Economists - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

academics talk a good game about the need for interdisciplinary thinking, but we usually fall back on the strengths (or prejudices) of our primary discipline. Chandler was heavily influenced by sociologists such as Max Weber and Talcott Parsons, but also View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Plans.” Josh Lerner : Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System Is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What To Do About It (Princeton University Press, 2004), with Adam Jaffe, was selected by The Economist as one... View Details

11 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies

resources to developing open source products. That sort of behavior is initially puzzling to economists because the firm is participating in the development of something that is going to be given away for free. Once you begin studying... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Web Services

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

into account, you're going to miss out on a big piece of the equation. It's not how economists would perceive it, weighing the costs and benefits. It's actually how much are you asking people to change, and are they willing to do it? In... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson