The sociology of music has become a vibrant field of study in recent decades. While its
proponents are well aware of this field's contributions and relevance, we focus here on …

In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis within organizational ecology on
identity as a fundamental basis for the conceptualization and identification of organizational …

Using a case study of the Italian spirit grappa, we examine status recategorization—the
vertical extension and reclassification of an entire market category. Grappa was historically a …

This study examines the US commerce in human cadavers for medical education and
research to explore variation in legitimacy in trades involving similar goods. It draws on …

This book is about the creative work of chefs at top restaurants in New York and San
Francisco. Based on interviews with chefs and observation in restaurant kitchens, the book …

Innovation or the creation and diffusion of new material, social and cultural things in society
has been widely studied in sociology and across the social sciences, with investigations …

Previous studies show that producers that span category boundaries exhibit lower fit to
category schemas, accumulate less expertise, and elicit negative reactions from both critics …

We offer a new perspective on how cultural markets are structured and the conditions under
which innovations are more likely to emerge. We argue that in addition to organization-and …

This paper theoretically and empirically engages the relationship between organizational
identity and deception using the market for early jazz recordings as a setting. In this setting …

We draw on a survey of jazz musicians to examine their economic success (annual amount
of money earned through music) and critical success (national recognition of their talent). In …