Stephen Lippmann

Education

• PhD Sociology - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• MA Sociology - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• BA Sociology - University of New Hampshire

Stephen Lippmann is a Professor of Sociology. He studies organizations and work, with a focus on organizational and industrial dynamics in cultural industries. In addition to theoretical work on the role of history in organizational dynamics, his empirical research has focused on the emergence and consolidation of the radio broadcasting industry, and the decline of soap operas in the U.S. In addition, he studies entrepreneurship and employment flexibility, and has written on teaching and pedagogy. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Teaching and/or Research Interests

Work, organizational and industry evolution, entrepreneurship

Selected Publications

• Aldrich, Howard E., Martin Ruef, and Stephen Lippmann. 2021. “Entrepreneurial
  Networks.” In Leo Paul, Dana, Ed., World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. New York: Edward Elgar. 151-159.
• Aldrich, Howard E., Martin Ruef, and Stephen Lippmann. 2020. Organizations Evolving, 3rd
  Ed. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.
• Lippmann, Stephen and Howard E. Aldrich. 2016. “A Rolling Stone Gathers
  Momentum: Generational Units, Collective Memory, and Entrepreneurship.” Academy of Management Review. 41(4): 658-675.
• Kim, Phillip H., Gregoire Croidieu, and Stephen Lippmann. 2016. “Responding From
  That Vantage Point: Field Position and Discursive Strategies of Legitimation in the U.S. Wireless Telegraphy Field.” Organization Studies. 37(10): 1417-1450.
• Lippmann, Stephen, and Howard E. Aldrich. 2016. “The Temporal Dimension of
  Context.” Pp. 54-64 in William B. Gartner and Friederike Welter, Eds. A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Context. New York: Edward Elgar.
• Lippmann, Stephen, and J. Scott Brown. 2016. “Unemployment, Reemployment and
  Health Insurance Status among Older Workers in the Flexible Labor Market.” Sociological Inquiry. 86(4): 563-592.