Managing Elites: Socializaton in Law and Business Schools

by Debra J. Schleef

Book Overview

How does one become a member of an elite profession? Managing Elites examines how elites-in-training contest, rationalize, and ultimately embrace their dominant positions in society. Using interviews with law and MBA students, the author shows that becoming elite is not a straightforward process without tensions. Successful socialization outcomes-employment in large corporate law firms or prominent investment banks and consulting firms-require both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742538494
• ISBN13: 9780742538498
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"