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Research Interests

  • Design and creativity in innovation management (Watch here my TEDx talk along with a knowledge article for a preview on this line of research)
  • Social networks in innovative organizations
  • On-line reviews in operations management
  • Architecture of complex products

Articles

Refereed journal articles

  1. Sosa, M., S. Eppinger, M. Pich, D. McKendrick, S. Stout. 2002. Factors that influence technical communication in distributed product development: an empirical study in the telecommunications industry. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 49(1): 45-58.
  2. Sosa, M., S. Eppinger, C. Rowles. 2003. Identifying modular and integrative systems and their impact on design team interactions. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 125(2): 240-252.
  3. Sosa, M., S. Eppinger, C. Rowles. 2004. The misalignment of product architecture and organizational structure in complex product development. Management Science, 50(12): 1674-1689.
  4. Sosa, M., S. Eppinger, C. Rowles. 2007. A network approach to define modularity of components in complex products. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 129(11): 1118-1129.
  5. Sosa, M. 2008. A structured approach to predicting and managing technical interactions in software development. Research in Engineering Design, 19(1): 47-70.
  6. Sosa, M. 2011. Where do creative interactions come from? The role of tie content and social networks. Organization Science, 22(1):1-21 (lead article).
  7. Sosa, M., J. Mihm, and T. Browning. 2011. Degree Distribution and Quality in Complex Engineered Systems. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 133(10): 101008:1-15.
  8. Sosa, M., J. Mihm, and T. Browning. 2013. Linking Cyclicality and Product Quality. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 15(3): 473–491.
  9. Sosa, M., F. Marle. 2013. Assembling creative teams in new product development using creative team familiarity. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design 135(8): 081009:1-13.
  10. Sosa, M. 2014. Realizing the need for rework: From task interdependence to social networks. Production and Operations Management 23 (8): 1312–1331.
  11. Sosa, M., M. Gargiulo, C. Rowles. 2015. Can informal communication networks disrupt coordination in new product development projects? Organization Science 26(4): 1059–1078.
  12. Gargiulo, M. and M. Sosa. 2016. Common third parties and coordination disruptions
    in new product development organizations    . Journal of Product Innovation Management 33(2): 132-140. (Special issue on social networks in new product development)
  13. Chan, T. H., J. Mihm, M. Sosa. 2018. On styles in product design: An analysis of US design patents. Management Science 64(3): 1230-1249. (Winner of 2015 POMS College of Product Innovation and Technology Management’s Best Student Paper Award)
  14. Liu, H., J. Mihm, and M. Sosa. 2018. Where do stars come from? The role of star versus non-star collaborators in creative settings. Organization Science 29(6): 989-1236. (Published in the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2013 Academy of Management Meeting. Finalist for TIM Division’s Best Student Paper Award)
  15. Chan, T. H., J. Mihm, M. Sosa. 2020. Revisiting the role of collaboration in creating breakthrough inventions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, in press. (Finalist for 2018 INFORMS TIMES Best Working Paper Award. Featured in Harvard Business Review’s Idea Watch March-April 2020).

  16. Cho, H., M. Sosa, S. Hasija. 2022. Reading between the stars: Understanding the effects of online customer reviews on product demand. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (in press).

Working papers

  1. Martinez-de-Albeniz, V., M. Sosa, M.,and C. Carrera. 2020. The bright side of bad choices: Evidence from restaurant exploration. INSEAD Working paper. Presented at MSOM Annual Conference 2019 in Singapore in July 2019. Submitted to Management Science.
  2. Sosa, M. and M. Maoret. 2020. Close to me: Studying the interplay between physical and social space on collaboration effectiveness. Working paper. Presented at Symposium on “Micro-geography of organizations” at the Academy of Management Meeting 2018. Accepted for presentation at the Strategy Management Society conference in September 2018. To submit to Organization Science.
  3. Lee, S. and M. Sosa. 2020. Spaces for creativity: The role of physical environment on creative problem solving. INSEAD Working paper. To submit to Organization Science.
  4. Cho, H., S. Hasija, and M. Sosa. 2019. How important is design for the automobile value chain? INSEAD Working paper 2015/86/TOM. (Revising it for journal submission).
  5. Sosa, M., H. Park, R. Basole. 2017. Bicentric diagrams: A novel approach to manage design changes of interdependent components in complex systems. INSEAD Working paper 2017/47/TOM

Managerial journal and book chapters

  1. Sosa, M., S. Eppinger, C. Rowles. 2007. Are your engineers talking to one another when they should? Harvard Business Review (November).
  2. Sosa, M., J. Mihm. 2007. Organization design for new product development. Chapter for Loch, C. and Kavadias, S. (eds) Handbook of New Product Development Research.
  3. Sosa, M. 2009. Coordination networks in product development. Book chapter for Kleindorfer, P. and Wind, Y. (eds) The Network Challenge.
  4. Sosa, M. 2012. Organization and Domain Mapping Examples based on Pratt&Whitney Jet Engine Design. Invited chapters for Browning, T. and Eppinger, S. (eds) Applications and Methods of Design Structure Matrix (DSM).
  5. Browning, T., J. Mihm, and M. Sosa. 2013. Using hubs and cyclicality to relate software architecture and quality. CrossTalk.
  6. Sosa, M. 2018. The value of good design: How design can boost social impact and business results. IESE Insight 37 (2): 24-31. Special issue on Transformation Through Design Thinking (Also published in IESE Business Magazine Fall 2018)
  7. Chan T., J. Mihm, and M. Sosa. 2019. When individuals are more innovative than teams. Harvard Business Review (on-line).

Papers on refereed conference proceedings

  • Liu, H., J. Mihm, M. Sosa. 2013. Do gurus breed gurus? An analysis of collaboration in design. Best Paper Proceedings of the 2013 Academy of Management Meeting.
  • Chan, T.H., J. Mihm, and M. Sosa. 2012. A Structured Approach to Identifying Styles in Design. Accepted in the proceedings of ASME Design Theory and Methodology conference.
  • Sosa, M., and F. Marle. 2010. Forming creative teams: An experimental approach. Proceedings of ASME Design Theory and Methodology conference.
  • Sosa, M. and M. Danilovic. 2009. A structured approach to re-organize for creativity. International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED'09.
  • Sosa, M., T. Browning, and J. Mihm. 2007. Studying the dynamics of software architectures. 19th ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference. "Best Paper Award" nomination.
  • Sosa, M. 2007. Aligning process, product, and organizational architectures in software development. International Conference in Engineering Design, ICED'07.
  • Sosa, M., A. Agrawal, S. Eppinger, and C. Rowles. 2005. A network approach to define modularity of product components. 17th ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference.
  • Sosa, M., S. Eppinger, and C. Rowles. 2000. Designing modular and integrative systems. 12th ASME Design Theory and Methodolgy Conference. "Best Paper Award" nomination.

Research in progress

  • Studying survival in restaurant networks (with V. Martinez-Albeniz, C. Carrera). Data collection completed. Further analysis in progress.
  • Identifying the drivers of big styles in product design (with T. Chan and J. Mihm). Data collection completed. Further analysis in progress.
  • The life cycle of cycles in product architectures (with T. Browning and J. Mihm). Data collection completed. Further analysis in progress.
  • Estimating the return on design (with C. Pennetier and J. Mihm). Data collection completed. Further analysis in progress.
  • Product architecture and bug fixing (with J. Mihm and T. Browning). Data collection completed. Analysis in progress.
  • A dynamic view of the “mirroring” hypothesis (with J. Mihm, T. Browning). Data collection completed.

Contact

Manuel Sosa
Professor of Technology and Operations Management
Director of the Heinrich and Esther Baumann-Steiner Fund for Creativity and Business
Director of the creativity-business learning platform
Director of the INSEAD-ArtCenter Collaboration

INSEAD Asia Campus
1 Ayer Rajah Avenue (Office: 506)
Singapore 138676

Tel: +65 6799 5360
Email: [email protected]

Assistant: Less LIM

Tel: +65 6799 5320

Email: [email protected]