Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões
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Resumo: | The building of narratives is one of the central elements in the functioning of modern financial markets. In this paper we analyze the discursive strategies of a group of managers of state‑owned enterprises operating in Portugal prior to the creation of that country's parliamentary committee of inquiry (CPI). This committee was established in 2013 by the Assembly of the Republic to investigate the losses resulting from the use of derivative contracts (swaps) in state‑owned enterprises. Using concepts from several scientific fields including Sociology of Finance and Cognitive Psychology, our analysis reveals that uncertainty and the managers' cognitive illusions influenced their narratives of rationalization. The power relations between the relevant social actors (public authorities, banks, firms) are also evident in the managers' discourse. In our conclusions we highlight the implications of these factors for the construction of a more contextualized view of financial relationships. |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusõesInvestigação sócio-económia, SociologiaSocio-economic research, SociologyThe building of narratives is one of the central elements in the functioning of modern financial markets. In this paper we analyze the discursive strategies of a group of managers of state‑owned enterprises operating in Portugal prior to the creation of that country's parliamentary committee of inquiry (CPI). This committee was established in 2013 by the Assembly of the Republic to investigate the losses resulting from the use of derivative contracts (swaps) in state‑owned enterprises. Using concepts from several scientific fields including Sociology of Finance and Cognitive Psychology, our analysis reveals that uncertainty and the managers' cognitive illusions influenced their narratives of rationalization. The power relations between the relevant social actors (public authorities, banks, firms) are also evident in the managers' discourse. In our conclusions we highlight the implications of these factors for the construction of a more contextualized view of financial relationships.20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/129125por0254-110610.4000/rccs.10632Júlio Lobãoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-29T12:41:05Zoai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/129125Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T23:24:47.339446Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões Júlio Lobão Investigação sócio-económia, Sociologia Socio-economic research, Sociology |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Swaps and State-Owned Enterprises in Portugal: A Story of Power, Black Swans and Illusions=Swaps e empresas públicas em Portugal: uma história de poder, cisnes negros e ilusões |
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Júlio Lobão |
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Júlio Lobão |
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Júlio Lobão |
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Investigação sócio-económia, Sociologia Socio-economic research, Sociology |
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Investigação sócio-económia, Sociologia Socio-economic research, Sociology |
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The building of narratives is one of the central elements in the functioning of modern financial markets. In this paper we analyze the discursive strategies of a group of managers of state‑owned enterprises operating in Portugal prior to the creation of that country's parliamentary committee of inquiry (CPI). This committee was established in 2013 by the Assembly of the Republic to investigate the losses resulting from the use of derivative contracts (swaps) in state‑owned enterprises. Using concepts from several scientific fields including Sociology of Finance and Cognitive Psychology, our analysis reveals that uncertainty and the managers' cognitive illusions influenced their narratives of rationalization. The power relations between the relevant social actors (public authorities, banks, firms) are also evident in the managers' discourse. In our conclusions we highlight the implications of these factors for the construction of a more contextualized view of financial relationships. |
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