The following is an excerpt from an article in the Wharton Magazine’s Winter 2014 issue. Text by Ken Stier, illustrations by Harry Campbell. When NASA had its R&D budget slashed, it came to its partner, the Mack Institute, to assist it in crowdsourcing many of its most pressing problems. Solutions…Read More
What happens when two industries with fundamentally different clockspeeds converge within a single product? In a recent Knowledge@Wharton article, Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation Director John Paul MacDuffie discusses the challenges of integrating IT-based technology, such as computer-based collision avoidance systems, into automobiles. MacDuffie highlights the tight integration of…Read More
Guest post by Ryan McConville, Mack Institute MBA Research Fellow, Wharton Executive MBA For students interested in exploring early stage business technologies, the Mack Institute is the perfect partner. Other Wharton outlets, such as the Business Plan Competition, might focus on ideas that are ready to market today; the Mack…Read More
The Mack Institute is excited to host the Y-Prize Spring Kick-off on Monday, January 27 at 6:00 P.M. in Huntsman Hall 340. Attendees will hear from keynote speakers Elizabeth Beattie and Nick McGill, two members of the team that created the Titan Arm—an upper-body exoskeleton that increases the wearer’s ability…Read More
How J.D. Power III Transformed the Auto Industry Through the collection of consumer feedback on cars, J.D. “Dave” Power III revolutionized the automobile industry in 1968. In this Knowledge@Wharton interview conducted by PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie, Power discusses the founding and early years of his firm, J.D. Power and…Read More
Saikat Chaudhuri on the globalization of innovation and what that means for R&D in India. India has not traditionally been a significant hub of research and development, but winds of change are blowing. Saikat Chaudhuri discusses the factors contributing to the shift in this interview at a recent conference at…Read More
How do big companies avoid inertia, stay nimble, and maintain their leading edge? “Intrapreneurship” is one answer: it’s the practice of empowering teams to adopt a start-up mentality and focus on entrepreneurial, innovative ideas from within the company. It’s also a way to hold on to creative thinkers, satisfying their…Read More
Mack Institute Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri was recently quoted in a Knowledge@Wharton article that analyzes Facebook’s future challenges in the transforming social media market. Chaudhuri focuses on ad usage, expressing his viewpoint that Facebook should take advantage of its potential to appeal to advertisers. He also suggests that Facebook adapt additional…Read More
In addition to hosting the 2013 Fall Conference with the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI), the Mack Institute also held a PVMI Researchers Meeting on November 21, 2013. Both events focused on the theme of disruptive technologies and value migration. In this guest blog post, PVMI veteran Dan Whitney of…Read More
Nelson Mandela’s life story has long since become a legend, one that transcends borders, race, language, or culture. His leadership truly belongs to the world. Paul J. H. Schoemaker, Research Director of the Mack Institute visited South Africa this year, to meet with government and business leaders to discuss Nelson…Read More
The Mack Institute hosted its annual Fall Conference on November 22, 2013 with the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI) on the topic of “When Disruptive Technologies Meet Integrated Systems: Who Captures the Value?” This guest post by three PVMI researchers summarizes key takeaways from the conference, including the…Read More
A profile of Mack Institute Executive Director and Adjunct Associate Professor of Management Saikat Chaudhuri was recently featured in PaGalGuy’s MBA Abroad Channel. In the interview, Chaudhuri describes his involvement with the Mack Institute and how he hopes to expand the Institute’s reach through the addition of new programs and…Read More
Knowing when to hold and when to fold isn’t just for poker players. When applied to new technology, that insight into knowing when to embrace the next new thing and when to let it pass has been known to make or break careers and entire companies. Think Kodak, an iconic…Read More
The Wharton Social Impact Club, one of several student-run organizations and events that is sponsored by the Mack Institute, hosted the Wharton Social Impact Conference at The Wharton School on November 15. In this guest blog post originally published in the Huffington Post, conference co-chair Shenin Singh shares how she…Read More
The Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will host its annual Fall Conference in Philadelphia on November 22, 2013 on the topic of “When Disruptive Technologies Meet Integrated Systems: Who Captures the Value?” This event is the Mack Institute’s first joint conference…Read More
The application period for the 2014 Emerging Scholars Workshop is now open. Since 2012, the Mack Institute has hosted this week-long program that gathers twenty scholars per year (from second-year doctoral students to recent PhD awardees) with a common interest in strategic management. In this guest blog post, 2013 attendee…Read More
A recent Philadelphia Inquirer article cites Mack Institute Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri as an authority regarding the mounting pressure on the U.S. Justice Department to approve the US Airways-American Airlines merger. In the article, Chaudhuri compares the circumstances surrounding this ongoing antitrust case with those of a similar contested acquisition from January.…Read More
The Mack Institute is proud to announce that the University of Pennsylvania’s iGEM team will be advancing to the World Championships after winning the regional championship earlier this month. In this guest post, Josh Tycko and Danielle Fields describe their team’s accomplishments and express their gratitude for the Mack Institute’s…Read More
This fall, The University of Pennsylvania will be hosting a major interdisciplinary conference on innovation in India. The conference, “India as a Pioneer of Innovation: Constraints and Opportunities”, will bring together academic experts and business, government, and other influential leaders from around the world to further our understanding of innovation…Read More
Successful investment in innovation often requires support, implicit or explicit, from external actors such as regulators, politicians, and the local community. Companies may need to persuade those external actors that innovation is economically valuable, either in terms of growth or job creation. Making the case for the economic benefits of…Read More
