Howard Aldrich
Kenan Professor of Sociology at Kenan-Flagler Business School
Biography
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Howard E. Aldrich received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is Kenan Professor of Sociology, Adjunct Professor of Business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Faculty Research Associate at the Department of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, and Fellow, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.
His main research interests are entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial team formation, gender and entrepreneurship, and evolutionary theory.
His 1979 book, Organizations and Environments, was reprinted in 2007 by Stanford University Press in its Business Classics series. His book, Organizations Evolving (Sage, 1999), won the George Terry Award from the Academy of Management and was co-winner of the Max Weber Award from the OOW section of the American Sociological Association. In 2000, he won the Swedish Foundation on Small Business Award for his research on entrepreneurship. In 2002, he won the Sitterson Award for Excellence in Freshman Teaching at UNC-CH. His latest book, An Evolutionary Approach to Entrepreneurship: Selected Essays, was published by Edward Elgar in 2012. To see all of his publications, go to the “Publications” section of this site.
Areas of Interest:
- Evolutionary Social Science; Entrepreneurship; Organizations, Occupations, and Work; Economic Sociology; Inequality
Videos
Economy & Society Interview Series: Howard Aldrich - Full Interview
Keynote Address: Howard Aldrich (UNC)
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