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The Experience Paradox

The Experience Paradox

A person is much more likely to deliver superb results if their motivation comes from within than they would if they picked a career based on external markers, such as money or status

By Leia Ruseva and Richard Okyere Mensah
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Human Resources, Interviews, Leadership, Management
Business Ecosystems and Innovation

Business Ecosystems and Innovation

The potential for anti-competitive behavior and collusion not only exists within ecosystems, but also across ecosystems and Keystone leaders, and has the potential to not only negatively impact consumers, but also many other stakeholders of these organizations.

By Abe Harraf, PhD, Brandon William Soltwisch, PhD and Stephen P. Salazar, BS
Economics, Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Global Business, Information Management/Technology (IT), Management, Strategy
Innovation Ambidexterity and the Three-Legged Stool

Innovation Ambidexterity and the Three-Legged Stool

Each type of innovation requires different, often opposing, structures, cultures, and processes. Thus, to become ambidextrous, companies must create a balanced mix of all three, each a leg in a three-legged stool.

By Janet Tinoco, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Management, Marketing, Strategy
Bringing the Human Spirit to Business Leadership

Bringing the Human Spirit to Business Leadership

Major shifts are required in leadership awareness and in how organizations are run and managed in order to solve the complex issues facing today’s business.

By Soren Eilertsen, PhD
Economics, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Editorial: “Mr. Watson, Come Here!”

Editorial: “Mr. Watson, Come Here!”

The IBM Watson team identified the healthcare industry, which represents approximately 1/7th of the U.S. economy, as a market opportunity with tremendous potential.

By Owen P. Hall, Jr., PE, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Information Management/Technology (IT)
Moving from Misuse to Bricolage

Moving from Misuse to Bricolage

In today’s world of increasing complexity, unpredictability, and rapid pace there is more demand for innovation than corporations are currently able to meet.

By Michael Fisher, PhD, Marty Abbott, DM and Kalle Lyytinen, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Information Management/Technology (IT), Marketing

VIDEO: Leadership, Innovation and Disruption

Professor Charla Griffy-Brown interviews Ed White, Owner, de Novo Consulting, about leadership and innovation in today’s environment. De Novo Consulting specializes in strategic planning, facilitation, and leadership coaching.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Leadership, Management
The Internet and Globalization: Ten Tips to Building an Effective Digital Strategy for Global Success

The Internet and Globalization: Ten Tips to Building an Effective Digital Strategy for Global Success

What does the Internet, globalization, and digital media have in common and why does it matter to global organizations? This article evaluates the relationship.

By Luc Berlin
Global Business
The Four Levels of Innovation

The Four Levels of Innovation

Is innovation just a convenient buzzword? Or, is it a paradigm-changing force that allows companies to compete on the global stage? The true answer might be a little bit of both.

By Mr. Kris Miner, MBA
Entrepreneurship / Innovation
Improvisation as a Way of Dealing with Ambiguity and Complexity

Improvisation as a Way of Dealing with Ambiguity and Complexity

Work is becoming less formalized, more complex, and more improvisational.

By Stephen A. Leybourne, PhD
Organizational Behavior
The Book Corner

The Book Corner

The Book Corner offers reviews by Graziadio School faculty on a variety of books on business topics.

By Graziadio Business Review
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What Determines Which Businesses Win and Which Lose?

What Determines Which Businesses Win and Which Lose?

An interview with author Keith McFarland offers insight in business strategy and reveals why he is on the list of top business thinkers.

By Wayne L. Strom, PhD
Interviews, Strategy
Editorial: Writing a Business Plan to Attract Investors

Editorial: Writing a Business Plan to Attract Investors

What does it take to write a good business plan? What should entrepreneurs avoid? Should business plans be put on hold until the economy picks up?

By Nancy Ellen Dodd, MPW, MFA
Editorials, Entrepreneurship / Innovation
Servicing the Software Industry (SaaS)

Servicing the Software Industry (SaaS)

There is something abuzz in the software industry from customers and developers alike and it is called Software as a Service, or SaaS for short.

By Kyle C. Murphy, DBA, MBA
Information Management/Technology (IT)
Strategic Leadership - Part Two

Strategic Leadership – Part Two

An overview of lessons in strategic leadership from a recent study of five benchmark organizations:Caterpillar, Cisco Systems, PepsiCo, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Washington Group International.

By Dr. Robert M. Fulmer
Leadership
Gen Y and Organizational Life

Gen Y and Organizational Life

A discussion of network groups hold in corporate settings and the potential impact that Generation Y managers may have regarding such groups.

By Teri C. Tompkins, PhD, Nancy C. Wallis, PhD and Kent Rhodes, EdD
Organizational Behavior

Are Workplace Bullies Sabotaging Your Ability to Compete?

Innovation, performance, and healthy communication flourish in a “bully-free” environment.

By John E. Richardson, DMin, MBA and Linnea B. McCord, JD, MBA
Business Law

Repetition Leads To Innovation

War stories and project meetings create a context in which teams can move from the old to the new.

By Bruce Hanson, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation

Managing Innovation through Corporate Venturing

New organizational models can help a firm commercialize ideas that would otherwise languish.

By Charles A. Morrissey, PhD
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
T.I.P.S.

T.I.P.S.

Eleven points, garnered from innovative organizations, to answer the tough but essential question, “What might help our organization be more innovative?”

By Edward H. Rockey, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation
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