Business Elite as Elected Representatives in Voluntary Organizations in Norway

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ID13054259
AuthorsTrygve Gulbrandsen (0000-0002-6356-858X, Institute for Social Research, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume8
Issue3
Pages130-141
Publication date2020-09-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics and Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2183-2463 • E-ISSN: 2183-2463
PublisherCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/pag.v8i3.2994
OpenAlexW3083683678
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited21

Little is known about the links between the business sector and civil society in Norway. To address the lack of knowledge, this study focused on members of the business elite who are elected representatives in voluntary organizations. Information about these representatives was obtained from a national survey of Norwegian elites and used to examine to what extent voluntary organizations are integrated into the business community’s network of institutions and organizations outside the corporate world. The analyses demonstrate that voluntary organizations are well placed within this network. Moreover, business leaders who are elected representatives are well-connected. Several of them serve on state boards and have frequent contact with politicians and state administrators. Business leaders who have experienced pronounced social mobility seem to be more attracted to being involved in the governance of voluntary organizations than their colleagues with a more privileged background

Business · Civil society · Corporate governance · Economics · Elite · Management · Norwegian · Political science · Politics · Public relations · State (computer science · Turnover · Voluntary association · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Social Capital and Networks

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