Book Review

Abstract

has supplied a rich source of variation. In effect, by placing research from many disciplines under an evolutionary rubric, this book may stimulate conversations across disciplines and, in the process, attract new adherents to an evolutionary way of thinking. I hope some of the variation generated by these processes will be selected and lead to new and interesting research directions. Thus, in the end, by taking a very eclectic approach, Aldrich has been true to the spirit of his evolutionary framework. Time (and future research) will tell whether the advantages of such a wide-ranging eclectic approach outweigh its disadvantages. Overall, then, this book will make a valuable addition to the libraries of organizational scholars. It should also be a valuable training aid for doctoral students because it will allow them to see how a prominent organizational scholar synthesizes and interprets the diverse research that makes up organizational studies.