MIT Sloan Management Review

In an informative new book, two Wharton professors look at innovation from a process management perspective.

Erik Simanis and Stuart Hart offer an interesting perspective on innovation in an article in the the new Summer 2009 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review.  In particular, they offer a vision of a world in which businesses and communities are more closely intertwined.

To generate innovative ideas, companies need to look in areas beyond the familiar -- and often slightly beyond their core, day-to-day businesses. That's one of the messages of "In Search of Innovation," an  article that is part of this week's edition of Business Insight.

Innovation strategy expert Vijay Govindarajan thinks that businesses should be careful not to abandon innovation in their quest for efficiency and cost control during a recession — but they may need to reduce their focus on risky breakthrough innovation plans.

Should established companies even try to launch new ventures regularly? Two management researchers discussed that question recently.

BusinessWeek chief economist Michael Mandel makes a case in the current issue of BusinessWeek that the U.S. economy has experienced an "innovation shortfall" in the last decade -- with successful commercialization of technological innovations slower to materialize than expected. The result, he suggests is an American economy that was weaker than it appeared.

Two pieces of news:
1) Some companies are trying an approach to launching products that involves less up-front market research and more experimentation in the marketplace.
2) Innovation is on the agenda of the U.S.’s new CTO.

Are the dynamics of innovation shifting in ways that favor larger companies more than entrepreneurial ones?

What should we make of the role of financial innovation in precipitating the financial crisis — and how might problems with risk management that the crisis revealed be addressed?

The winning technology company at this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition had its roots in an experience that began with frustration.

In the last 12 months, “innovation has become more important, not less,” according to innovation expert Vijay Govindarajan.

A new article in MIT Sloan Management Review argues that mass customization could make sense for most businesses.

Don’t have all the resources you’d like due to the economic downturn? Fear not: Resource constraints can spark creativity, according to a new article.

A leading expert on disruptive innovation discusses a range of topics — from health care to innovation in financial markets –in an interview published in MIT Sloan Management Review.

“What will be the long-term impact of the crisis on technological innovation?” Joshua Gans examines that question in the new Spring 2009 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review.

This week’s official launch of Tata’s Nano — the world’s most inexpensive car — could be a sign of the times.

During “Sloan Innovation Period” week at the MIT Sloan School of Management, MBA students explore a wide range of topics.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely points out the importance of testing assumptions through experiments.

We're used to thinking about innovation in technology, in products or services, or even in management methods or business models. But in a recent article in strategy+business, Marjorie Kelly highlights a type of innovation that is less commonly discussed: innovation in corporate structure, ownership and governance.Â

An entepreneurship expert explains the benefits of treating new business ideas as experiments, with hypotheses that need to be tested.