Swedish managerial capitalism: did it ever become ascendant? (Nordic Business in the Long View: On Control and Strategy in Structural Change) From: Business History | Date: April 1, 1993| Author: Glete, Jan | COPYRIGHT 1993 Frank Cass & Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The utilization of some of the largest Swedish enterprises to test the possibility that managerial capitalism is now the dominant form of company control in industrial societies is discussed. Engineering and forestry were the particular industries cited in the study. It was found that the existence of managerial capitalism and the accompanying influence of professional managers are diminished by the power base of large owners in banking and their extensive networks in Swedish industrial socie...

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