables

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(20)

Prophets of Regulation in the United States

1

(3)

The Culture of Cartels in Germany

4

(1)

Different Ideologies

5

(1)

The Reconstruction of Traditions

6

(2)

Network Theories

8

(2)

Institutional and Cultural Contingency

10

(1)

Independent Variables

11

(2)

Dependent Variables

13

(1)

Networks as Institutions

14

(1)

A Topical Outline of this Book

14

(7)

Part I. Corporate Networks

The Structure of Corporate Networks

21

(30)

Markets and Institutions

21

(4)

Networks as Part of the Market Order

25

(1)

`Morganization': Regulated Competition

26

(5)

Structural Differences

31

(6)

Capital Networks

37

(6)

Centrality of Firms in the Network

43

(5)

Conclusions

48

(3)

Network Structures in Germany and Britain

51

(26)

Cooperative and Competitive Models of Capitalism

51

(2)

The Configuration of Corporate Networks

53

(3)

Competition and Cooperation in the Corporate Network

56

(1)

Concentration of Ownership

57

(3)

The Structure of Capital Networks

60

(1)

A Typology of Combines

61

(2)

Sectoral Networks

63

(4)

Interlocking Directorates

67

(7)

Interlocking Directorates and Interest Representation

74

(1)

Conclusions

75

(2)

The Evolution of French Capitalism

77

(22)

From Family to Shareholder Value Capitalism

77

(1)

Modernization Theory

78

(5)

Theories of Social Evolution

83

(2)

French Network Configurations

85

(5)

Capital Networks and Interlocking Directorates

90

(4)

Conclusions

94

(5)

Part II. Elite Networks

Elite Networks in Germany and Britain

99

(25)

Corporate Networks versus Elite Networks

99

(3)

The Sample

102

(1)

Interdependent Relationships (Hypothesis 1)

103

(4)

Managers as Owners (Hypothesis 2)

107

(2)

Social Circles (Hypothesis 3)

109

(7)

The Stability of Social Circles (Hypothesis 4)

116

(5)

Conclusions

121

(3)

Education and Career of Multiple-Directors

124

(29)

Defining the Entrepreneur

125

(3)

Typology of Career Patterns

128

(3)

The Empirical Study

131

(1)

Founders versus Heirs

132

(1)

The First Job in the Company

133

(3)

Professional Education

136

(2)

Internal versus External Recruitment

138

(2)

Speed of Promotion

140

(5)

Centrality

145

(2)

Conclusions

147

(6)

Part III. Post-Socialist Networks

Corporate Networks in Eastern Germany

153

(16)

Growth Paradigms

153

(3)

Political Exchange in Networks

156

(2)

Empirical Study

158

(2)

Capital Networks in East Germany

160

(3)

Interlocking Directorates

163

(4)

Conclusions

167

(2)

Privatization and Corporate Networks in Eastern Europe

169

(38)

What Type of Capitalism?

169

(2)

The Ideology: Hayek versus Polanyi

171

(4)

Three Scenarios

175

(2)

Privatization Methods

177

(13)

Corporate Governance and Codetermination

190

(6)

Reproduction of the Economic Elite

196

(6)

Conclusions

202

(5)

Part IV. Outlook

From Corporatism to Shareholder Value

207

(20)

Transaction Costs and `Lock-in' Effects

208

(2)

Cultural Selection

210

(2)

Institutional Changes in Germany and France

212

(11)

From National to Transnational Networks

223

(4)

Appendix: Data Sources

227

(2)

References

229

(14)

Index

243

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