He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University. His research examines key political economic issues, such as corporate governance, employment relations, and financial regulation, from the theoretical perspectives of organizational and economic sociology. His current projects explore inter-class power struggle over corporate decisions on, and the implementation of, workforce downsizing from the 1980s; the role of institutional investors and securities analysts in reshaping corporate strategies; and the impact of global corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards on employment practices