The iron law of what again? Conceptualizing oligarchy across organizational forms

Sociological Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 312-337

  Leach, Darcy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 25444462731     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2751.2005.00256.x     Document Type: Review

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