HBS Entrepreneurship Conference

Harvard Business School will hold the Fourth Annual Research Conference on "Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future," a Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium, on December 7-8, 2007. Creativity is an essential element of success in contemporary organizations, yet much remains to be discovered about how creativity happens in the minds of individuals, in group processes, and in entrepreneurial organizations.

This conference will draw on scholarly work from multiple disciplines to deepen our understandings of creativity and entrepreneurship, and the ways in which their intersection might impact organizations of the future. We received more than 100 paper submissions and have selected nine to be discussed in the following sessions: Creative and Entrepreneurial Minds, Creative and Entrepreneurial Groups, Creative and Entrepreneurial Organizations, and Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Society. In addition, we will hold two panel sessions and a plenary discussion. Breaks and meals will allow for additional informal interaction among all participants.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Morning Sessions
	Panel Discussion: Burning Questions about Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future Panelists: Scott Cook, Intuit Mark Fishman, Novartis Kim Malone Scott, Google Diego Rodriguez, IDEO Moderator: Jim Heskett, Harvard Business School
	Paper Session 1: Creative and Entrepreneurial Minds Keynote address: Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education "Creativity and Responsibility: Can they Co-exist?" Download Abstract "Identity Integration and Innovation" - Chi-Ying Cheng, Columbia University - Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan - Fiona Lee, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Download Abstract
	"What Makes Them Tick? Employee Motives and Industrial Innovation" - Henry Sauermann, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Wesley M. Cohen, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Download Abstract

Afternoon Sessions
	Paper Session 2: Creative and Entrepreneurial Groups Keynote address: Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School "Mapping the Failure Landscape: Process Deviations, System Breakdowns and Unsuccessful Trials as Sources of Improvement, Problem Solving and Innovation in Teams" Download Abstract "Crafting Interpretation in Ambiguous Contexts: Entrepreneurial Teams and the Collective Evolution of Novel Product Concepts" - Victor P. Seidel, Said Business School, University of Oxford Download Abstract
	"Nexus Work: Managing Ambiguity in Market-Based Creative Projects" - Elizabeth Long Lingo, Vanderbilt University - Siobhan O'Mahony, Graduate School of Management, University of California at Davis Download Abstract
	Paper Session 3: Creative and Entrepreneurial Organizations Keynote address: Jim March, Stanford University "The Search for a Theory of Novelty" Download Abstract "Entrepreneurship in an Emerging Field: Legitimacy, Identity, and Status Dynamics in Satellite Radio, 1991-2005" - Chad Navis, Goizueta Business School, Emory University - Mary Ann Glynn, Carroll School of Management, Boston College Download Abstract
	"The Role of Creativity in the Formation of Internal and External Legitimacy During the Life-cycle of an Internet Firm" - Israel Drori, College of Management, School of Business Administration - Benson Honig, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University Download Abstract

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Morning Sessions
	Paper Session 4: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Society "The Airplane as an Open Source Invention" - Peter B. Meyer, Office of Productivity and Technology, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Download Abstract
	"Does Place Contribute to Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation?" - Timothy R. Wojan, Economic Research Service, USDA - Dayton Lambert, University of Tennessee - David A. McGranahan, Economic Research Service, USDA Download Abstract
	"Teaching Entrepreneurship: Impact of Business Training on Microfinance Clients and Institutions" - Dean Karlan, Yale University - Martin Valdivia, Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo Download Abstract
Afternoon Sessions
	Panel Discussion: Integrating Business and Research Perspectives: Where Are the Gaps? Panelists: Teresa Amabile, Harvard Business School Bob Litan, Kauffman Foundation Fiona Murray, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bob Sutton, Stanford University Moderator: Toby Stuart, Harvard Business School
	Plenary Discussion: Burning Research Questions for the Next Decade Moderator: Jim Heskett, Harvard Business School

Conference Steering Committee:
Teresa Amabile, Harvard Business School (Co-chair)
Mukti Khaire, Harvard Business School (Co-chair)
Toby Stuart, Harvard Business School
Mary Tripsas, Harvard Business School
Howard Stevenson, Harvard Business School

Conference Program Committee:
Diane Burton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anita Elberse, Harvard Business School
Lee Fleming, Harvard Business School
Giovanni Gavetti, Harvard Business School
Jennifer George, Rice University School of Business
David Hsu, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Bill Kerr, Harvard Business School
Karim Lakhani, Harvard Business School
Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School
Fiona Murray, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School
Ramana Nanda, Harvard Business School
Tom Nicholas, Harvard Business School
Elaine Romanelli, Georgetown University
Lori Rosenkopf, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Christina Shalley, Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Business
Dan Snow, Harvard Business School
Olav Sorenson, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Business
Mike Tushman, Harvard Business School
Noam Wasserman, Harvard Business School
Jing Zhou, Rice University School of Business