Technology and Innovation Management TIM

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to join our PDW titled "Generative AI: Innovation and Competitive Strategies." This PDW discusses the crucial yet often overlooked question of how firms innovate and compete with AI technologies. To address this gap, we examine technology strategies for AI innovation and explore how Gen AI is reshaping competitive advantage and firm strategies across industries. This agenda addresses the broader implications of Gen AI for competitive strategy, including its influence on industry dynamics, competitive resources, and firm boundaries.

This PDW is the third iteration of an ongoing scholarly forum at AOM on Gen AI and strategy. Based on the successful discussions in prior years, we'd love to continue engaging discussions with the following amazing scholars: 

• Scott Stern (MIT)
• Jorge Guzman (Columbia)
• Gianluca Carnabuci (ESMT Berlin)
• Jacqueline (Jackie) Lane (Harvard)
• Shinjinee Chattopadhyay (U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Hyo Kang (Seoul National U)

PDW Details (Session Link: https://bit.ly/2026_pdw_genai)

• Date/Time: August 2 (Sunday), 2026, 3:00–5:30 pm
• Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center 115A
• Track 1: Gen AI and Technology Innovation
  • Jorge: Technology and Industry Evolution: Lessons from Past for the Gen AI Era
  • Jaeho: Technology Strategies in the AI Industry: Established Firms versus Startups
• Track 2: Gen AI and Competitive Advantage
  • Scott: General-Purpose Technologies and Competitive Advantage
  • Gianluca: Gen AI and Recombinant Capabilities
• Track 3: Gen AI and Entrepreneurial Stratege
  • Jackie: Problem Selection in the Age of Gen AI
  • Shinjinee: Startups and Human Capital under AI
  • Hyo: Gen AI Reshaping New Ventures and Their Identity
• A roundtable discussion involving both speakers and attendees will follow after the speaker session.
• This PDW is open to all with no pre-registration requirements. Seats may be limited and first-come, first-served.  

For any questions, please contact Jaeho Kim (jaeh.kim@northeastern.edu).

We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!

Jaeho Kim

Assistant Professor of Strategy 

Northeastern University