Corporate networks and business groups in Egypt, 1924–1948: economic necessity or entrepreneurial dynamism

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Abstract:: By providing fresh insights into the development of Egyptian corporate networks and business groups between the early 1920s and late 1940s, this article extends the geographical ambit of an expanding field of study. Data from contemporaneous sources were analyzed through social network analysis techniques, in the search for an improved understanding of both the nature of and motivations behind networking in Egypt. In conducting this exercise, this article assesses the success with which the state acted to stimulate local entrepreneurship in its search for greater economic independence. By linking the Egyptian case to a wider literature on corporate networks, the article reveals similarities with other cases of how developing economies responded to the challenges of that era.

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Journal:: Enterprise & Society: The International Journal of Business History More from this journal
Volume:: 25
Issue:: 4
Pages:: 1130-1159
Publication date:: 2023-10-09
Acceptance date:: 2023-07-24
DOI:: 10.1017/eso.2023.27
EISSN:: 1467-2235
ISSN:: 1467-2227

Copyright holder:: Beniamin et al.
Rights statement:: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Business History Conference. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence, which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.

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