3M India: In India For India
Analysis
Submitted By: Team 3
Tyler Alicea (tra37)
Siddharth (Sid) Joshi (ssj46)
Jia Ma (jm2556)
Menghan Zhou (mz472)
NBA 6650
Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation
March 29st, 2017
1) In light of the Tushman & O’Reilly article on ambidextrous organizations, list the key
congruent components of 3M’s corporate strategy, culture, organizational structure, processes
and people that allow 3M to continue to be a successful innovator over time. (Please list these
components in bullet form, under each relevant heading – and be prepared to have a team
member present this list on a single page on the class overhead projector)
Corporate Strategy
Setting revenue targets for the entire company based off of product developed in the
last five years to ensure company remains innovative and agile.
Strong protection of existing products through extensive patent development and
purchasing.
Culture
Strong focus on innovation and accepting failure to inspire growth and risk taking.
Focus on people and empowering employees, so that the burden of showing an idea
was poor was the responsibility of the manager, not the junior employee.
Incentives for product, scientific, and technical achievements that spurred well-being
among people, including awards, promotions, and salary increases.
Organizational Structure
