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We would like to draw your attention to the following Showcase Panel Symposium on Technological Discontinuities, sponsored by the BPS, ENT and TIM divisions. The panel will highlight state of the art research on technological discontinuities, focusing on work ranging from aggregate level such as ecosystems, down to firms, submarkets, and the individual level analysis. Following the recent debate on disruptive innovation in the New Yorker, Business Week and other outlets, we expect this symposium to generate a lively discussion between panelists as well as audience members. The symposium will take place at the Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Aug 5 2014 3:00PM - 4:30PM at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel in Philadelphia South. The details of the event are as follows:

A Multilevel Perspective on Technological Discontinuities: What Do We Know & Where Do We Go From Here?
Program Session #: 1874 | Submission: 10274 | Sponsor(s): (BPS, ENT, TIM)
Scheduled: Tuesday, Aug 5 2014 3:00PM - 4:30PM at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel in Philadelphia South

Chair: Richard Tee; EPFL;
Chair: Bilgehan Uzunca; IESE Business School;
Participant: Ron Adner; Dartmouth College;
Participant: J.P. Eggers; New York U.;
Participant: Andrew King; Dartmouth College;
Participant: M Lourdes Sosa; the London School of Economics and Political Science;
Participant: Christopher L Tucci; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne;

In this panel symposium, we aim to stimulate a rich discussion on theories of technological discontinuities, in particular disruption of established firms by entrants. Building on the seminal work of scholars such as Christensen, Henderson, and Tushman, researchers have made great progress explaining under what conditions disruptions occur in a range of industries. However, recent theorizing points to more complex competitive (and cooperative) interactions between firms, which may require a reconsideration of the applicability of these general theories. For example, the effects of heterogeneous groups of firms within industry landscapes, such as submarkets, or ecosystem niches on the survival of incumbents vs. entrants may require a reconceptualization of technological discontinuities at multiple levels. This approach also includes examining from where disruptions originate, such as technology disruptions and market disruptions. In this symposium, after briefly outlining what we know so far about the disruption of incumbents, we will draw on a multilevel perspective in order to bridge established theories of discontinuities with contemporary thinking, aiming to come up with a further research agenda.

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Best Regards

Bilgehan Uzunca
PhD Candidate, IESE Business School, University of Navarra,
Strategic Management Department
Avda. Pearson, 21 | 08034 Barcelona, Spain
+34.66.479.97.76 | buzunca@iese.edu
http://blog.iese.edu/phd-buzunca