Series 3, Episode 26: How organisations select ideas, and how they might do it better, with Professor Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London

When it comes to innovation, decision making and other organisational processes, managing idea selection and maximising the outcomes in this selection process is critical, affecting both organisational performance and employee morale. So how do organisations select ideas? And how might they do this differently?

To explore this in more detail I am delighted to speak to Professor Dmitry Sharapov of Imperial College London.

About our guest…

Dmitry Sharapov is Associate Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy, and MRes/PhD Director for the Management & Entrepreneurship department.

Dmitry's research interests lie at the intersections of the literatures on competitive strategy, innovation management, and decision-making under uncertainty. His research, which has been published in journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Research Policy, aims to improve our understanding of (1) the antecedents, processes, and consequences of organizations imitating one another, (2) the inventive process and how organizations select which novel ideas to support, and (3) strategy in business ecosystems. Empirical settings for exploring these questions include large multinational technology companies, startup accelerators, the US movie industry, and the America's Cup World Series sailing competition.

The article discussed in the interview – Selection Regimes and Selection Errors – is available open access here: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2023.17482

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