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Global Elites

The Opaque Nature of Transnational Policy Determination

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  1. Andrew Kakabadse

    1. Doughty Centre, Cranfield University’s School of Management, UK

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  2. Nada Kakabadse

    1. University of Northampton, Business School, UK

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. From Local Elites to a Globally Convergent Class: A Historical Analytical Perspective

    • Nada K. Kakabadse, Andrew Kakabadse, Alexander Kouzmin
    Pages 1-37

  3. On Values, Invisibility(ies) and Elites

    • Kym Thorne, Alexander Kouzmin
    Pages 38-53

  4. Global Capitalism Theory and the Emergence of Transnational Elites

    • William I. Robinson
    Pages 54-73

  5. Panopticism, Elites and the Deinstitutionalisation of the Civic

    • Arthur Sementelli
    Pages 74-86

  6. The Creation of Shared Understanding: Political and Economic Consensus and the Role of the Market in Transformational Policy Discourse

    • Ian N. Richardson, Andrew P. Kakabadse, Nada K. Kakabadse
    Pages 87-102

  7. The Precession of Simulacra: Elites in the Post-Industrial Society

    • Arthur Sementelli
    Pages 103-115

  8. Social Value Creation by Elites

    • Philip Sugarman
    Pages 116-126

  9. Elitism, Class and the Democratic Deficit: Founding Themes of the American Republic

    • Kalu N. Kalu
    Pages 127-137

  10. New Turkish Business Elites: Resources, Networks, Boundaries and Mobility

    • Sibel Yamak, Ali Ergur, Artun Ünsal, Mustafa Özbilgin, Elif Ünal Çoker
    Pages 138-156

  11. Board Directors as Elites in the Context of International Joint Ventures

    • Jelena Petrovic, Nada Kakabadse, Andrew Kakabadse
    Pages 157-173

  12. Joining the Global Elites: Dilemmas for China in Reforming its Systems of Scientific and Technological Innovation

    • Shaowei He, Richard Sanders
    Pages 174-188

  13. Strategising from the Perspective of Global Elites

    • Robert Galavan
    Pages 189-199

  14. Leadership Skills of the Political Elites: The Case of Ohio

    • Thomas Sigel
    Pages 200-221

  15. Entrepreneurs as Elites

    • Peter Lawrence
    Pages 222-240

  16. A Multi-level Understanding of the Careers of Minority Ethnic Elites

    • Akram Al Ariss, Joana Vassilopoulou, Dimitria Groutsis, Mustafa F. Ozbilgin
    Pages 241-261

  17. Urban Elites in Eighteenth-Century Northampton

    • Barbara Russell, Jon Stobart, Nada Kakabadse
    Pages 262-285

  18. Delicate Empiricism: An Action Learning Approach to Elite Interviewing

    • Nada K. Kakabadse, Eddy Louchart
    Pages 286-307

  19. Leadership Hubris: Achilles’ Heel of Success

    • A. G. Sheard, Nada K. Kakabadse, Andrew P. Kakabadse
    Pages 308-331

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 332-342
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Exploring the nature, configuration and influence of global elites, this book examines the impact of elites on transnational policy development and strategically on corporations as board members of PLCs and international joint ventures. Overall, the book provides a balanced view of how our present day elites operate.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Doughty Centre, Cranfield University’s School of Management, UK

    Andrew Kakabadse

  • University of Northampton, Business School, UK

    Nada Kakabadse

About the editors

ANDREW KAKABADSE Professor of International Management Development, Doughty Centre, Cranfield University's School of Management, UK. Recognized as a world authority on leadership and governance, Andrew has held and also holds visiting appointments at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, Universite Pantheon Assas, Paris, France, Centre for Creative Leadership and Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management, USA, University of Ulster, The Windsor Leadership Trust, UK, Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research, Kazakhstan, and Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia. He has consulted and lectured in every region of the world. His bestselling books include The Politics of Management, Working in Organizations, The Wealth Creators, Leading the Board, Rice Wine with the Minister and Leading Smart Transformation: A Roadmap to World Class Government.
NADA K. KAKABADSE Professor in Management and Business Research at the University of NorthamptonBusiness School,UK,and Visiting Professor at US, Australian, French, Kazakhstani and Chinese universities. She has co-authored seventeen books (with Andrew Kakabadse) and has published over 140 scholarly articles. Her current areas of interest focus on leadership, strategy, boardroom effectiveness, governance, CSR and ethics, and ICT impact on individual and society. Nada is co-editor of the Journal of Management Development and theCorporate Governance Journal.

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