Corporate political strategies: national or European?

Has the construction of a European level playing §field in terms of policy solutions in the merger §control field led to a de facto standardisation of §European corporate modes of representation? This §study challenges scholars who have predicted the §development of a European mode of representation §that would accompany the shift of competences from §the national to the European level of governance. §§The conclusions of this study show differences in §corporate political strategies along national lines, §although a certain degree of convergence can be §identified. There are traditional tendencies in §choosing strategies although the efficiency of §strategies can be assessed case-by-case. Has the construction of a European level playing §field in terms of policy solutions in the merger §control field led to a de facto standardisation of §European corporate modes of representation? This §study challenges scholars who have predicted the §development of a European mode of representation §that would accompany the shift of competences from §the national to the European level of governance. §The conclusions of this study show differences in §corporate political strategies along national lines, §although a certain degree of convergence can be §identified. There are traditional tendencies in §choosing strategies although the efficiency of §strategies can be assessed case-by-case.