Preface

PART 1 :Theory

1.Organizations and Social Structure

Organizational Diversity
Perspectives on Organizational Change
The Demography and Ecology of Organizations
Population Thinking
Evolution of Organizational Forms
Dynamic and Comparative Analysis

2. Theoretical Background

Organization Theory and Sociology: Missing Connections
Comparison of Contemporary Approaches
Controversies and Misunderstandings
Managerial Implications and Applications

3. Boundaries of Forms and Populations

Approaches to Defining Forms
A Focus on Boundaries
Boundary Dynamics and Diversity
Implications for Research

4. Structural Inertia and Organizational Change

Structural Inertia
A Hierarchy of Inertial Forces
Variations in Strength of Inertia

5. Competition and the Niche

The Principle of Isomorphism
The Niche
Classical Competition Theory
Niche Overlap and Competition

6. Modeling the Dynamics of Organizational Populations

Variations in Intrinsic Founding Rates
Effects of Environments on Carrying Capacities
Conceptualizing the Size of Populations
Carrying Capacities and Density Dependence
Rate Dependence and Diversity Dependence
Dynamics of Selection

PART 2: Methods

7. Designs of Empirical Studies

Defining Events
National Labor Unions
Semiconductor Merchant Producers
Newspaper Publishers in San Francisco
Comparison of Data Sets

8. Models and Methods of Analysis

Describing Organizational Histories
Models for Transition Rates
Counting Process Models
Estimation and Testing

PART 3: Empirical Finding

9. The Population Ecology of Founding and Entry

Core Questions
Founding Rates of Labor Unions
Entry Rates of Semiconductor Manufacturing Firms
Founding Rates of Newspaper Firms
Comparisons and Contrasts

10. Age Dependence in Failure Rates

The Liability of Newness
National Labor Unions
Exits of Semiconductor Manufacturing Firms

11. The Population Ecology of Organizational Mortality

Disbanding Rates of Labor Unions
Exit Rates of Semiconductor Firms
Failure Rates of Newspaper Firms
Comparisons and Contrasts

12. Dynamics of Niche Width and Mortality

Niche Width and Mortality of Restaurants
Niche Width and Exit Rates of Semiconductor Firms
Comparisons and Contrasts

13. Conclusions

Implications of the Research
Problems for Analysis

References

Name Index

Subject Index

Michael T. Hannan is Professor of Sociology, Stanford University.

John Freeman is Professor, Graduate School of Management, Cornell University.