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For a Sociology of Work Activity of executives of Large Businesses:
[Pour une sociologie de l’activité au travail des dirigeants de grandes entreprises]

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  • Michel Villette

    (ETT-CMH - Enquêtes, Terrains, Théorie (ETT) / Equipe du Centre Maurice Halbwachs - CMH - Centre Maurice Halbwachs - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Département de Sciences sociales ENS-PSL - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

Abstract

This paper proposes a methodology for an integrated analysis of top executives practices: the process of professional socialization; how s/he handles her/his business and pursues financial goals; the process of personal enrichment during her/his career; and the way s/he legitimizes the social position s/he occupies. This research strategy combines biographical sources, grey literature, ethnographic observations inside companies and secondary analysis of accounting data and public relations data. We conclude on the irony of such a research procedure caught between the ideal of a scientific analysis of practices and the social imperatives of the staging of power.

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  • Michel Villette, 2010. "For a Sociology of Work Activity of executives of Large Businesses: [Pour une sociologie de l’activité au travail des dirigeants de grandes entreprises]," Post-Print halshs-04758659, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-04758659
    DOI: 10.1177/0759106310369979
    Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04758659v1
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