Managing Strategic Innovation and Change: A Collection of Readings by Michael Tushman, Philip C. Anderson

Synopsis

The second edition of this best-selling text provides more than forty articles written by leading industry and academic experts-many new to this edition-that create an overall framework for thinking about how technologies evolve and drive the need for organizational change and adaptation. In addition, it offers a diagnostic model that can be applied to problems in innovation management.
The editors, Michael L. Tushman and Philip Anderson, are acknowledged leaders in the field of management strategy. Focusing on the general management challenges that innovative firms face, they draw from a variety of disciplines to show the links between innovation, organizational competencies, organizational architectures, executive teams, and managing change.
Managing Strategic Innovation and Change, 2/e is designed for MBA or professional management courses that focus on technological innovation and change. It is an ideal companion to The Human Side of Managing Technological Information, 2/e by Ralph Katz (OUP, 2003) and Innovation Management: Strategies, Implementation, and Profits, 2/e by Allan Afuah (OUP, 2003).

Featured Topics
Technological evolution
Technology strategy
Organizational learning
Management of innovation

Recurring Themes
The systems nature of technology
The importance of history and path dependence
The cross-functional nature of innovation management
The paradox between efficiency and adaptability
The role of executive leadership in managing through turbulence

Biography

Michael L. Tushman is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.
Philip Anderson is the INSEAD Alumni Fund Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. He is also the director of 3i Venturelab.