A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile

Research on interlocking directorates has been conducted primarily in the United States and European countries. Little work of either theoretical or empirical nature has been done to study the characteristics and the factors that affect this important business network in peripheral and turbulent ec...

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Autores principales:	Erica Salvaj, Andrea Lluch
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Lenguaje:	ES PT
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2012
Materias:	Political and economic turbulence interlocking directorates Companies from Argentina and Chile Social Sciences H Social sciences (General) H1-99
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/24a89e54dc0a4e1b9328add645600379
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24a89e54dc0a4e1b9328add6456003792021-11-26T11:24:57ZA comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile10.5565/rev/redes.4402385-46261579-0185https://doaj.org/article/24a89e54dc0a4e1b9328add6456003792012-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/redes/article/view/440https://doaj.org/toc/2385-4626https://doaj.org/toc/1579-0185Research on interlocking directorates has been conducted primarily in the United States and European countries. Little work of either theoretical or empirical nature has been done to study the characteristics and the factors that affect this important business network in peripheral and turbulent economies. In this comparative and historical study, we focus on the effect of the political and economic turbulence and the ownership composition of the largest firms on shaping the structure of interlocking directorates in Argentina and Chile by the end of the sixties. Four main findings result from this analysis: 1) the interlocking directorate in Argentina is more fragmented than in Chile; 2) most relevant actors in the directorship interlock in Argentina are firms in industries considered strategic by the government; 3) multinational subsidiaries occupy a central position in Argentina; 4) banks and firms owned by local business groups played a central role in the interlocking directorates in Chile. This study shows how the institutional and economic factors shape the structure of relations between companies.Erica SalvajAndrea LluchUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaarticlePolitical and economic turbulenceinterlocking directoratesCompanies from Argentina and ChileSocial SciencesHSocial sciences (General)H1-99ESPTREDES: Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, Vol 23, Iss 2 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Political and economic turbulence interlocking directorates Companies from Argentina and Chile Social Sciences H Social sciences (General) H1-99 Erica Salvaj Andrea Lluch A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
description	Research on interlocking directorates has been conducted primarily in the United States and European countries. Little work of either theoretical or empirical nature has been done to study the characteristics and the factors that affect this important business network in peripheral and turbulent economies. In this comparative and historical study, we focus on the effect of the political and economic turbulence and the ownership composition of the largest firms on shaping the structure of interlocking directorates in Argentina and Chile by the end of the sixties. Four main findings result from this analysis: 1) the interlocking directorate in Argentina is more fragmented than in Chile; 2) most relevant actors in the directorship interlock in Argentina are firms in industries considered strategic by the government; 3) multinational subsidiaries occupy a central position in Argentina; 4) banks and firms owned by local business groups played a central role in the interlocking directorates in Chile. This study shows how the institutional and economic factors shape the structure of relations between companies.
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title	A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
title_short	A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
title_full	A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
title_fullStr	A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
title_full_unstemmed	A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
title_sort	comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in argentina and chile
publisher	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile

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