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Nelson Phillips is Professor of Strategy and Organizational Behaviour at Imperial College London where he is also Head of the Organization and Management Group. His research interests include various aspects of organization theory, technology strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, often studied from an institutional theory perspective. He also has an interest in discourse analysis and related textual research methods. He has published numerous academic articles and book chapters including articles in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Sloan Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Organization, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and the Academy of Management Annals. He has also written three books: Discourse Analysis with Cynthia Hardy published in 2002, Power and Organizations with Stewart Clegg and David Courpasson published in 2006, and Technology and Organization with Graham Sewell and Dorothy Griffiths published in 2010. He is currently co-editing a new Handbook of Innovation Management with David Gann and Mark Dodgson. He is also Co-Editor (with Marvin Washington) of the Journal of Management Inquiry.

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Humans vs. the Machines: Managing People and Resources in Today's Modern Enterprise

(1) Comments | Posted 14 March 2013 | (15:17)

I recently read an interesting scenario, where a disgruntled employee of Frost and Sullivan's embarked on a three-year sabotage spree, repeatedly squirting Cillit Bang cleaning fluid into the company's computers. The employee was apparently annoyed at the company for failing to grant him a pay rise. To me, this fascinating...

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The Technology Trends to Define 2013

(0) Comments | Posted 10 January 2013 | (15:26)

2013 is finally upon us, bringing with it a whole host of new opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, the success of the UK in 2012 has shown its capabilities and resilience. On the other hand, this has set high expectations, and the question remains as to whether the...

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Business On Demand

(0) Comments | Posted 13 September 2012 | (14:15)

Over the last few years, there has been a dramatic shift in consumers' expectations about how they interact with businesses. Constant access to an organisation and its services has moved from being a source of differentiation for business to something taken for granted within the consumer experience. It is a...

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