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Executive Elites

Executive Elites is a sociopolitical construct denoting the subset of political elites who occupy the highest institutional positions within a state's executive branch and wield principal authority over policy implementation, administrative governance, and national decision-making.

102

Publications

6.9K

Citations

153

Authors

85

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

28

Parents

Publications

102

Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies.

Larry W. Isaac, Joel D. Aberbach, Robert D. Putnam et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1983 · 594 citations

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Top Managerial Prestige and Organizational Bankruptcy

Richard A. D'Aveni · Organization Science · 1990 · 481 citations

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The Social Organization of the American Business Elite and Participation of Corporation Directors in the Governance of American Institutions

Michael Useem · American Sociological Review · 1979 · 424 citations

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Interlocking Directorates and Political Cohesion among Corporate Elites

Val Burris · American Journal of Sociology · 2005 · 362 citations

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You Don’t Forget Your Roots: The Influence of CEO Social Class Background on Strategic Risk Taking

Jennifer J. Kish-Gephart, Joanna Tochman Campbell · Academy of Management Journal · 2014 · 335 citations

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Authors

153

  1. JD
    Joel D. Aberbach

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 660 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. BA
    Bert A. Rockman

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    3 publications · 660 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. AB
    Adam Bonica

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 155 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. AD
    Aeron Davis

    Goldsmiths University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. RA
    R. A. W. Rhodes

    Australian National University, Australia

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

85

  1. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    139 citations

  2. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

  3. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

  4. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    109 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    61 citations

  6. State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  7. Universidad del Rosario

    Bogotá, Colombia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    155 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 476 citations

    6

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  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    4 publications · 743 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Social Problems

    3 publications · 94 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 3 publications · 426 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. American Behavioral Scientist

    ABS · 2 publications · 105 citations

    2

    h-index

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