Michael Useem Flashcards
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Michael Useem
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argued that concentration of power in organizations is good
organizational elites know what is good for organizations and what is good for organizations is good for organizational society
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Mills vs. Useem
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Mills and Useem agree that organizations promote power inequalities but disagree about the consequences
Mills: making people more dependent on others, more at risk of being afflicted by social problems
Useem: necessary and beneficial
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Summary for Power
Michels, Mills and Porter
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Michels: organizational structure concerning power
Mills: major organizations dominate society
Porter: shows how this prompted ethnic stratrification
