Social Class in Organizations: Entrance, Promotion, and Organizational and Societal Consequences of the Corporate Elite

IF 4.1 4区 管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT
Michelle K. Lee, Jennifer J. Kish-Gephart, M. Mizruchi, Donald A Palmer, M. Useem
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Abstract

Organizational theorists studying executives of large corporations have long theorized that top management is dominated by elites of upper social class background. Organizations reflect the class system in the societies they are situated in by advantaging those of higher social class background. If organizations are perpetuating societal inequality by favoring those from higher social class and positioning them to dictate organizational outcomes, it is important to understand ways to reduce inequality by increasing social class diversity, and theorize on the implications of this diversity for business and society. This article brings together scholars on the forefront of social class research to understand the influence of social class on the corporate elite. The scholars explore the effect of social class in attaining access to the most influential managerial positions, conditions that enable greater diversity, and how the corporate elite can affect firm strategic actions and key societal outcomes.
组织中的社会阶层:企业精英的进入、晋升以及组织和社会后果
长期以来,研究大公司高管的组织理论家一直认为,高层管理由上层社会阶层背景的精英主导。组织通过利用社会阶层背景较高的人来反映其所处社会的阶级制度。如果组织通过偏袒那些来自较高社会阶层的人并将他们定位为决定组织结果而使社会不平等持续下去,那么了解通过增加社会阶层多样性来减少不平等的方法是很重要的,并将这种多样性对商业和社会的影响理论化。本文汇集了社会阶层研究前沿的学者,以了解社会阶层对企业精英的影响。学者们探讨了社会阶层对获得最有影响力的管理职位的影响,实现更大多样性的条件,以及企业精英如何影响公司的战略行动和关键的社会结果。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Management Inquiry, sponsored by the Western Academy of Management, is a refereed journal for scholars and professionals in management, organizational behavior, strategy, and human resources. Its intent is to explore ideas and build knowledge in management theory and practice, with a focus on creative, nontraditional research as well as key controversies in the field. The journal seeks to maintain a constructive balance between innovation and quality, and at the same time widely define the forms that relevant contributions to the field can take. JMI features six sections: Meet the Person, Provocations, Reflections on Experience, Nontraditional Research, Essays, and Dialog.
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