Purpose – This paper aims to present an interview with management guru Richard Pascale, author of The Power of Positive Deviance, outlining the basic steps executives should follow to successfully implement positive deviance, an unconventional change methodology. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – To make top management aware of the innovation paradox: their current success depends on doing and improving upon what they now do well, but their future success requires creating entirely new capabilities. Design/methodology/approach – One of the authors is director of development...

Purpose – Highlight the management dilemma disruptive innovation poses and examine what the leading management theorists have to offer as a solution. Design/methodology/approach – The author examines six leading theories of innovation and three alternatives to disruptive innovation. Findings...