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John W. Meyer

John Wilfred Meyer (born 1935) is an American sociologist and emeritus professor at Stanford University. Beginning in the 1970s and continuing to the present day, Meyer has contributed fundamental ideas to the field of sociology, especially in the areas of education, organizations, and global and transnational sociology. He is best known for the…

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John W. Meyer → Academic Press, Actor, Actors, American Journal, American Sociological Review, Annual Review, Authority, Bergesen, Brian Rowan, Cambridge University Press, Ceremony, Comparative Education Review, David John Frank, David Strang, Diffusion, Djelic, Drori, Education, Evan Schofer, Expansion

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John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsThe Effects0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsEducation0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsInstitution0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsAmerican Journal0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsSociology0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsInstitutionalized Organizations0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsFormal Structure0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsMyth0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsCeremony0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsBrian Rowan0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsThe World Polity0.60section
John W. Meyerrelated to Selected publicationsAuthority0.60section

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