The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite

Mark S. Mizruchi

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$40.00 • £32.95 • €36.00

ISBN 9780674072992

Publication Date: 05/07/2013

Short

384 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

6 graphs, 3 tables

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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.

Awards & Accolades

2014 George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management

Co-Winner, 2014 Outstanding Contribution to Political Sociology Award, Political Sociology Section of the American Sociology Association

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