Corporate Networks and Business Groups in Egypt, 1924-1948: Economic Necessity or Entrepreneurial Dynamism

Akram Beniamin*, John F. Wilson, Neveen Abdelrehim

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1130-1159
Number of pages30
JournalEnterprise and Society
Volume25
Issue number4
Early online date9 Oct 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2024

Keywords

  • Africa
  • Middle East
  • networks

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