The Collegial Phenomenon: The Social Mechanisms of Cooperation Among Peers in a Corporate Law Partnership

Author:   Emmanuel Lazega (, Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Lille I, France)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199242726


Pages:   358
Publication Date:   06 September 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Emmanuel Lazega (, Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Lille I, France)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.645kg
ISBN:  

9780199242726


ISBN 10:   0199242720
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   06 September 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: A Structural Theory of Collective Action Among Peers 2: Spencer, Grace, & Robbins 3: Niches and Status in the Firm: A Specific Exchange System 4: Economic Performance and Quality Control 5: Too Many Chefs? 6: Balance of Power and Organizational Integration: A Montesquieu Structure 7: Pressuring Partners Back to Good Order: A Lateral Control Regime 8: Multi-Status Oligarchs and the Negotiation of Precarious Values Conclusion

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Lazega's book is original and insightful through his rich field-specific knowledge, a theoretically refined and undogmatic approach, and through sophisiticated data collection and analysis. This book is clearly written. European Sociological Review The lessons Lazega draws are novel and important ... Identifying the myriad ways in which relations of production affect the output of the knowledge workers on whom our prosperity and progress depend in this post-industrial world is a vital task, to which Emmanuel Lazega has made valuable contributions. Richard Abel, Journal of Law and Society 'It is a remarkable piece of scholarship, both in its theoretical development and in its execution' Administrative Science Quarterly


Lazega's book is original and insightful through his rich field-specific knowledge, a theoretically refined and undogmatic approach, and through sophisiticated data collection and analysis. This book is clearly written. European Sociological Review The lessons Lazega draws are novel and important ... Identifying the myriad ways in which relations of production affect the output of the knowledge workers on whom our prosperity and progress depend in this post-industrial world is a vital task, to which Emmanuel Lazega has made valuable contributions. Richard Abel, Journal of Law and Society 'It is a remarkable piece of scholarship, both in its theoretical development and in its execution' Administrative Science Quarterly


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Emmanuel Lazega is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lille I, France. Previous positions have included Assistant Professor at the University of Versailles (1993-1999); Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University (1988-1991); and Researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford University (1986-1988)

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