Global Initatives: Singapore Management University Program

On Monday July 15, Wharton’s Global Initiatives Program will welcome Singapore Management University Executive MBA students for a week of intensive classes and company visits. The students will engage in sessions about corporate strategy and supply chain management. Mack Institute Co-director Harbir Singh is Wharton’s Vice Dean for Global IntiativesRead More

Progressive Business: Where Turning a Profit and Saving the Planet Collide

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If I had a nickel for every time I forgot to recycle, I would approach Richard Branson status. But even Branson himself, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has taken the initiative to promote more responsible behavior when it comes to our planet, a move that Wharton-sponsored research says couldRead More

The Evolution of Alliance Portfolios: The Case of Unisys

Published Research

How do alliance portfolios evolve? We develop grounded theory based on Unisys’ case, which reveals how exogenous technological changes at the industry level and shifts in a firm’s strategy shape the composition of partners and the nature of alliance relationships.Read More

Evolving Communication Patterns In Response to an Acquisition Event

Published Research

This study combines qualitative and quantitative methods, with particular emphasis on network data of worker behavior, to analyze changes in worker communication patterns during the first three years of a post-acquisition integration. The findings suggest that new communication routines develop slowly and are not entirely enduring even when a transformative event, such as an acquisition, occurs.Read More

Governing Collaborative Activity: Interdependence and the Impact of Coordination and Exploration

Published Research

We examine the performance implications of selecting alternate modes of governance in interorganizational alliance relationships. While managers can choose from a range of modes to govern alliances, prior empirical evidence offers limited guidance on the performance impact of this choice.Read More