Thomas W. Malone
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Thomas W. Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management
. He is also the founder and director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
(formerly - MIT Center for Coordination Science) and was one of the two founding co-directors of the MIT Initiative on "Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century".
For example, Professor Malone predicted, in an article published in 1987, many of the major developments in electronic business
over the last decade: electronic buying and selling, electronic markets for many kinds of products, "outsourcing
" of non-core functions in a firm, and the use of intelligent agents for commerce
. The past two decades of Professor Malone’s research is summarized in his book The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style, and Your Life (Harvard Business School Press, 2004).
Professor Malone has also published over 50 articles, research papers, and book chapters; he is an inventor with 11 patents; and he is the co-editor of three books: Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology (Erlbaum, 2001), Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century (MIT Press, 2003), and Organizing Business Knowledge: The MIT Process Handbook (MIT Press, 2003).
Malone has been a cofounder of three software companies and has consulted and served as a board
member for a number of other organizations. He speaks frequently for business audiences around the world and has been quoted in numerous publications such as Fortune
, The New York Times
, and Wired
. Before joining the MIT faculty in 1983, Malone was a research scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where his research involved designing educational software and office information systems. His background includes a Ph.D.
and two master’s degrees from Stanford University
, a B.A.
(magna cum laude) from Rice University
, and degrees in applied mathematics
, engineering-economic systems, and psychology
.
He has a son named Robert Malone
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
. He is also the founder and director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
The MIT Center for Collective Intelligence is a research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, headed by Professor Thomas W. Malone that focuses on the study of collective intelligence....
(formerly - MIT Center for Coordination Science) and was one of the two founding co-directors of the MIT Initiative on "Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century".
Academic career
Professor Malone teaches classes on leadership and information technology, and his research focuses on how new organizations can be designed to take advantage of the possibilities provided by information technology.For example, Professor Malone predicted, in an article published in 1987, many of the major developments in electronic business
Electronic business
Electronic business, commonly referred to as "eBusiness" or "e-business", or an internet business, may be defined as the application of information and communication technologies in support of all the activities of business...
over the last decade: electronic buying and selling, electronic markets for many kinds of products, "outsourcing
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
" of non-core functions in a firm, and the use of intelligent agents for commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
. The past two decades of Professor Malone’s research is summarized in his book The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style, and Your Life (Harvard Business School Press, 2004).
Professor Malone has also published over 50 articles, research papers, and book chapters; he is an inventor with 11 patents; and he is the co-editor of three books: Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology (Erlbaum, 2001), Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century (MIT Press, 2003), and Organizing Business Knowledge: The MIT Process Handbook (MIT Press, 2003).
Malone has been a cofounder of three software companies and has consulted and served as a board
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
member for a number of other organizations. He speaks frequently for business audiences around the world and has been quoted in numerous publications such as Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
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, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, and Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
. Before joining the MIT faculty in 1983, Malone was a research scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where his research involved designing educational software and office information systems. His background includes a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
and two master’s degrees from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(magna cum laude) from Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, and degrees in applied mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
, engineering-economic systems, and psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
.
He has a son named Robert Malone
Works
- (with John F. Rockart): "Computers, Networks and the Corporation" - Scientific American Special Issue on Communications, Computers, and Networks, September, 1991