Research and education in entrepreneurship, strategy, and technology implementation at UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
Joined November 2010
🚀 Looking to boost your tech career—and get back into the workplace as soon as possible? Our accelerated, 1-year master's program that can help you land your dream job in today's fast-paced, technology-driven global economy. 🧵
1
1
1
630
Featured in @HarvardBiz: Department Chair @pleonardi1 and Rebecca Hinds' piece on a hidden cost of AI agents' promises of productivity and performance improvement: "botsitting." Read more at: hbr.org/2026/08/how-much-tim…
106
This Earth Day, we are celebrating sustainability by highlighting our collaboration between UCSB’s Department of Technology Management and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management! 🌱🌎💡 instagram.com/reel/DXcMthKgk…
1
35
⏰ Deadline reminder: 5 days! Get ready to launch the future you and don’t forget to submit your Masters of Technology Management application for the Class of 2027 cohort by the February 15th deadline! Questions? —> [email protected] #ucsbtm #ucsbmtm #ucsb
54
Featured in @NPR: Assistant Professor @SukhunKang and UCLA's @jenn_kao co-authored study on the effects of Europe's data privacy laws on clinical trials🔒🔬 Read the full article here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
1
1
1
181
10 days left! ✨ Your application deadline for the Class of 2027 MTM cohort is coming up! Final deadline is on February 15th - don’t wait! Questions? [email protected] #ucsbtm #ucsbmtm #technologymanagement
35
Your career experiences are part of who you are. Then, it makes sense that they would also shape the companies that you build, right? Christine Beckman’s @cbeckman most highly cited paper says yes. Read more here: tmp.ucsb.edu/news/prior-comp… #work #organization #entrepreneurship
51
Do you use #AI for therapy? If yes, you’re not alone. As this becomes more common, however, it brings up questions about #ethics and empathy. Read more from PhD candidate Fares Ahmad @fares4hmad and Professor Nelson Phillips @NelsonPhillips: tmp.ucsb.edu/news/different-…
65
Everyone gets tired. But that tiredness can be dangerous when it comes from everyday tools! In his book Digital Exhaustion, out October 7, Paul Leonardi @pleonardi1 shows how technology is draining our energy, and walks us through how we can replenish it: tmp.ucsb.edu/news/healthier-…
38
Please join us for an upcoming information session to transform an idea into a business, all UCSB students welcome: Session 1- Wednesday, October 8th Session 2- Tuesday, October 14th Session 3- Thursday, October 23rd Session 4- Monday, October 27th All sessions 6PM in ESB 1001
49
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
AI isn’t just a C-suite conversation, it’s already shaping how teams work. Middle managers are in a unique position to champion AI adoption and empower employees while driving real business impact. Learn how to empower your people to make the most of AI. mck.co/3KASawE
1
11
2
29
5,713
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
Not just economists! Social scientists who focus on work, employment, innovation, technology and organizations... no matter what name we give our discipline.
Economists must take seriously the transformative implications of AI for the economy: -economic growth -science and innovation -inequality -concentration of power -geo-economics -information and knowledge flows -catastrophic risk -new measures of well-being and -transition dynamics. This paper, with @professor_ajay and @akorinek, proposes a research agenda.
1
1
1
8
580
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
【Coming on Oct 07】 「Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life」 Author:Leonardi, Paul Publisher:Riverhead Books Publication date:October 07, 2025 amazon.com/dp/0593851234?tag…
1
2
38
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
Three ways to operationalize purpose at the team level. mitsmr.com/3UGCH01 xitter.cf/mitsmr/status/19623955…
1
4
1
9
1,700
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
“The biggest unlocks for businesses often come from using multiple technologies. They’re using machine learning. They’re using predictive analytics. They’re using probabilistic models,” says MGI Senior Partner Lareina Yee. Here’s what business leaders need to know about top tech trends today. mck.co/47Jqy2b
1
3
1,265
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
For the fourth year in a row, MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have assembled an international panel of AI experts that includes academics and practitioners to help us understand how responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) is being implemented across organizations worldwide. We asked our panel to react to the following provocation: Holding agentic AI accountable for its decisions and actions requires new management approaches. Read what the experts had to say >> mitsmr.com/42xQgTA
1
3
8
1,249
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
Effective leadership in a hybrid world requires different skills that go beyond traditional team leadership: mitsmr.com/3cUTiZ8
1
2
8
1,722
Department of Technology Management @ UCSB retweeted
📸@StanfordHAI experts at today's "The Next Revolution of AI: Impact Summit" urge us to guide AI’s future with reasoned optimism and resilience to benefit society and future generations. The event brings together top minds to discuss AI’s next wave in science, industry & beyond.
7
16
1
52
18,014