When digital turbulence is the new normal, vigilant organizations prevail by following three navigation principles. …Read More
Navigating Digital Turbulence
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Fintech Challenge Winners Offer Solution for the Retirement of the Future
The winners of the 2019 Vanguard Innovation Challenge describe “Ralph,” the retirement planning tool they designed to serve non-traditional employees.…Read More
Surviving ‘A Mass Extinction Event in the Corporate World’
Tom Siebel, bestselling author and C3.ai CEO, describes the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence and how CEOs can counter its threats.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Austin Deng Works at a ‘Startup’ in a Large Company
Johnson & Johnson’s Austin Deng identifies opportunities in connected healthcare, sensors/wearables, and digital health.…Read More
Failed Disruption: A Cross-National Analysis of Books and Wines
Over the last two decades many categories of services have shifted from the traditional to the digital format, including music, news, job postings, and dating, among many others. Meanwhile, the sale of products has shifted significantly from physical to online channels, including clothing, toys, cosmetics, and even food.…Read More
Events in India Highlight Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Disruption
At two recent events in India, Mack Institute faculty discussed India’s growing presence in the global economy and what firms can do to manage today’s most widespread innovation challenges.…Read More
Creating a Culture of Innovation to Thrive in the 5G World
Mack Institute Senior Fellow Scott Snyder explains the technological potential of 5G, as well as the challenges facing firms who decide to assertively take the lead.…Read More
Information Technology, Organizational Delayering, and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Canadian Microdata
This proposal explores how information technology and innovation in digitization affect organizational structure. Similar to earlier wave of IT adoption that substituted certain routine tasks, we plan to use the Workplace and Employee Survey from Canada to show that this new wave digitization and IT investments can induce a structural change in organizational hierarchies that differ from prior technologies. …Read More
Navigating Digital Disruption: How to Thrive Through Innovation Management
Surviving disruption from digital acceleration requires continuous innovation. Download our white paper to learn how.…Read More
To Master Innovation in the Technology Sector, Companies Must Nail the Cultural Fit
The global technology sector is constantly changing as new players enter the industry and legacy ones adapt. We asked Sid Kumar (WG’09) how CA Technologies, a global enterprise software company, has navigated digital transformation over the past 40 years.…Read More
Innovation, Digitization in the Spotlight at 22nd Wharton India Economic Forum
India’s diversity is real, and so are the challenges of doing business there, said the panelists on Innovation and Digital India at the 22nd Wharton India Economic Forum.…Read More
How A Luxury Swiss Watchmaker Learned to Embrace the Smart Watch
Mack Institute Sr. Fellow Felipe Monteiro discusses TAG Heuer’s pivot to digitization, a daring choice that took it away from its area of expertise and into partnership with Silicon Valley.…Read More
To Fend Off Disruption, Firms Must Rethink their Priorities, Even their Identities
In the digital era, even companies that have distinguished themselves as disruptors cannot afford to rest on their laurels. If they do, they face the chance of being disrupted themselves.…Read More
Digital Disruption and Empowered End-Users
Digital disruption is driving transformation across entire industries. Our Spring Conference 2016 examined how healthcare, transportation, and retail are adapting.…Read More
Dish Soap, Toothpaste, and Digital Disruption
Even though Colgate has global brand recognition and broader penetration than Coke, it still takes competition from digital start-ups seriously. Jenny Gomez, director of global strategic innovation, spoke about the company’s strategy for staying innovative.…Read More