Dr. Allen is professor of management at the Sloan
School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and is co-director of M.I.T.'s programs on the Pharmaceutical
Industry and the Lean Aircraft Initiative. He was director of
M.I.T.’s International Center for Research on the Management
of Technology. Dr. Allen is currently studying matrix structures,
organization design and architecture, and the aging of technical
groups.
Dr. Allen is well known for his groundbreaking studies on the
problem solving and communication behaviors of engineers and
scientists and the role of the technical gatekeeper for effective
knowledge and information transfer.
Dr. Allen is the author of Managing the Flow of Technology and
the co-author of The Organization and Architecture of Innovation.
He received his PhD and SM in electrical engineering from M.I.T.
and a BS in physics from Upsala College.
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