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Michael L. Tushman

Michael L. Tushman

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Business and Management
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
94
Citations
101344
World Ranking
70
National Ranking
35

Michael L. Tushman publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael L. Tushman sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 258 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Michael L. Tushman D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael L. Tushman sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Overview

Michael L. Tushman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Business, Management and Accounting with a particular focus on Strategy and Management, Innovation and Knowledge Management, and Organizational Behavior. Their work intersects with subfields including Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, and Computer Science Applications.

Tushman has an extensive publication record in venues such as the Academy of Management Proceedings, Stanford University Press eBooks, Academy of Management Annals, Strategic Management Journal, and the Journal of Management.

Frequent coauthors in Tushman's research include Charles A. O'Reilly, Elizabeth J. Altman, Timo Vuori, Steven Randazzo, and Frank Nagle.

Recent papers by Michael L. Tushman cover a diverse range of topics and include:

  • "The Translucent Hand of Managed Ecosystems: Engaging Communities for Value Creation and Capture" (2021), published in Academy of Management Annals
  • "Strategic decision-making at platform transitions: The case of Nokia (2010-2011)" (2024), published in Strategic Management Journal
  • "This Is an Eventful Era: Exploring Event-Oriented Approaches to Organizational Research" (2024), published in Journal of Management
  • "Index" (2021), published in Stanford University Press eBooks
  • "Contents" (2021), published in Stanford University Press eBooks

Tushman has also contributed to the book "Lead and Disrupt," published by Stanford University Press eBooks in 2021.

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Service and Product Innovation
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • Management and Organizational Studies

Award recognition includes being named a Dean of Fellow by the Academy of Management.

Best Publications

  • Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments

    Michael L. Tushman;Philip Anderson

  • Ambidextrous Organizations: Managing Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change:

    Michael L. Tushman;Charles A. O'Reilly

  • Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited

    Mary J. Benner;Michael L. Tushman

  • Technological Discontinuities and Dominant Designs: A Cyclical Model of Technological Change

    Philip Anderson;Michael L. Tushman

  • Organizational Evolution: A Metamorphosis Model of Convergence and Reorientation

    Michael L. Tushman;Elaine Romanelli

  • The ambidextrous organization.

    Charles A. O'Reilly;Michael L. Tushman

  • Information Processing as an Integrating Concept in Organizational Design.

    Michael L. Tushman;David A. Nadler

  • Ambidexterity as a dynamic capability: Resolving the innovator's dilemma

    Charles A. O’Reilly;Michael L. Tushman

  • Managing Strategic Contradictions: A Top Management Model for Managing Innovation Streams

    Wendy K. Smith;Michael L. Tushman

  • Organizational Ambidexterity: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration for Sustained Performance

    Sebastian Raisch;Julian Birkinshaw;Gilbert Probst;Michael L. Tushman

  • Winning through innovation : a practical guide to leading organizational change and renewal

    Michael L. Tushman;Charles A. O'Reilly

  • Organizational Ambidexterity: Past, Present and Future

    Charles A. O'Reilly;Michael L. Tushman

  • Organizational Transformation as Punctuated Equilibrium: An Empirical Test

    Elaine Romanelli;Michael L. Tushman

  • Special Boundary Roles in the Innovation Process.

    Michael L. Tushman

  • Organizing for Innovation

    Michael Tushman;David Nadler

  • Process Management and Technological Innovation: A Longitudinal Study of the Photography and Paint Industries:

    Mary J. Benner;Michael Tushman

  • Social Network Analysis For Organizations

    Noel M. Tichy;Michael L. Tushman;Charles Fombrun

  • Winning through innovation

    Michael L. Tushman

  • Exploration and Exploitation Within and Across Organizations

    Dovev Lavie;Uriel Stettner;Michael L. Tushman

  • Boundary Spanning Individuals: Their Role in Information Transfer and Their Antecedents

    Michael L. Tushman;Thomas J. Scanlan

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. O'Reilly
Charles A. O'Reilly Stanford University
Wendy K. Smith
Wendy K. Smith University of Delaware
Karim R. Lakhani
Karim R. Lakhani Harvard University
Ranjay Gulati
Ranjay Gulati Harvard University
Toby E. Stuart
Toby E. Stuart University of California, Berkeley
Michael Beer
Michael Beer University of Hannover
Mary Ann Glynn
Mary Ann Glynn Boston College
Paul S. Goodman
Paul S. Goodman Carnegie Mellon University

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