A family business? : the making of an international business élite / Jane Marceau
1989, 1st edition. Cambridge ; New York Paris : Cambridge University Press ; Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389000
ISBN: 0521267315
Physical description; 247 pp.; 24 cm. Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The creation of a new business Europe: the rise of the multinational firm and its managers; 3. The routes to internationalism: family backgrounds, and education experience; 4. Choosing a career: family edicts and school verdicts; 5. Careers across Europe; 6. Escalator or roller-coaster? Moving on and flying high in the businesses of Europe; 7. Invisible resources: families of origin and marriage; 8. A family of beliefs and character; 9. Reaching the top: origins, competence and connections; 10. A family affair; Appendix A. Methods of study; Appendix B. Coding of social origins; Appendix C. Basis of regrouping of sector categories; Notes; References; Index. Subjects; Insead Students. Business education graduates Europe. Social classes. Industries Social aspects.
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