Organizations Evolving

Howard E. Aldrich, Kenan Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Martin Ruef, Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Entrepreneurship, Department of Sociology, Duke University and Stephen Lippmann, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, US

• Contents: 1. Introduction and Themes PART I AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE ON THEORIES OFORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 2. The Evolutionary Approach 3. How the Evolutionary Approach Relates to Other Approaches PART II CONCEPTUALIZING ORGANIZATIONAL EMERGENCE 4. Entrepreneurs and the Emergence of New Organizations 5. Organizational Boundaries 6. Organizational Forms PART III TRANSFORMATION AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND POPULATION LEVELS 7. Organizational Transformation 8. Organizations and Social Change PART IV POPULATION-LEVEL DYNAMICS 9. Emergence of New Populations of Organizations 10. Reproducing Populations: Foundings and Disbandings 11. Community Evolution References Index

‘Organizations Evolving is an instant classic. The go-to book for information about the future, as well as what s current in organizations studies. It follows Aldrich's pioneering work on entrepreneurship, with great cases, on-line supplements, and updates on digital technology and inequality. For the best primer on the study of organizations, Organizations Evolving is the clear winner.'