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ADMN 415: Strategy and Technology Innovation (Rev. 8) Report a Broken Link

Lesson 1: The Importance of Technological Innovation

Si, H., Loch, C., Kavadias, S. (2023). A new approach to strategic innovation. Harvard Business Review, 101(5), 120–129.
Bessant, J. (2022). Why does innovation matter? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-KbK6JlFQ.
Supplementary Viewing
Bessant, J. (2023). Learning to manage innovation: A glimpse into the future. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gSY3kAWKoMo?si=My8Qb-1U50lBcR

Lesson 2: Sources of Innovation

Marco, F. (2023, November 8). The 7 sources of innovation. Rockiger. https://rockiger.com/en/the-7-and-a-half-sources-of-innovation/
Islam, E., & Zein, J. (2019, September 16). Research companies led by inventors produce better innovations. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles. 
Lovric, D., & Scheneider, G. (2019, November 11). What kind of chief innovation officer does your company need? Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–6.
Supplementary Resources
Maxwell, C., & Christensen, K. (2019, Fall). Thought leader interview: Clayton Christensen. Rotman Management, 12–15.
O'Connor, G. (2019, December 19). Real innovation requires more than an R&D Budget. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–4
99U. (2014, February 6). Tina Seelig: The 6 characteristics of truly creative people [Video]. YouTube.

Lesson 3: Types and Patterns of Innovation

McKinsey & Company. (2015, May 1). Nathan Marston on innovation and creativity [Video]. YouTube. 
Herzlinger, R, Rohlen, D., Creo, B., & Kynes, W. (2024). The middle path to innovation. Harvard Business Review, 102(4), 134–145.
Book Video Club. (2015, March 13). “The innovator's dilemma” by Clayton Christensen: Video book summary [Video]. YouTube.
Lyn, W., & O-Connor, G. (2023). Unleash the unexpected for radical innovation. MIT Sloan Management Review, 65(1), 22–28.
Morkunas, V. J., Paschen, J., & Boon, E. (2019). How blockchain technologies impact your business model. Business Horizons 62(3), 295–306. 

Lesson 4: Standards Battles and Design Dominance

Suarez, F. F. (2004). Battles for technological dominance: An integrative framework. Research Policy, 33(2), 271–286.
Hernandez, X., Nylund, P., & Brem, A. (2023). The emergence of dominant designs in artificial Intelligence. California Management Review, 65(3), 73–91.
Williams, G. (2024, May 15). The path to dominant design in generative AI. Insight Media Group. https://towardsdatascience.com/the-path-to-dominant-design-in-generative-ai-240534573e6d/

Lesson 5: Timing of Entry

Adner, R., & Kapoor, R. (2016). Right tech, wrong time: How to make sure your ecosystem is ready for the newest technologies. Harvard Business Review 94(11), 60–67.
Expara. (2019, July 23). I2B first and last mover advantage [Video]. YouTube.
Nafizah, U., Roper, S., & Mole, K. (2023). Estimating the innovation benefits of first-mover and second-mover strategies when micro-businesses adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning. Small Business Economics, 62, 411–434.
Supplementary Readings
Lema, C. (2021, March 13). 3 second-mover advantages: Benefits of late market entry. Chris Lema. https://chrislema.com/second-mover-advantage/

Lesson 6: Defining the Organization's Strategic Direction

Malnight, T. W., Buche, I., & Dhanaraj, C. (2019). Put purpose at the core of your strategy. Harvard Business Review, 97(5), 70–79.
Wald, D., de Laubier, R., & Charanya, T. (2019, May 29). The five rules of digital strategy. BCG.
Supplementary Readings
Schooley, S. (2024, October 3). What is a SWOT analysis? (And when to use it). Business News Daily. http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4245-swot-analysis.html
Jackson, T. (2016, June 8). What is a balanced scorecard? A definition and user's guide). [Blog post]. ClearPoint Strategy. https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/blog/what-is-a-balanced-scorecard-a-definition
Hamel, G., & Prahalad, C. K. (2005). Strategic intent. Harvard Business Review, 83(7/8), 148–161.
Siebelink, R., Hofman, E.. Halman, J. I. M., & Nee, I. (2021). Roadmapping: (Missed) opportunities to overcome strategic challenges. Business Horizons, 64(4), 501-512.
Kumar, S., Marc Lim, W., Sureka, R., Jabbour, C., & Bamel, U. (2024). Balanced scorecard trends, development and future directions. Review of Managerial Science, 18, 2397–2439.
Lancefield, D. (2023, April 28). Don’t let distractions derail your company’s strategy. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–9.
Prahalad, C. K., & Hamel, G. (1990). The core competence of the corporation. Harvard Business Review, 68 (3), 79–91.

Lesson 7: Choosing Innovation Projects

Supplementary Readings
Choosing innovation projects [Concept map]. (n.d.) Coggle. https://coggle.it/diagram/Wwf5UufgI1dFyCDz/t/choosing-innovation-projects
Gallant, G. (2025, March 22). Disadvantages of net present value (NPV) for investments. Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/npvdisadvantages.asp

Lesson 8: Collaboration Strategies

Fernandez, J., Landies, K., & Lee, J. (2024, February 13). Why collaboration is critical in uncertain times. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–7.
Jacobides, M. G. (2019). In the ecosystem economy, what's your strategy? Harvard Business Review, 97(5), 128–137. 
Birkinshaw. J. (2019, August 8). Ecosystem businesses are changing the rules of strategy. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5. 
Di Fiore, A., Vetter, J., & Capur, D. R. (2017, Winter). Collaborative innovation: How to avoid the four traps. Rotman Management, 40–45.
Andre, O. (2023, September 19). Collaborative innovation: Definition, examples and best practices. Beeshake. https://beeshake.com/en/innovation-collaborative

Lesson 9: Protecting Innovation

Adam, K. (2025). Essential documents for protecting information. LawDepot. www.lawdepot.ca/intellectual-property/  
Canadian Intellectual Property Office. (2024). Intellectual property: It's yours. Own it. https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en/intellectual-property-its-yours-own-it#types
Raffoul. N. (2019, August 8). How patents really work in the innovation economy. The Globe and Mail.
Levin, B., & Downes, L. (2023, May 19). Who is going to Regulate AI? As the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge — and shape how this technology will grow. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–7.

Lesson 10: Organizing for Innovation

Supplementary Readings
Balachandran, S., & Eklund, J. (2024). The impact of partner organizational structure on Innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 69(1), 80–13
Wang, D., Huang, R., Kaijian, Li., & Shrestha, A. (2025). Organizational structure and dynamic capabilities on business model innovation in project-driven enterprises: Evidence from the construction industry. Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, 32(1), 578–600.
Smithson, N. (2024, November 16). Google’s (alphabet's) organizational structure & organizational culture (an analysis). Panmore Institute. https://panmore.com/google-organizational-structure-organizational-culture 
Toma, D. (2019, January 14) Three ways to structure innovation. The Corporate Startup. https://medium.com/the-corporate-startup/three-ways-to-structure-innovation-82dbc7fb5b24
Spruijt, J. (2019). The ambidextrous organization: 4 paths to a sophisticated innovation strategy. Open Innovation. https://openinnovation.eu/09-01-2019/the-ambidextrous-organization/

Lesson 11: Managing the New Product Development Process

Nieto-Rodriguez, A. (2023, October 10). It’s time to end the battle between waterfall and agile. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–11. 
Yoffie, D. B., Gawer, A., & Cusumano, M. A. (2019, May 29). A study of more than 250 platforms reveals why most fail. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.
Cooper, R. G. (2019). The drivers of success in new product development. Industrial Marketing Management, 76, 36–47. 
Supplementary Readings
Mehta, K. (2019, March 26). Why your innovation initiative will fail. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2019/03/26/why-your-innovation-initiative-will-fail/#75fb609d53a0"
Nayir, H. (2024). New product development and stage-gate process for tangible products. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377890175_NEW_PRODUCT_DEVELOPMENT_AND_STAGE-_GATE_PROCESS_FOR_TANGIBLE_PRODUCTS

Lesson 12: Managing New Product Development Teams

Ceurvorst, S. C., LaRocca-Cerrone, K., Mazumdar, A. & Naski, A. (2024, June 24). Why cross-functional collaboration stalls, and how to fix it. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–7.
Dworkin, D. & Spiegel, M. (2016, August 25). Leadership may not be the problem with your innovation team. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–7.
Coding Tech. (2018, October 11). Secrets of successful teamwork: Insights from Google [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hHIikHJV9fI  
Rozovsky, J. (2015, November 17). The five keys to a successful Google team. State of Michigan. https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Folder4/Folder10/Folder3/ Folder110/Folder2/Folder210/Folder1/Folder310/Google-and-Psychological-Safety.pdf?rev=7786b2b9ade041e78828f839eccc8b75">Google-and-Psychological-Safety.pdf
Supplementary Reading
Banholzer, M., Metzeler, F., & Roth, E. (2019, January). Fielding high-performing innovation teams. Mckinsey & Company. https://www.studocu.com/row/document/university-of-karachi/adv-research-methodology/fielding-high-performing-innovation-teams-mc-kinsey/11785271

Lesson 13: Crafting a Deployment Strategy

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Assignment Resources

Assignment 1: Beard, A. (2019). Life’s work: An interview with Vera Wang. Harvard Business Review, 97(4), 164.
Assignment 1: Schilling, M. (2019, March 12). Platform ecosystems [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFSRq-NYTY&feature=youtu.be
Assignment 2: Rothaermel, F. (2024, December 12). Tesla Inc. MarketLine Company Profile. Harvard Business Review, 1–45.