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List of tables Preface 1. Introduction 2. The creation of a new business Europe: the rise of the multinational firm and its managers 3. The routes to internationalism: family backgrounds, and education experience 4. Choosing a career: family edicts and school verdicts 5. Careers across Europe 6. Escalator or roller-coaster? Moving on and flying high in the businesses of Europe 7. Invisible resources: families of origin and marriage 8. A family of beliefs and character 9. Reaching the top: origins, competence and connections 10. A family affair Appendix A. Methods of study Appendix B. Coding of social origins Appendix C. Basis of regrouping of sector categories Notes References Index.
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