M S Mizruchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M S Mizruchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | M S |
| FAMILY NAME | Mizruchi |
| SIGNATURE | MIZRUCHI M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-0928-469X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 356 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Fractured? Yes. Reconfigured? Maybe. Unified? Unlikely
Since its appearance in a 2013 book, the “fractured elite” thesis—the claim that the corporate community in the United States and other developed societies has become increasingly fragmented in recent decades—has been the source of considerable controversy. Andrew Collins has produced a thoughtful and serious critique of this argument and presented three empirical claims that, he believes, render the alternative “corporate dominance” thesis more …
It’s a theoretical, not an empirical, piece: Reply to Babones
We are grateful to Salvatore Babones for his extremely stimulating comments on our article, and we appreciate the opportunity to engage with them.We must begin with a clarification, however: Babones's overview of our argument is not inaccurate, but his focus on one relatively small piece-our "brief historical digression" and the accompanying discussion of elite fragmentation-may lead to a misleading portrayal of what we were doing.As we tried to …
The power of fragmented elites: The Role of Inadvertent Robust Action
It is broadly accepted among political scientists, political sociologists, and social movement theorists that a unified group will have a higher probability of success than a group that experiences internal divisions or fragmentation. Similarly, it has been assumed that in a society with a relatively unified elite, the elite will experience disproportionately higher benefits relative to the larger population. We take issue with this claim. In the…
Corporations and the American Welfare State: Adversaries or Allies
One of the most widely held views about American political life is that business is hostile to the welfare state. In the 1970s, David Vogel asked why American businessmen “distrusted their state.” Kim Phillips-Fein has written of the “businessmen's crusade against the New Deal.” Jane Mayer and Nancy MacLean have recounted the efforts of the Koch Brothers and their wealthy allies to remake American politics in a more conservative direction. What c…
The Power Elite in historical context: A reevaluation of Mills's thesis, then and now
Corporate CEOs, 1890-2015: Titans, Bureaucrats, and Saviors
Corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) have occupied important positions of power in developed societies since the nineteenth century. In this article, we describe how the nature and extent of this power has changed over time in the United States: from the corporate titans of the early twentieth century, to the bureaucratic organization men of the mid-twentieth century, to a new generation of dynamic, charismatic corporate leaders today. We di…
Structure and bias in the network autocorrelation model
The effect of density on the level of bias in the network autocorrelation model
Egocentric, sociocentric, or dyadic
Social networks and interorganizational relations: An illustration and adaptation of a micro-level model of political decision making
Berle and Means revisited: The governance and power of large U.S. corporations
Centrality and power revisited: Actor success in group decision making
What Do Interlocks Do? An Analysis, Critique, and Assessment of Research on Interlocking Directorates
Research on interlocking directorates has gained increasing prominence within the field of organizations, but it has come under increasing criticism as well. This chapter presents an in-depth examination of the study of interlocking directorates. I focus initially on both the determinants and the consequences of interlocking directorates, reviewing alternative accounts of both phenomena. Special attention is paid to the processual formulations im…
Cohesion, equivalence, and similarity of behavior: A theoretical and empirical assessment
Similarity of ideology and party preference among large American corporations: A study of political action committee contributions
Similarity of ideology and party preference among large American corporations: A study of political action committee contributions
Cohesion, Structural Equivalence, and Similarity of Behavior: An Approach to the Study of Corporate Political Power
Political sociologists interested in corporate power have focused increasingly on the extent to which the business community is cohesive. Studies of cohesion, however, frequently contain either no definition or operational definitions with little theoretical rationale. This paper examines the uses of the term cohesion in the power structure literature as well as in classical and contemporary sociological theory. I argue that: (1) cohesion is most…
Interlock groups, cliques, or interest groups? Comment on Allen
What Do Interlocks Do? An Analysis, Critique, and Assessment of Research on Interlocking Directorates
Research on interlocking directorates has gained increasing prominence within the field of organizations, but it has come under increasing criticism as well. This chapter presents an in-depth examination of the study of interlocking directorates. I focus initially on both the determinants and the consequences of interlocking directorates, reviewing alternative accounts of both phenomena. Special attention is paid to the processual formulations im…
Cohesion, Structural Equivalence, and Similarity of Behavior: An Approach to the Study of Corporate Political Power
Political sociologists interested in corporate power have focused increasingly on the extent to which the business community is cohesive. Studies of cohesion, however, frequently contain either no definition or operational definitions with little theoretical rationale. This paper examines the uses of the term cohesion in the power structure literature as well as in classical and contemporary sociological theory. I argue that: (1) cohesion is most…
Berle and Means revisited: The governance and power of large U.S. corporations
Corporate CEOs, 1890-2015: Titans, Bureaucrats, and Saviors
Corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) have occupied important positions of power in developed societies since the nineteenth century. In this article, we describe how the nature and extent of this power has changed over time in the United States: from the corporate titans of the early twentieth century, to the bureaucratic organization men of the mid-twentieth century, to a new generation of dynamic, charismatic corporate leaders today. We di…
The Power Elite in historical context: A reevaluation of Mills's thesis, then and now
Similarity of ideology and party preference among large American corporations: A study of political action committee contributions
The power of fragmented elites: The Role of Inadvertent Robust Action
It is broadly accepted among political scientists, political sociologists, and social movement theorists that a unified group will have a higher probability of success than a group that experiences internal divisions or fragmentation. Similarly, it has been assumed that in a society with a relatively unified elite, the elite will experience disproportionately higher benefits relative to the larger population. We take issue with this claim. In the…
Interlock groups, cliques, or interest groups? Comment on Allen
Similarity of ideology and party preference among large American corporations: A study of political action committee contributions
Similarity of ideology and party preference among large American corporations: A study of political action committee contributions
Cohesion, Structural Equivalence, and Similarity of Behavior: An Approach to the Study of Corporate Political Power
Political sociologists interested in corporate power have focused increasingly on the extent to which the business community is cohesive. Studies of cohesion, however, frequently contain either no definition or operational definitions with little theoretical rationale. This paper examines the uses of the term cohesion in the power structure literature as well as in classical and contemporary sociological theory. I argue that: (1) cohesion is most…
Cohesion, equivalence, and similarity of behavior: A theoretical and empirical assessment
What Do Interlocks Do? An Analysis, Critique, and Assessment of Research on Interlocking Directorates
Research on interlocking directorates has gained increasing prominence within the field of organizations, but it has come under increasing criticism as well. This chapter presents an in-depth examination of the study of interlocking directorates. I focus initially on both the determinants and the consequences of interlocking directorates, reviewing alternative accounts of both phenomena. Special attention is paid to the processual formulations im…
Centrality and power revisited: Actor success in group decision making
Social networks and interorganizational relations: An illustration and adaptation of a micro-level model of political decision making
Berle and Means revisited: The governance and power of large U.S. corporations
Egocentric, sociocentric, or dyadic
The effect of density on the level of bias in the network autocorrelation model
Structure and bias in the network autocorrelation model
Corporate CEOs, 1890-2015: Titans, Bureaucrats, and Saviors
Corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) have occupied important positions of power in developed societies since the nineteenth century. In this article, we describe how the nature and extent of this power has changed over time in the United States: from the corporate titans of the early twentieth century, to the bureaucratic organization men of the mid-twentieth century, to a new generation of dynamic, charismatic corporate leaders today. We di…
The Power Elite in historical context: A reevaluation of Mills's thesis, then and now
Corporations and the American Welfare State: Adversaries or Allies
One of the most widely held views about American political life is that business is hostile to the welfare state. In the 1970s, David Vogel asked why American businessmen “distrusted their state.” Kim Phillips-Fein has written of the “businessmen's crusade against the New Deal.” Jane Mayer and Nancy MacLean have recounted the efforts of the Koch Brothers and their wealthy allies to remake American politics in a more conservative direction. What c…
It’s a theoretical, not an empirical, piece: Reply to Babones
We are grateful to Salvatore Babones for his extremely stimulating comments on our article, and we appreciate the opportunity to engage with them.We must begin with a clarification, however: Babones's overview of our argument is not inaccurate, but his focus on one relatively small piece-our "brief historical digression" and the accompanying discussion of elite fragmentation-may lead to a misleading portrayal of what we were doing.As we tried to …
The power of fragmented elites: The Role of Inadvertent Robust Action
It is broadly accepted among political scientists, political sociologists, and social movement theorists that a unified group will have a higher probability of success than a group that experiences internal divisions or fragmentation. Similarly, it has been assumed that in a society with a relatively unified elite, the elite will experience disproportionately higher benefits relative to the larger population. We take issue with this claim. In the…
Fractured? Yes. Reconfigured? Maybe. Unified? Unlikely
Since its appearance in a 2013 book, the “fractured elite” thesis—the claim that the corporate community in the United States and other developed societies has become increasingly fragmented in recent decades—has been the source of considerable controversy. Andrew Collins has produced a thoughtful and serious critique of this argument and presented three empirical claims that, he believes, render the alternative “corporate dominance” thesis more …
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