|
Howard E. Aldrich Kenan Professor and Department Chair of Sociology Personal page: http://sociology.unc.edu/directory/faculty/ha Personal web site: http://www.unc.edu/~healdric |
Education: B.A. in Sociology at Bowling Green State University; M.A. in Sociology at University of Michigan; Ph.D. in Sociology at University of Michigan.
Research interests: Evolutionary social science; Economic sociology; Organizations, occupations, and work; Entrepreneurship; Social networks and business performance; Cross national studies of entrepreneurship and social networks; Human resource management in new ventures; Business interest associations and the evolution of organizational communities; Gender differences in business management; Electronic commerce, with focus on application service providers.
Present positions: International Research Advisory Board, ESBRI (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute), Stockholm, Sweden ● Research Advisory Board, EePulse, Ann Arbor, Michigan ● International Advisory Board, The Journal of Institutional Economics (2005-2008) ● Memberships: American Sociological Association; Academy of Management; Sociological Research Association; Southern Sociological Society; Strategic Management Society.
Awards and acknowledgments: Best Paper on Women's Entrepreneurship Award 2003 for the paper: On their own terms? Gendered rhetoric versus business behavior in small firms ( http://www.pearsoned.ca/highered/divisions/bande/robbins/orgbeh_3_pressrelease.html) ● Conference on "Evolutionary Approaches to Entrepreneurship" in honor of H.E. Aldrich at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, 2002, and special issue of the Journal of Business Venture, edited by S. Shane: Evolutionary approaches to entrepreneurship: Honoring Howard Aldrich, vol. 19, 3, May 2004 ( http://www.kenaninstitute.unc.edu/centers/cei/?y=news.20040421&t=News) ● J. Carlyle Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award 2002 ● Max Weber Award 2000 for the book: Organizations Evolving (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Book/Clemens.doc) ● Career Achievement Award, Academy of Management, 2000 ● Entrepreneurship Researcher of the Year Award, Swedish Foundation of Small Business Research, 2000 (official motivation and the paper Trends and directions in entrepreneurship research by H.E. Aldrich at: http://www.fsf.se/fsf-nutek-award/papers/Paper_Aldrich.pdf).
Web resources on Professor Aldrich: Howard Aldrich on forming successful entrepreneurial Teams, Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative, 2005 ( http://www.kenaninstitute.unc.edu/centers/cei/?y=news.20050822&t=News) ● H. Landstrom: Pioneers in entrepreneurship research, Ch. 12 Howard Aldrich - Theorist and legitimizer of the field (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Landstrom.pdf) ● D. Baird, A teaching champion: An interview with Howard Aldrich, 1996 (http://ultibase.rmit.edu.au/Articles/june97/aldri1.htm) ● Howard Aldrich, Entrepreneurial strategies in new organizational populations (lecture notes: http://www.dukeentrepreneurship.com/soc159lectures/5-EntrepreneurialStrategiesNewOrgPopulations.pdf)
SOME PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON WEB
(2005) J.E. Cliff, N. Langton, H.E. Aldrich, Walking the talk? Gendered rhetoric vs. action in small firms, Organization Studies2005; 26; 63 (http://oss.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/26/1/63)
(2003) M. Ruef, H.E. Aldrich, N.M. Carter, The structure of founding teams: Homophily, strong ties, and isolation among u.s. entrepreneurs, American Sociological Review, 2003, VoL. 68 (April: 195-222) (http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jrauch/FADEN/Meeting3/Ruefetal..pdf)
(2002) I.O. Williamson, D.M. Cable, H.E. Aldrich, Smaller but not necessarily weaker: How small businesses can overcome barriers to recruitment, Managing People in Entrepreneurial Organizations, 2002, Volume 5, pages 83-106 (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/P123.pdf)
(2001) H.E. Aldrich, Who wants to be an evolutionary theorist?, Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 10 No. 2, June 2001, 115-127 (http://professor-murmann.net/Aldrich_OMT_2000.pdf)
(1998) H.E. Aldrich, L.A. Renzulli, N. Langton, Passing on privilege: Resources provided by self-employed parents to their self-employed children, in K. Leicht (ed.), Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, JAI (http://renzulli.myweb.uga.edu/pubs/passing.pdf).
(1997) H.E. Aldrich, My career as a teacher, in R. Andre e P. Frost (eds.), Researchers Hooked on Teaching: Noted Scholars Discuss the Synergies of Teaching and Research, Sage (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/P97.pdf)
Working papers and drafts:
(2003) P.H. Kim, H.E. Aldrich, L.A. Keister, If I were rich? The impact of financial and human capital on becoming a nascent entrepreneur (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/WP147.pdf)
(2003) A.E. Davis, H.E. Aldrich, Who are voluntary associations bringing together? Voluntary associations' contingent value for network diversity, prepared for presentation at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/WP148.pdf)
(2001) L.A. Renzulli, H.E. Aldrich, J. Reynolds, It's up in the air, or is it?, (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/WP138.pdf)
(2000) H.E. Aldrich, A. Fortune, "Can't buy me love" (but I know where you can rent it): The emerging organizational community around web-based application service providers, prepared for presentation at the 2000 Annual Academy of Management Conference (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/WP131.pdf)
(2000) A.B. Davis, H.E. Aldrich, The organizational advantage? Social capital, gender, and small business owners'access to resources, prepared for presentation at the 2000 American Sociological Association meetings (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/WP132.pdf)
(----) T. Baker, H.E. Aldrich, The trouble with gurus: Responses to dependence and the emergence of employment practices in entrepreneurial firms (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/wp130.pdf)
(----) J.E. Cliff, N. Langton, H.E. Aldrich, On their own terms? Gendered rhetoric versus business behavior in small firms, SAUDER School of Business, British Columbia (Submission # 12975) ( http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/alumni/viewpoints/2003/spring/docs/langton.pdf)
(----) H.E. Aldrich, How to hand exams back to your class, forthcoming in College Teaching (http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/Workpapers/WP135.pdf)
Updated: January 22, 2007