Prof. Costas Markides
BA MA (Boston) MBA DBA (Harvard)
Holder of the Robert P Bauman Chair in Strategic Leadership; Chair, Strategic and International Management faculty
Strategic and International Management
Expertise
Strategy and innovation. His most recent book, ‘Fast Second’, examines how big, established companies can create radical new markets. He is currently working on the topic of strategic innovation - how companies can break the rules in their existing businesses
Publications include
Fast Second: How Smart Companies Bypass Radical Innovation to Enter and Dominate New Markets (with P Geroski, Jossey-Bass, 2005); Strategic Thinking for the Next Economy (with M Cusumano, Jossey-Bass, 2001); All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy (HBS Press, 1999); Diversification, Refocusing and Economic Performance (MIT Press, 1995); Strategic Innovation in Established Companies, Sloan Management Review (1998); Strategic Innovation, Sloan Management Review (1997); To Diversify or Not to Diversify, Harvard Business Review (1997); Related Diversification, Core Competencies and Corporate Performance (with P Williamson), Strategic Management Journal (1994).
Research interest
Strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship, corporate strategy, and restructuring.
Other activities
Editorial Board, Strategic Management Journal, Sloan Management Review.
Formerly
Research Associate, Harvard Business School