Phanish Puranam
Professor of Strategy
Biography
Phanish’s research in organization science focuses on how organizations work, and how we can make them work better. His current work focuses on different ways in which intelligent algorithms relate to organizations, in their roles as tools (e.g., machine learning applied to organizational data), team-mates (e.g., human-AI collaboration), and as templates for organizing ( blockchain, metaverse).
Besides publishing his research extensively in peer reviewed journals (see link to Personal Website above), Phanish has also written several books. The Microstructure of Organizations (Oxford University Press, 2018) offers researchers a new perspective on organization design. Phanish’s books for practitioners include Corporate Strategy: Tools for analysis and decisions (co-authored with Bart Vanneste, Cambridge University Press, 2016) which is used as a reference in MBA programs around the world. India Inside (co-authored with Nirmalya Kumar, Harvard Business Review Press, 2012) won critical acclaim for its balanced look at the prospect of India emerging as a global hub for innovation. Recently, he also released Ver1.0 of the free The Organizational Analytics E-Book: A guide to data driven organization design (with Julien Clement). He is currently working on two new books. “Rethinking Organizations” (Penguin Random House Publishers) explores what organizations of the future might look like, in the light of rapid changes in technology and culture, and “Hierarchy in Organizations” reviews what we have learned about the emergence, growth, stability and adaptive properties of hierarchies, as well as their limits.
At INSEAD Phanish Puranam directs the Transforming Your Business with AI programme.
Phanish obtained his PhD at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, and was on the faculty of London Business School till 2012. Reflecting his commitment to doctoral training, he has served as the Academic Director for the PhD Program at both London Business School and INSEAD.
Latest posts
To Use AI Tools Smartly, Think Like a Strategist
Phanish Puranam
Leave Intuition to the Machines
A. Lawson, M. Lobo, P. Puranam
How to Rapidly Test New Organisation Designs
Phanish Puranam
How Organisation Design Can Rescue the SDGs
Phanish Puranam
ChatGPT and the Future of Business Education
P. Puranam, P. Dutt, P. Wibbens, A. Ovchinnikov, V. Sevcenko, T. Evgeniou, P. Parker
Why Hierarchies in Organisations Aren’t All Bad
P. Puranam, Ö. Koçak, D. A. Levinthal
Can AI Help You Strategise Better?
P. Puranam, P. Sen
Why Communication Breaks Down
P. Puranam, Ö. Koçak
Better Human-AI Collaboration May Depend on Workflow Design
P. Puranam, R. Mehra
Organising in the Metaverse: Five FAQs for Managers
V. F. He, P. Puranam
Creating People-Centric International Organisations With AI
R. McLachlin, K. Tatarinov, T. Ambos, P. Puranam
The Start-Up Blind Spot That Trips New Ventures
Phanish Puranam
Making Sure That Everyone Knows Their Place
A. Yap, N. Madan, P. Puranam
Should Employees Be Allowed to Choose What They Want to Do?
P. Puranam, M. Raveendran
How Should Humans Collaborate With AI?
Phanish Puranam
A ‘Lab in the Field’ Approach to Evidence-Based Management
P. Puranam, J. Singh, H. Rao
Prospects and Pitfalls for the Post-Pandemic Organisation
Phanish Puranam
Organisational Data: The Silver Lining in the Covid-19 Cloud
P Puranam, J. Clément
What Newly Remote Teams Need, Right Now
P. Puranam, M. Minervini
Coronavirus Has Taken Remote Work Mainstream. Now What?
P. Puranam, M. Minervini
Where AI Can Help Your Business (and Where It Can’t)
Phanish Puranam
Enlightened by Randomness
Phanish Puranam & Prothit Sen
When Is Cool Office Design More Than Window Dressing?
Phanish Puranam & Agustin Chevez
When Talking the Talk Is Enough to Change Culture
Phanish Puranam & Özgecan Koçak
(Re)-Designing Organisations in the Age of Algorithms
Why Agile May Be Fragile
Phanish Puranam & Julien Clement
Is It Time to Retire the Org Chart?
How to Make Corporate Hierarchy More Likable
P. Puranam, E. Lee
The Shape of Hierarchy and Why It Matters
Phanish Puranam & Eucman Lee
Can We Fix Hierarchy?
P. Puranam, E. Lee