Publications
Publications
- September 2008
- HBS Case Collection
Pfizer Inc: Building an Innovation Center
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Abstract
The case describes Pfizer's efforts to build and run an innovation center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As the center goes through different periods of leadership and strategic models, its relationship with the corporation and other research sites is explored. The case study describes in detail the challenges of building an innovation center within a large corporation, including organization, incentives, and scientific issues.
Keywords
Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Cambridge
Citation
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Pfizer Inc: Building an Innovation Center." Harvard Business School Case 609-037, September 2008.