This group’s faculty share an interest in understanding what makes firms successful and what leads to the formation of new businesses. Topics of interest include digitization, big data analytics, machine learning, information environment, platform ecosystems, new organizational forms, learning, innovation, competition, interorganizational relationships, corporate strategy, entrepreneurial strategy, entrepreneurship for development, and social innovation.
Our research methods are diverse and include regression analysis, field experiments, archival data analysis, surveys, ethnography, formal modeling, simulation, and network analysis. Despite this diversity, there is a common focus on how firms can grow and innovate.