We investigate whether social connections within the hedge fund industry affect investment decisions. Data is collected from interviews and observations with industry participants in Europe, the United States and Asia. Quantitatively analyzing the mapped social network, we find that decision...

In this study, we examine transformations in the influence of risk managers in two large UK banks over a period of six years. Our analysis highlights that a process we term toolmaking, whereby experts create, articulate and shape tools that embody their expertise, is central to the way in which...

The financialised character of contemporary rationalities of public governance has been the subject of increased attention within a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields. This paper proposes a particular analytical framework, focused on the notion of ‘governance devices', for...

Using a sample of 4,278 listed UK firms, we construct a social network of directorship-interlocks that comprises 31,495 directors. We use social capital theory and techniques developed in social network analysis to measure a director's connectedness and investigate whether this connectedness is...