SELECTED CURRENT PROJECTS

Computer-Assisted Work and Business Scalability
This project investigates computer-assisted work contributes to the capacity of organizations for resource-efficient growth. It involves three studies: an analysis of information technology (IT) use and revenue growth in several hundred mid-size firms across several industries; a case study of a rapidly growing financial services firm; and a study of computer-assisted work, business model characteristics, and business scalability in several hundred financial services micro-organizations.

Sustaining Exploration in Mature Organizations
A theoretical investigation of how mature organizations can prevent exploitation (refinement of existing capabilities) from driving out exploration (creation of new capabilities). Collaborative work with Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton.

OTHER RESEARCH INTERESTS

Organizational Intelligence

• Organizational knowledge, learning, and information processing
• Challenges to organizational intelligence arising from growth
• Implications of electronic information processing
• Electronically integrated business ecosystems
  

Commerce and Society 

• Varieties of capitalism, corporate governance, and the social role of companies
• Social and cultural implications of government policy
  
• Organizational social capital and its implications for individuals, organizations, and societies
• Comparative analysis of companies and institutions in Japan and the U.S.
• Sustaining cooperation and relationships in competitive markets

• Habitats for high technology entrepreneurship
• Highly scalable organizational architectures