Karl T. Ulrich

The Wharton School

Professor

Philadelphia, PA 19104

United States

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1.

Idea Generation and the Quality of the Best Idea

INSEAD Business School Research Paper No. 2009/65/TOM
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
Karan Girotra, Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich
Cornell Tech, University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department and The Wharton School
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Creativity, Brainstorming, Innovation, Idea Generation, Idea Selection, Team, Group, Individuals

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The Impact of Visibility in Innovation Tournaments: Evidence from Field Experiments

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2015
Joel O. Wooten and Karl T. Ulrich
University of South Carolina - Department of Management Science and The Wharton School
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innovation, tournament, contest, open innovation, crowdsourcing, visibility, blind, unblind, idea generation, brainstorming, learning, problem solving, creativity, ideation

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Empirical Evidence for Domain Name Performance

INSEAD Working Paper No. 2012/41/TOM
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 09 May 2012
Karan Girotra and Karl T. Ulrich
Cornell Tech and The Wharton School
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Domain Names, Naming, Branding, Euphony, Phonology, Linguistics

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The Importance of the Raw Idea in Innovation: Testing the Sow's Ear Hypothesis

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2012
Laura J. Kornish and Karl T. Ulrich
University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business and The Wharton School
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opportunity, opportunities, idea, raw idea, innovation, innovation process, product development, new product innovation, new products, product concept, evaluation, filter, selection, assessment, success, value, worth, performance

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The Environmental Paradox of Bicycling

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Jan 2009
Karl T. Ulrich
The Wharton School
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environment, energy, bicycle, bicycling, human power, transportation, longevity, human health, physical activity, automobile, health economics

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Design is Everything?

Journal of Product Innovation Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 25 May 2010
Karl T. Ulrich
The Wharton School
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Design, Product Design, Design Research, Industrial Design, Product Development, Marketing

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Opportunity Spaces in Innovation: Empirical Analysis of Large Samples of Ideas

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 09 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2014
Laura J. Kornish and Karl T. Ulrich
University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business and The Wharton School
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search, opportunity, opportunities, idea, ideation, idea generation, innovation, creativity, innovation process, opportunity identification, concept development, product development, product design, entrepreneurship

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Valuing R&D Projects in a Portfolio: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Mar 2010
Karan Girotra, Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich
Cornell Tech, University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department and The Wharton School
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product development, pharmaceuticals, development pipeline, portfolio properties, backup projects, portfolio management

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Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

Number of pages: 145 Posted: 30 Oct 2011
Karl T. Ulrich
The Wharton School
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design, product design, engineering, designing, artifacts, artefacts

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Practical Methods for Assessing the Quality of Subjective Selection Processes

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 24 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2016
Laura J. Kornish and Karl T. Ulrich
University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business and The Wharton School
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selection, evaluation, filter, assessment, innovation, hiring, recruiting, admissions

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Will Video Kill the Classroom Star? The Threat and Opportunity of Massively Open On-Line Courses for Full-Time MBA Programs

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Jul 2014
Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich
University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department and The Wharton School
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MOOC, massively open online course, educational technology, MBA, business school, technology, innovation

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Innovation and New Product Development: Reflections and Insights from the Research Published in the First 20 Years of M&SOM

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 21 May 2019
Stelios Kavadias and Karl T. Ulrich
Cambridge Judge Business School and The Wharton School
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Innovation, New Product Development, Product Design, Service Design, Business Model Innovation

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Idea Generation and the Role of Feedback: Evidence from Field Experiments with Innovation Tournaments

Production and Operations Management (2017)
Posted: 13 May 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2018
Joel O. Wooten and Karl T. Ulrich
University of South Carolina - Department of Management Science and The Wharton School

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innovation, tournament, contest, open innovation, crowdsourcing, feedback, idea generation, brainstorming, creativity

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Managing Variety for Assembled Products: Modeling Component Systems Sharing

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2003 , Batten Institute Research Paper No. 2003 R 1
Posted: 09 Sep 2009
Kamalini Ramdas, Marshall Fisher and Karl T. Ulrich
London Business School - Department of Management Science and Operations, University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department and The Wharton School

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Components Sharing in the Management of Product Variety: A Study of Automotive Braking Systems

Management Science, Vol. 45, No. 5, 2003 , Batten Institute Research Paper No. 2003 R 3
Posted: 09 Sep 2009
Kamalini Ramdas, Marshall Fisher and Karl T. Ulrich
London Business School - Department of Management Science and Operations, University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department and The Wharton School

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