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
The Mack Institute Spring Conference 2017 explored how firms can deploy externally facing strategies for innovation success.…Read More
A series of interviews discussing how adoption of Blockchain technology will impact financial services, telecommunications, real estate, and more.…Read More
Ajay Raju, Chairman & CEO of the venerable Philadelphia law firm Dilworth Paxson, discusses his vision for innovative transformation in the legal industry with Mack Institute Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri.…Read More
Our Fall Conference 2015 stressed the need to trade places with consumers in order to identify opportunities in a landscape where digital technologies have changed all the rules.…Read More
After years of making incremental changes to transform itself from a personal computer and server player into a company that could offer a wider array of products and services, Dell is punting its piecemeal approach in favor of a system-wide repositioning of its business by acquiring storage behemoth EMC for $67 billion — the largest M&A deal ever between technology firms.…Read More
Our most recent conference examined the intangible factors that can make or break a company’s innovation outcomes.…Read More
Effective July 1, Mack Institute Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri will serve as Interim Director of Penn’s M&T program, succeeding Bill Hamilton.…Read More
Three of our faculty directors have been honored with 2015 Excellence in Teaching Awards.…Read More
Our Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri had the honor of taking part in the NASDAQ opening ceremony on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. See photos and video from the event.…Read More
Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about Nokia’s high-profile merger with French firm Alcatel-Lucent.…Read More
The Mack Institute Fall Conference 2014 examined how rapid advances in technology continuously change the way that organizations innovate.…Read More
Increasing competition, global markets and customers who are in control define today’s business environment. Many organizations are missing opportunities to gain a deeper perspective of their customers and business, be the first to act on trends and most importantly, seize new revenues and cut costs.…Read More
One key piece of the Mack Institute’s mission is to enable innovation across the Penn community. To that end, on November 7th the institute hosted the first of its Innovation Clinics, a workshop series aimed at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and business.…Read More
An overview of the past year’s activities, and what we’re looking forward to in the year ahead.…Read More
With outsourcing growing and core capabilities contracting, is hierarchy becoming a thing of the past? Faculty from the Mack Institute talk corporate hierarchies today versus in the past.…Read More
The past year has seen several merger attempts by large pharmaceutical companies. Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri weighs in on the motives behind these deals.…Read More
Finding the path that will allow established companies to take advantage of their strengths while also giving them the flexibility to innovate is one of the most pressing concerns of many executives. This was the theme of the Mack Institute’s Spring Conference, titled “Incubating Innovation in Established Firms.”…Read More
Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri gives his perspective on the Wharton Global Forum in Beijing, themed “Growth through Innovation.”…Read More
The Wharton School’s 46th Global Forum, held in Beijing on June 12-14, will feature two Mack Institute faculty directors: Harbir Singh and Saikat Choudhuri.…Read More
