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France’s elite schools and their alumni networks: a flaw in the governance of French companies
[X, ENA… La puissance du réseau, un obstacle au contrôle du dirigeant aux effets délétères]

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  • Pascal Nguyen

    (UM - Université de Montpellier)

  • Cédric van Appelghem

    (LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])

Abstract

As everyone knows, connections matter, particularly so in the access to top management positions. The power of alumni networks, first and foremost those of Polytechnique and ENA, is well documented in the literature regarding the French elites. Rigorously selected and lavishly trained to serve the country's public interest, these graduates often occupy the upper-management layers of large French companies. [...]

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  • Pascal Nguyen & Cédric van Appelghem, 2021. "France’s elite schools and their alumni networks: a flaw in the governance of French companies [X, ENA… La puissance du réseau, un obstacle au contrôle du dirigeant aux effets délétères]," Post-Print hal-05050625, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05050625
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