Michael Useem

Question 1

Michael Useem

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Mills vs. Useem

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Summary for Power

Michels, Mills and Porter

Answer 3

Michels: organizational structure concerning power
Mills: major organizations dominate society
Porter: shows how this prompted ethnic stratrification