Publications

August 2017
Case

Turkish Economy Bank and Fortis Bank: Managing a Complex Merger

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Esel Çekin and Sarah L. Abbott

Following the announcement of the merger of the Turkish Economic Bank (TEB) and Fortis Bank AS, Varol Civil, TEB's CEO, is faced with the task of executing the merger of these two entities. First, all parties must agree to the economic terms of this merger; a process... View Details

Keywords: M＆A; Turkey; Banking; Restructuring; Financial Institutions; Change Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Industry; Turkey

Educators

1986
Article

Research and Control in Complex Organizations: An Overview

By: R. Simons and Kenneth A. Merchant

Keywords: Research; Organizations; Information

2005
Working Paper

Patterned Interactions in Complex Systems: Implications for Exploration

By: Jan W. Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow

Research Summary

Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization

This is a descriptive study of the structure of communications in a modern organization. We analyze a dataset with millions of electronic mail messages, calendar meetings and teleconferences for many thousands of employees of a single, multidivisional firm during a... View Details

November 2012
Article

Deal Making 2.0: A Guide to Complex Negotiations

By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius

2004
Working Paper

Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark

1 Jun 2010
Conference Presentation

The Architecture of Complex Systems: Modularity, Options and Strategy

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Keywords: Design; Strategy

April 2010 (Revised February 2014)
Supplement

The Kaesong Industrial Complex (B): Global Manufactures GmBH's Dilemma

By: Dante Roscini, Eric Werker and Han-koo Yeo

Keywords: North Korea; South Korea

2010
Article

The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-Periphery Structures Dominate?

By: Alan MacCormack

March 1995
Article

Technology Integration: Managing Technological Evolution in a Complex Environment

By: Marco Iansiti

Keywords: Information Technology; Integration; Management

March 2016
Article

The Role of Investor Gut Feel in Managing Complexity and Extreme Risk

By: Laura Huang

Securing financial resources from investors is a key challenge for many early stage entrepreneurial ventures. Given the inherent uncertainty surrounding a decision to invest in these ventures, prior research has found that experienced investors rely heavily on their... View Details

Keywords: Angel Investors; Gut Feel; Intuition; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; Complexity; Decision Making

Article

The Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Conscious and Unconscious Thought Best Solves Complex Decisions

Two studies address the debate over whether conscious or unconscious mental processes best handle complex decisions. According to Unconscious Thought Theory (Dijksterhuis & Nordgren, 2006), both modes of thinking have particular advantages: conscious thought can follow... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Values and Beliefs; Information; Knowledge Management; Management Skills; Management Style; Measurement and Metrics; Success; Research; Cognition and Thinking; Personal Characteristics; Perception

December 2014
Case

The Complexity of Vanguard's Entry Decision into ETFs (A)

By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and Tina Tang

Educators

Article

Speed and Search: Designing Organizations for Turbulence and Complexity

By: Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan W. Rivkin

Keywords: Design; Organizations

July 1999
Article

Analysts' Forecast Accuracy: Do Ability and Portfolio Complexity Matter

By: Michael B. Clement

Prior studies have identified systematic and time persistent differences in analysts’ earnings forecast accuracy, but have not explained why the differences exist. Using the I/B/E/S Detail History database, this study finds that forecast accuracy is positively... View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Performance Evaluation; Experience and Expertise

Read Now

2010
Other Paper

Matching and Sub-Specialization by Technical Complexity in Cardiac Surgery

By: Kyna Fong and Robert S. Huckman

July 2014
Article

Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games

By: Andrew Davies and Ian Mackenzie

Our study of the London Olympics 2012 construction programme showed that systems integration is one of the major challenges involved in delivery of a complex "system of systems"—or array—project. Organizations cope with complexity by decomposing a project into... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Construction; Complexity; Sports; Projects; Construction Industry; Sports Industry; London