Taking Advantage of Emergence Productively Innovating in Complex Innovation Systems

Deborah Dougherty, Professor of Management and Global Business Department, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Deborah Dougherty earned her PhD from the Sloan School of Management, M.I.T., and taught at Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) and McGill University prior to joining Rutgers University. Her current research focuses on complex innovation challenges, science-based innovation, and organizing for innovation. She has published more than 60 journal articles, book chapters, and essays, with more in the pipeline. She was elected Chair of the Technology and Innovation Division of the Academy of Management, served as Senior Editor for Organization Science for 7 years, and served or is now serving on the editorial boards of six other major academic journals.