Howard E. Aldrich

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology
ProfessorAppointed: 1982
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology
DirectorAppointed: 1982
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology
Adjunct ProfessorAppointed: 1982
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Mailing Address

CB 3210
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (919) 962-5044
Fax: (919) 962-7568
HOWARD_ALDRICH@UNC.EDU
http://www.unc.edu/~healdric/

Qualifications

M.A., University of Michigan, Sociology, 1966.
B.A., University of Michigan, Sociology, 1965.
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Sociology.

Expertise and Research Interests

I study the social conditions under which new businesses are created, focusing especially on the role of social networks. My work on startups involves examining the composition of startup teams, the role of personal income and wealth, and gender differences in how a startup begins.

I am interested in evolutionary theory and its application to organizational change.

Other Expertise

I have served on the boards of a number of startups, particularly in the hi-tech and information technology sector. I focus on the role of human resources in startups and on the process of achieving organizational coherence.

Industrial Relevance

I write quite a bit on pedagogy and active learning, and teach a course on teaching. I use information technology extensively in my teaching. Combined, these interests are very relevant to a broad range of commercial activities in the educational sector, e.g. e-learning. the digital delivery of educational content, etc.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Comparative Sociology, Ecology, Ecology and Population, Entrepreneurship, Evolution, Human Resources, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Pedagogy, Small Business, Sociology, Women's Studies.

Additional Terms:

Active Learning, Comparative, Cross National, Ecology, Entrepreneurship, Ethnic Relations, Evolution, Historical, Human Resources, Organization, Pedagogy, Small Business, Social Network, Women.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

German: (Basic, Basic, Basic)
Italian: (Basic, None, Basic)

Memberships

Academy of Management
American Sociological Association
European Group on Organizational Studies
Industrial Relations Research Association
International Sociological Association
Southern Sociological Association

Honors and Awards

2000-2000, Entrepreneurship Researcher of the Year, Swedish Foundation of Small Business Research, Swedish Foundation of Small Business Research, Stockholm, Sweden, entrepreneurship research
2000-2000, Career Achievement Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, Research & writing on organizations & management
1998-1999, Max Weber Award for Best Book, American Sociological Association, Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work, Book on organization theory
1998-1999, George R. Terry Award, Academy of Management, Best management book published in 1999

Previous Positions

1979-1982, Professor of Sociology Chair of Organizational Behavior Department, Cornell University (New York), Professor of Sociology Chair of Organizational Behavior Department
1969-1982, Assistant Professor to Professor, Cornell University

Publications

  • Howard E. Aldrich, Organizations Evolving. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999
  • Howard Aldrich, Linda Renzulli, Nancy Langton, Passing on Privilege: resources provided by self-employed parents to their self-employed children, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 16, 291-318, 1998
  • Courtney Shelton Hunt, Howard Aldrich, The Second Ecology: The Creation & Evolution of Organizational Communities as Exemplified by the Commercialization of the World Wide Web, Research in Organizational Behavior, 20, 267-302, 1998
  • Howard E. Aldrich, Ted Baker, Blinded by the Cites? Has There Been Progess in Entrepreneurship Research?, In Donald L. Sexton and Ray W. Smilor (eds.), Entrepreneurs, 377-400, 1997
  • Ted Baker, Howard E. Aldrich, Nina Liou, Invisible Entrepreneurs: The Neglect of Women Business Owners by Mass Media and Scholarly Journals in the United States, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 9, 221-238, 1997
  • Howard E. Aldrich and Toshihiro Sasaki. 1995. "R&D Consortia in the United States and Japan." Research Policy, 24, 2 (March): 301-316
  • Howard E. Aldrich and Toshihiro Sasaki. 1995. "Governance Structure and Technology Transfer Management in R&D Consortia in the United States and Japan." pp. 70-92 in Jeffrey Liker, John E. Ettlie, and John C. Campbell (eds.), Engineered in Japan: Japanese Technology-Management Practices. New York: Oxford University Press
  • Pat Ray Reese and Howard E. Aldrich. 1995. "Entrepreneurial Networks and Business Performance: A Panel Study of Small and Medium-Sized Firms in the Research Triangle." Pp. 124-144 in Sue Birley and Ian C. MacMillan (eds.), International Entrepreneurship.London: Routledge
  • Howard E. Aldrich and C. Marlene Fiol. 1994. "Fools Rush In? The Institutional Context of Industry Creation." Academy of Management Review, 19, 4: 645-670
  • Howard E. Aldrich, Amanda Brickman Elam, and Pat Ray Reese. 1995. Strong Ties, Weak Ties, and Strangers: Do Women Business Owners Differ from Men in Their Use of Networking to Obtain Assistance? Paper 95-04. Washington, D.C.: The Small Business Foundationof America

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