A Historical Review of Interlocking Directorates in Canada: A Comparison of the 1912 and 2012 Networks

For over a century Canadian companies have connected via interlocking directorates, which occur when a member of a company‘s boards of directors also serves on another company‘s board. This practice created a network that remained copiously linked throughout the 1900s. The network served as a way for companies to share corporate procedures while also allowing individuals, from the upper and middle classes, to maintain the hegemony of the ruling elite.

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  2019

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  Annals of Geographical Studies

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  Geography, Political Science, History

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  DOI 10.22259/2642-9136.0202004
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