This paper looks at the position of CEOs in Dutch listed companies in the context of institutional change. Following up on discussions on Varieties of Capitalism and the contrasts between coordinated and liberal market economies, we explore the position of the CEO in the Netherlands in the second half of the twentieth century. On the basis of our database of Dutch CEOs, as well as an analysis of articles and published interviews, we show that the move toward a more liberal market economy had a clear impact on the position of CEOs and on the way their role was perceived. This paper highlights the importance of studying leaders in their historical context, with implications for the selection of future CEOs as they face increasing pressure on issues such as inequality and climate change.

本文着眼于制度变革背景下首席执行官在荷兰上市公司中的地位。在讨论了资本主义的多样性以及协调和自由市场经济之间的对比之后，我们探讨了首席执行官在20世纪下半叶在荷兰的地位。根据我们对荷兰CEO的数据库以及对文章和发表的访谈的分析，我们表明，走向更加自由的市场经济对CEO的职位及其角色的认知方式具有明显的影响。本文强调了在历史背景下研究领导者的重要性，以及对未来首席执行官的选择的启示，因为他们面临着不平等和气候变化等问题的压力越来越大。