- 334 pages
- English
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About this book
First published in 1981, The British Business Elite is a study of the attitudes to class, status and power of top businessmen in Great Britain, based upon first-hand interviews with chairmen, chief executives and other directors of Britain's largest industrial, banking and insurance companies: men of genuine wealth and power. Dr Fidler produces important empirical data in a field of study which has been plagued with problems of access; a field in which much of the theory has been based on assumptions.
The book includes a careful examination of the background and career of those interviewed; a discussion of the way in which businessmen see the objectives of their companies, particularly relevant to the long-standing debate over the ownership and control of corporations; their views of class and status and of the power of businessmen in Britain. Finally, Dr Fidler considers the implications of the research for future theory and investigation.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Strategists, Ideologists and Influentials: The business elite in sociological theory
- 2 The Meaning Systems of Top Businessmen
- 3 Design of the Research
- 4 Reserved Seats: family background, education, career and present lifestyle of top businessmen
- 5 The Company Comes First: the responsibilities and objectives of directors
- 6 The View from Mount Olympus: conflict, consensus and participation in the firm
- 7 NOT A SOCIETY PERSON, NOT AT ALL SNOOTY: businessmen's views of class and status in Britain
- 8 AN UNINVENTED LOBBY: the business picture of power in Britain
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index