Michael Tushman

Michael Tushman is an Instructor at Harvard Business School, affiliated with the Business School department. His research focuses on technological change, executive leadership, and organizational adaptation, particularly the role of senior teams in fostering innovation and managing organizational change. Tushman has authored numerous books and articles on leading innovation and organizational renewal, including works on ambidextrous organizational designs and the challenges of managing paradoxical strategic requirements. He has taught courses on leading innovation and strategic change at Harvard and previously held a faculty position at Columbia University. Tushman has also served on the editorial boards of several academic journals and has been recognized for his scholarly contributions to management.

Michael Tushman is a Professor at Harvard Business School, specializing in Organization Theory, innovation, leadership, strategy, and ambidexterity. His research explores how organizations navigate technological change, manage evolutionary and revolutionary innovation, and balance exploitation and exploration for sustained performance. Tushman's work emphasizes the role of ambidexterity as a dynamic capability, enabling firms to resolve the innovator's dilemma and manage strategic contradictions. He investigates organizational evolution, transformation, and the design of effective organizational architectures to foster innovation. His research also examines boundary spanning roles, information processing, and social network analysis in organizational contexts.