Wharton-SMU Research Center

In-House Seminar

Guest Speaker:

Jitendra V. Singh
Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management & Vice Dean for International Academic Affairs, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Topic:

Exploration and Exploitation on Shifting Landscapes: Exploring the Adaptive Potential of Organizations

Chairperson:

Associate Professor of Management Tan Wee Liang
School of Business, Singapore Management University

Venue:

Business Block, Level 2, Seminar Room 4
Singapore Management University
469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756

Date:

Tuesday, 27 August 2002, at 4.00pm

Reservation:

This seminar is free. Places are limited. Please confirm your attendance by Monday, 26 August 2002, 12 noon with Ms. Lim Lih Yeng at lylim@smu.edu.sg or telephone: 6822-0197.

Outline of the Seminar Paper:

* Adaptation to Changing Environments: A Central Theme in Management
   Theory
   - Research Question
* Modeling Approach
   - Environmental & Organizational Characteristics
   - Organizational Form: Conceptualization
   - Exploration and Exploitation
   - Fitness Function and Fitness Landscapes
* Results: Simulations for Stable Environment, Incremental Change & Radical
   Change
* Discussion
* Limitations & Future Research Directions