Ornstein: Interlocking Directorates Among Major Canadian Firms
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Description
Usage
Format
Source
References
Description
The Ornstein data frame has 248 rows and 4 columns.
The observations are the 248 largest Canadian firms with
publicly available information in the mid-1970s. The names
of the firms were not available.
Usage
1
Format
This data frame contains the following columns:
- assets
-
Assets in millions of dollars.
- sector
-
Industrial sector.
A factor with levels:
AGR, agriculture, food, light industry;
BNK, banking;
CON, construction;
FIN, other financial;
HLD, holding companies;
MAN, heavy manufacturing;
MER, merchandizing;
MIN, mining, metals, etc.;
TRN, transport;
WOD, wood and paper.
- nation
-
Nation of control.
A factor with levels:
CAN, Canada;
OTH, other foreign;
UK, Britain;
US, United States.
- interlocks
-
Number of interlocking director and executive positions shared with
other major firms.
Source
Ornstein, M. (1976)
The boards and executives of the largest Canadian corporations.
Canadian Journal of Sociology 1, 411–437.
Personal communication from M. Ornstein, Department of Sociology,
York University.
References
Fox, J. (2016)
Applied Regression Analysis and Generalized Linear Models,
Third Edition. Sage.
Fox, J. and Weisberg, S. (2019)
An R Companion to Applied Regression, Third Edition, Sage.
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Description Usage Format Source References
Description
The Ornstein data frame has 248 rows and 4 columns.
The observations are the 248 largest Canadian firms with
publicly available information in the mid-1970s. The names
of the firms were not available.
Usage
1 |
Format
This data frame contains the following columns:
- assets
-
Assets in millions of dollars.
- sector
-
Industrial sector. A factor with levels:
AGR, agriculture, food, light industry;BNK, banking;CON, construction;FIN, other financial;HLD, holding companies;MAN, heavy manufacturing;MER, merchandizing;MIN, mining, metals, etc.;TRN, transport;WOD, wood and paper. - nation
-
Nation of control. A factor with levels:
CAN, Canada;OTH, other foreign;UK, Britain;US, United States. - interlocks
-
Number of interlocking director and executive positions shared with other major firms.
Source
Ornstein, M. (1976) The boards and executives of the largest Canadian corporations. Canadian Journal of Sociology 1, 411–437.
Personal communication from M. Ornstein, Department of Sociology, York University.
References
Fox, J. (2016) Applied Regression Analysis and Generalized Linear Models, Third Edition. Sage.
Fox, J. and Weisberg, S. (2019) An R Companion to Applied Regression, Third Edition, Sage.
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