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Fellowship Society members in corporate boards: evidence from the Netherlands in the twentieth century

  • Abe de Jong*
  • , Philip T. Fliers
  • , Birte Schohaus
  • , Bas van Beek
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This chapter investigates five fellowship societies in the Netherlands over the twentieth century. These societies play an important role in bringing together influential people from the business elite. We use membership lists of the societies and names of exchange-listed Dutch non-financial firms’ board members to trace fellows’ presence on corporate boards. Using firm characteristics, we model which firms have fellows on their boards and assess the effects of their presence on firm performance.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNetwork analysis for economic, business and financial history
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages449-475
Number of pages27
ISBN (Electronic)9783032213556
ISBN (Print)9783032213549, 9783032213549
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2026

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in Economic History
PublisherSpringer Nature
ISSN (Print)2662-6497
ISSN (Electronic)2662-6500

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