Title: WHY ARE THESE ISLANDS OF CONSCIOUS POWER FOUND IN THE OCEAN OF OWNERSHIP? INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNANCE HYPOTHESES EXPLAINING THE EXISTENCE OF BUSINESS GROUPS IN SWEDEN.
Authors: COLLIN, SVEN-OLOF
Abstract: Four hypotheses concerning the existence of business groups are developed and are tested on two Swedish business groups that were found to provide both government and corporate economy with governance solutions. Swedish culture also appeared supportive of the groups, which were not found to be institutionally inert, building their existence solely on power.
Subjects: SWEDEN; COMPLEX organizations; INTERORGANIZATIONAL relations; CORPORATE governance; ECONOMIC efficiency; ORGANIZATIONAL inertia; SOCIOECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONAL isomorphism; STRATEGIC alliances (Business); OLIGOPOLIES
Publication: Journal of Management Studies (Wiley-Blackwell), 1998, Vol 35, Issue 6, p719
ISSN: 0022-2380
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00117

WHY ARE THESE ISLANDS OF CONSCIOUS POWER FOUND IN THE OCEAN OF OWNERSHIP? INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNANCE HYPOTHESES EXPLAINING THE EXISTENCE OF BUSINESS GROUPS IN SWEDEN.

COLLIN, SVEN-OLOF