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Pil, Frits K.

Research Scientist
Associate Professor, Katz Graduate School of Business
PhD, Wharton Business School;


Contact:
326 Mervis Hall
412-648-1612
412-648-1693
fritspil@katz.pitt.edu
http://www.pitt.edu/~fritspil/
 

Summary:
I am an Associate Professor at the Katz Graduate School of Business and a Research Scientist at the Learning Research Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. I have published extensively on high-performance/ high-involvement work systems, and on the dynamics of organizational innovation, organizational learning, and organizational change. I have worked with all major car manufacturers around the world, as well as various public sector organizations to examine where knowledge originates, where it resides, and how it is transferred and leveraged within and across organizational boundaries.

I have several recent articles and a book that examine the challenges to attaining superior system-wide performance in the global auto industry. Recent research also includes work on the links between different forms of capital across levels of analysis, the role of product architecture and its relationship to innovation, and novel ways of thinking about value creation.

Publications

• Pinto, Jonathan, Carrie Leana, and Frits K. Pil (2008). "‘Corrupt organizations or organizations of corrupt individuals? Two organizational-level corruption phenomena." Academy of Management Review.
• Matthias Holweg and Frits K. Pil, (2008). ‘Theoretical perspectives on the coordination of supply chains.’ Journal of Operations Management, 26(3), 389-406.
• Pil, Frits K. and Takahiro Fujimoto. (2007). "Lean and reflective production: The dynamic nature of production models." International Journal of Production Research.
• Leana, Carrie, and Frits K. Pil. (2006). "Social Capital and Organizational Performance," Organization Science, 17(3): 353-366.
• Pil, Frits K., and Matthias Holweg. (2006). "From value chain to value grid." MIT Sloan Management Review, Summer, 47(4): 72-80.
• Pil, Frits K. and Susan Cohen. (2006). "Modularity and complexity: implications for imitation, innovation, and sustained competitive advantage." Academy of Management Review,31(4): 995-1011.
• Pil, Frits K., and Matthias Holweg. (2004). "Mitigating product variety’s impact on the value chain," Interfaces, 34(5): 394–403
• Holweg, Matthias, and Frits K. Pil. (2004; paperback 2005). The Second Century, MIT Press. Translated into Mandarin Chinese and Korean.
• Pil, Frits K., and Matthias Holweg. (2003). "Exploring Scale: The hidden advantages of thinking small." Sloan Management Review, 44(2): 33–40.
• Pil, Frits K. and Sandra Rothenberg. (2003). "Environmental performance as a driver of superior organizational performance." Journal of Production and Operations Management, 12(3): 404–415.
• Rothenberg, Sandra, Frits K. Pil, and Jim Maxwell. (2001). "Lean, Green, and the Quest for Superior Performance." Journal of Production and Operations Management, 10(2): 228–243.
• Holweg, Matthias, and Frits K. Pil. (2001). "Successful Build-to-Order Strategies Start With the Customer." Sloan Management Review, 43(1): 74–83.

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