Professor Dr. Damon Phillips

Biography

Damon J. Phillips is a Professor of Management at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment at the Annenberg School for Communication. He specializes in social structural approaches to organizations, markets, innovation, and social network theory analysis. His research particularly focuses on cultural markets, specifically the music industry, and professional services like law, consulting, and investment banking. Phillips has published extensively in top-tier journals in management and sociology and has served as an Associate Editor for the Administrative Science Quarterly and Management Science, as well as a Consulting Editor for Sociological Science and the American Journal of Sociology. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College, a Master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, as well as a Master’s and Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University. His acclaimed book, 'Shaping Jazz', offers an innovative study on the emergence and evolution of the market for recorded jazz. Beyond academia, he enjoys writing, listening to music, and spending time with his family.

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