Publications

September 4, 2012
Article

When to Hire an Extreme Leader

By: Gautam Mukunda

January 22, 2013
Article

Obama's Leadership Shift on Values

By: Gautam Mukunda

March–April 2012
Article

The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks

By: Gautam Ahuja, Guiseppe Soda and Akbar Zaheer

An extensive body of knowledge exists on network outcomes and on how network structures may contribute to the creation of outcomes at different levels of analysis, but less attention has been paid to understanding how and why organizational networks emerge, evolve, and... View Details

Keywords: Economic Sociology; Economics And Organization; Social Networks; Organization And Management Theory; Interorganizatonal Relationships; Networks; Strategy; Change

June 2008
Article

Decomposability in Knowledge Structures and Its Impact on the Usefulness of Inventions and Knowledge-base Malleability

By: Sai Yayavaram and Gautam Ahuja

We use patent data from the worldwide semiconductor industry from 1984 to 1994 to study the effect of the structure of organizational knowledge bases, or the patterns of coupling between their elements of technical knowledge, on the usefulness of inventions and... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Semiconductor Industry

Article

We Look Out for Our Own

By: Gautam Mukunda and Rakesh Khurana

March 1998
Article

An Assessment of the Performance of Indian State-Owned Enterprises

By: Gautam Ahuja and Sumit K. Majumdar

We examine the determinants of performance of 68 Indian state-owned enterprises in the manufacturing sector for a five-year period: 1987 to 1991. Relative performance is determined using data envelopment analysis, with variations in performance patterns subsequently... View Details

Keywords: State-owned Enterprises; Economic Reform; Efficiency Analysis; Performance Efficiency; Privatization; Microeconomics; State Ownership; Manufacturing Industry; India

May–June 2014
Article

Paradigm-Changing vs. Paradigm-Deepening Innovation: How Firm Scope Influences Firm Technological Response to Shocks

By: Gautam Ahuja, Curba Morris Lampert and Vivek Tandon

We examine the direction of firms' research efforts as they respond to the shock of a sharp increase in the price of a key input. In terms of direction, firms can respond to this shock with paradigm-changing investments that develop technologies to use substitute... View Details

Keywords: Technological Change; Innovation; Evolutionary Approaches; Shocks; Technological Innovation; System Shocks; Corporate Strategy

2009
Article

Caught in the Net: Lessons from the Financial Crisis for a Networked Future

By: Gautam Mukunda and William J. Troy

Keywords: Financial Crisis

Oct 2008
Conference Presentation

The Rumpelstiltskin Effect: Synthetic Biology and International Trade

By: Gautam Mukunda and Rachel Wellhausen

November 7, 2012
Article

A Breed Apart: Why Our Elites Are So Disconnected

By: Rakesh Khurana and Gautam Mukunda

December 2009
Article

Aspects of the Political Economy of Development and Synthetic Biology

By: Rachel Wellhausen and Gautam Mukunda

Keywords: Government and Politics; Economy; Growth and Development; Science

October 25, 2011
Article

Herman Cain and Mitt Romney, Is There a Reason No CEO Has Been Elected President?

By: Gautam Mukunda and Rakesh Khurana

Keywords: Government and Politics; Management

27 May 2014
News

Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

Gautam Mukunda Dave Munichiello, MBA 2009 Reese Neumann, MBA 2006 Nadine Ngouabe-Dlodlo, MBA 2008 Akhil Nigam, MBA 2007 Matt Noble, MBA 2012 Tim O'Reilly Kevin O'Brien, MBA 2005 Jason Orgill, MBA 2011 Felipe... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

May 2017
Teaching Note

Fresh to Table (Brief Case)

By: Gautam Mukunda and Brooks C. Holtom

Teaching Note for HBS No. 917-541. View Details

March 2015
Teaching Note

Gerry Pasciucco at AIG Financial Products

By: Gautam Mukunda and Thomas J. DeLong

Keywords: Accountability; Business ＆ Government Relations; Business Ethics; Codes Of Business Ethics; Crisis Management; Cross Functional Management; Cross Functional Teams; Financial Audits; Financial Crisis; Management; Teams; United States

Jan 2007
Conference Presentation

DNA Synthesis, Synthetic Biology, and Biosecurity

By: Gautam Mukunda and Scott C. Mohr

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

elaborate a definition of the business model as decisions enforced by the authority of the firm; this definition builds on the analytical success of previous approaches while enabling the analysis of business models through the analysis... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2015
Case

A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey

By: Paul M. Healy, Gautam Mukunda and Esel Çekin

In 2013, Pinar Abay was appointed as the CEO of ING Bank Turkey. At 34, she was the youngest bank CEO in Turkey's history. Her appointment raised eyebrows because of her youth and because her career at McKinsey had given her no day-to-day bank management experience.... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Emerging Markets; Transformation; Banks and Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Banking Industry; Turkey