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Papers by Raghu Garud

Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2022

… innovation: oversights and …, 1997

18 Beating the odds: Towards a theory of technological innovation Raghu Garud, Praveen Nayyar, an... more 18 Beating the odds: Towards a theory of technological innovation Raghu Garud, Praveen Nayyar, and Zur Shapira At the Museum of Natural History in New York, a series of ... Such a process is best illustrated by the invention of the Sony Walkman (Nayak and Ketteringham, 1986 ...

Academy of Management Perspectives, 2017

* We thank Mike Wright and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on earlier drafts of t... more * We thank Mike Wright and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on earlier drafts of this paper. We thank Nandita Garud and researchers in the Creative Networks Group chaired by Jörg Sydow, Free University Berlin, for their comments.

Academy of Management Review, 2019

Ghemawat, P. E. 2009. Strategy and the business landscape (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson.

Journal of Organization Design, 2020

What is it about the term ‘design’ that facilitates the emergence of interdisciplinary interactio... more What is it about the term ‘design’ that facilitates the emergence of interdisciplinary interactions even though the term may hold different meanings for those involved? To address this question, we analyzed the vocabularies, practices and orders of worth proposed by the members of an interdisciplinaryCenter for Design. Our analysis revealed similarities and differences in the meanings accorded by these individuals to the term design. The analysis also revealed an awareness on their part that their notions of design were incomplete, and that they had to rely on the inputs of others. Such reflexivity was an important factor in fostering meaningful interactions between these individuals. Based on these findings, we argue that design is aninteractive boundary object, which enables different meaning structures to co-exist and co-inform actors from multiple disciplines and domains. Within such a view, the emergence of interactions occurs not despite but because of the diversity of views ...

Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2023

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Sep 15, 2022

In this short paper we recognize and celebrate the life and contributions of Andy Van de Ven, a r... more In this short paper we recognize and celebrate the life and contributions of Andy Van de Ven, a renowned professor at the University of Minnesota and a former president of the Academy of Management. Andy published in JABS multiple times over his career and was a longtime member of its editorial board. His work was exemplary for many things, including his formulation of engaged scholarship, his creativity, his multiple innovations in theory and practice, and the ways he inspired so many others. Without him the Academy, writ large, would have been much poorer.

Academy of Management Proceedings

... and their encouragement during the various phases of this dissertation, in particular to Dani... more ... and their encouragement during the various phases of this dissertation, in particular to Daniela Blettner, Stefan Haefliger, Sebastian Spaeth, Professor ... Carlile, 2004; Postrel, 2002) and work on new organizational models, such as networks and alliances (Gerwin, 2004; Gulati &amp; ...

We report on a longitudinal study of the emergence of the ATLAS detector, a complex technological... more We report on a longitudinal study of the emergence of the ATLAS detector, a complex technological system developed at CERN, Geneva. Our data show that justification is an important mechanism for coordination, and that it results in the creation of interlaced knowledge, i.e., a partial overlapping of knowledge across actors and groups. Neither ?modular? nor ?common,? such interlaced knowledge confers generative properties on the enterprise by enabling actors with diverse backgrounds to make informed choices on technological alternatives, anticipate and address latent interdependencies, and harmonize their contributions leading to the emergence of a system architecture over time.

The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies

We begin this paper by examining the process of innovation using Usher’s model of cumulative synt... more We begin this paper by examining the process of innovation using Usher’s model of cumulative synthesis which comprises four steps: perception of an incomplete pattern, setting of the stage, the act of insight, and critical revision and full mastery. Going beyond a synoptic view on the process of innovation implied by this sequence, Usher’s model also anticipates a performative view of innovation as process. In this latter view, innovation is an on-going accomplishment with actors contextualizing their projects in light of their aspirations and memories. We explicate such a performative view by discussing the complexities of innovation. Considerations of performativity suggest several implications that are different from those offered by a synoptic view.

Long Range Planning, 2017

For the most part, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation have been researched and practiced ... more For the most part, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation have been researched and practiced from a representational position. In this paper, we make a case for taking a performative turn. Strategists, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs are embedded-embodied actors who engage in material-discursive practices in their attempts at constituting phenomena. Overflows, which are inevitable given dispersion of agency, give rise to matters of concern for multiple stakeholder groups. Settlements between stakeholders are temporary, as phenomena will be de-constituted when constitutive arrangements change. Consequently, the projects and initiatives that strategists, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs undertake are best seen as ongoing journeys.