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The Structure of Corporate Political Action: Interfirm Relations and Their Consequences
Mark S. Mizruchi
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Description for The Structure of Corporate Political Action: Interfirm Relations and Their Consequences
hardcover. Asks to what extent are large corporations unified politically - or, more precisely, when do companies agree on issues and when do they disagree? This is an important question in a democracy whose vitality depends on a wide sharing of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 line illustrations, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Are large American corporations politically unified or divided? This question, which has important implications for the viability of American democracy, has frustrated social scientists and political commentators for decades. Despite years of increasingly sophisticated research, resolution of the issue remains as elusive as ever.
In this important book, Mark S. Mizruchi presents and tests an original model of corporate political behavior. He argues that because the business community is characterized by both unity and conflict, the key issue is not whether business is unified but the conditions under which unity or conflict occurs.
Adopting a structural model of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674843776
SKU
V9780674843776
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About Mark S. Mizruchi
Mark S. Mizruchi is Robert Cooley Angell Collegiate Professor of Sociology, Barger Family Professor of Organizational Studies, and Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for The Structure of Corporate Political Action: Interfirm Relations and Their Consequences
The dispute over power structure between elite and pluralist approaches was never resolved; it was simply exhausted. Mark Mizruchi’s book will bring it back to life, not only with a new burst of energy but at a much higher level of discourse. The book combines methodological strength and a lively style; it is rigorous without losing relevance, methodologically sophisticated without ... Read more