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Organizing for New Technologies

December 2, 2016 | Rahul Kapoor, Thomas Klueter | Strategy

When faced with an emerging technology, many companies have trouble responding — not because they don't recognize how it impacts their business, but because they have difficulty managing the uncertainty around the new technology's competitive viability. And when the technology significantly disrupts the company's existing business, it can create structural impediments to pursuing opportunities.

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