Examines the evolution of corporate form and managerial process from the 1880s to the 1990s, detailing how corporations influenced government to affect changes in response to economic transitions.
Addresses the ways industrial employers in America use factors such as race, gender and ethnicity to manipulate workers' networks and communities, and to control labor. Griffith (sociology and anthrop
Investigates the lives and work of women in the chikan embroidery industry of Lucknow, India, exploring important issues in women's studies, anthropology, and urban development. Describes the impact o
Develops a conceptual framework that contrasts with prevailing definitions of the corporation, and shows that corporate property rights and the legal basis of ownership are crucial to understanding co
Traces the development and persistence of the Boston Brahmins from the beginning of industrialization, in the 1820s, to the early twentieth century. Primarily investigates how traditional forms of soc