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Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

The Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management (TIES) group at MIT Sloan offers a comprehensive exploration of technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship. For over 40 years, MIT Sloan faculty, including renowned scholars like Pierre Azoulay, Michael A. Cusumano, Danielle Li, and Fiona E. Murray, have led pioneering research and developed a robust curriculum that addresses the management of research, development, and commercialization of innovations. The TIES group also oversees the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, which provides a multidisciplinary curriculum and extensive student activities, including the prestigious MIT $100K business plan competition.  

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Pierre Azoulay

Pierre Azoulay

International Programs Professor of Management

Pierre Azoulay is the International Programs Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on the impact of different funding regimes on the…

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Michael A. Cusumano

Michael A. Cusumano

Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management

Michael A. Cusumano is the SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. During 2020-2024, he was Deputy Dean for Faculty and Research.  He has also held a joint appointment in the MIT School of Engineering…

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Danielle Li

Danielle Li

David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology

Danielle Li is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology and a Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, as well as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research interests are in economics…

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Fiona E. Murray

Fiona E. Murray

Associate Dean for Innovation

Fiona Murray is the Associate Dean of Innovation at the MIT School of Management and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is the Faculty Director of The MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship and an…

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