Many organizations struggle to reduce commitment to failing endeavors. While such de-escalation mechanisms have been documented and tested in information technology, accounting, psychology, and organizational behavior, little work has addressed de-escalation in innovation. This study identifies...

Ask any group of organizational leaders from any business sector what keeps them awake at night and arguably 'managing the pace of change' will appear at the top of the list. The concern does not focus on one or two strategic changes. Rather the concern is whether every program, unit,...