Outputs (4)

What does it mean to span cultural boundaries? Variety and atypicality in cultural consumption (2016)
Journal Article
Hannan, M., Goldberg, A., & Kovács, B. (2016). What does it mean to span cultural boundaries? Variety and atypicality in cultural consumption. American Sociological Review, 81(2), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122416632787

We propose a synthesis of two lines of sociological research on boundary spanning in cultural production and consumption. One, research on cultural omnivorousness, analyzes choice by heterogeneous audiences facing an array of crisp cultural offerings... Read More about What does it mean to span cultural boundaries? Variety and atypicality in cultural consumption.

Conceptual spaces and the consequences of category spanning (2015)
Journal Article
Kovács, B., & Hannan, M. (2015). Conceptual spaces and the consequences of category spanning. Sociological Science, 2, 252-286. https://doi.org/10.15195/v2.a13

A general finding in economic and organizational sociology shows that objects that span categories lose appeal to audiences. This paper argues that the negative consequences of crossing boundaries are more severe when the categories spanned are dista... Read More about Conceptual spaces and the consequences of category spanning.

Category signaling and reputation (2014)
Journal Article
Negro, G., Hannan, M., & Fassiotto, M. (2015). Category signaling and reputation. Organization Science, 26(2), 584-600. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2014.0935

We propose that category membership can operate as a collective market signal for quality when low-quality producers face higher costs of gaining membership. The strength of membership as a collective signal increases with the sharpness of the catego... Read More about Category signaling and reputation.

An Ecology of Social Categories (2014)
Journal Article
Pontikes, E., & Hannan, M. (2014). An Ecology of Social Categories. Sociological Science, 1, 311-343. https://doi.org/10.15195/v1.a20

This article proposes that meaningful social classification emerges from an ecological dynamic that operates in two planes: feature space and label space. It takes a dynamic view of classification, allowing objects’ movements in both spaces to change... Read More about An Ecology of Social Categories.