| Article ID: | iaor20072946 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 19 |
| End Page Number: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Journal: | OR Insight |
| Authors: | Michael Bryane |
| Keywords: | networks, practice |
When the president of a firm sits on the board of a major supplier and maintains friendly relations with his auditors (who he hires as business consultants) it could be said that incentives are created to promote self-serving by the minority clique at the expense of the majority. This paper examines such social networks and their impact on management.