Brian Wu

Organizational Constraints to Adaptation: Intrafirm Asymmetry in the Locus of Coordination

Published Research

We assemble a panel data set of firms in the U.S. defense industry between 1996 and 2006 to examine the drivers of heterogeneous incumbent firm adaptation following the industry-wide demand shock of September 11, 2001.…Read More

Complementary Assets as Pipes and Prisms: Innovation Incentives and Trajectory Choices

Published Research

The issue of the failure of incumbent firms in the face of radical technical change has been a central question in the technology strategy domain for some time. We add to prior contributions by highlighting the role a firm’s existing set of complementary assets have in influencing its investment in alternative technological trajectories.…Read More