1st Edition
The British Business Elite Its Attitudes to Class, Status and Power
Preface 1. Strategists, ideologists and influentials: the business elite in sociological theory 2. The meaning systems of top businessmen 3. Design of the research 4. Reserved seats: family background, education, career and present lifestyle of top businessmen 5. The company comes first: the responsibilities and objectives of directors 6. The view from Mount Olympus: conflict, consensus and participation in the firm 7. Not a society person, not at all snooty: businessmen’s views of class and status in Britain 8. An uninvented lobby: the business picture of power in Britain 9. Conclusion Appendices
Biography
John Fidler was educated at Cambridge University and took an MSc degree at Imperial College, London, where he commenced his research on the attitudes of top businessmen. He was awarded a PhD by the University of Aston in Birmingham in 1979.
