Michael L. Tushman
Harvard University
Michael L. Tushman is an American organizational theorist, management adviser, and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is known for his early work on organizational design with David A. Nadler, and later work on disruptive innovation, organizational environments, and organizational evolution. He is also co-founder and director of Change-Logic, a consulting firm based in Boston, US.
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Michael L. Tushman is an American organizational theorist, management adviser, and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is known for his early work on organizational design with David A. Nadler, and later work on disruptive innovation, organizational environments, and organizational evolution. He is also co-founder and director of Change-Logic, a consulting firm based in Boston, US.
Affiliation
Harvard University
Top Publications
- Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments (1986) - 6,213 citations
- Ambidextrous Organizations: Managing Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change (1996) - 4,974 citations
- Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited (2003) - 3,424 citations
- Technological Discontinuities and Dominant Designs: A Cyclical Model of Technological Change (1990) - 3,293 citations
- Organizational Ambidexterity: Past, Present, and Future (2013) - 2,549 citations
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- Full name
- Michael L. Tushman
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5108481942
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- Innovation and Knowledge Management, Management and Organizational Studies, Organizational Management and Leadership, Business Strategies and Innovation, Team Dynamics and Performance
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- Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments ↗1986 · Administrative Science Quarterly6,213OpenAlex citations
- Ambidextrous Organizations: Managing Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change ↗1996 · California Management Review4,974OpenAlex citations
- Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited ↗2003 · Academy of Management Review3,424OpenAlex citations
- Technological Discontinuities and Dominant Designs: A Cyclical Model of Technological Change ↗1990 · Administrative Science Quarterly3,293OpenAlex citations
- Organizational Ambidexterity: Past, Present, and Future ↗2013 · Academy of Management Perspectives2,549OpenAlex citations
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- Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments ↗1986 · Administrative Science Quarterly
- Ambidextrous Organizations: Managing Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change ↗1996 · California Management Review
- Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited ↗2003 · Academy of Management Review
- Technological Discontinuities and Dominant Designs: A Cyclical Model of Technological Change ↗1990 · Administrative Science Quarterly
- Organizational Ambidexterity: Past, Present, and Future ↗2013 · Academy of Management Perspectives
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