Section / Research Journey

The work, organized by what it's asking.

A doctoral archive — released papers, construct briefs, discussion posts, and class reflections. Browse the full list, or filter by one of the five themes the program keeps returning to. A piece of writing can sit under more than one theme; that overlap is the point.

See also: research plans — snapshots of where I was and what I was planning at the time. →

Filter / ThemeAllAI Awareness & Adoption ReadinessPower & GovernanceInstitutional PressureFirm StructurePeople at Work

Theme 01

AI Awareness & Adoption Readiness

What an organization actually understands about AI before it buys it, and the conditions that decide whether that adoption compounds.

4 entries

  1. Released

    Apr 19, 2026

    The Innovation–Adoption Paradox

    When the technology is held constant across borders, what determines whether a country's workforce actually absorbs AI, and what does that mean for the managers operating inside those countries?

    22 min →
  2. Class Reflection

    Mar 9, 2026

    Firm Boundaries and the Geography of Digital Work

    As digital coordination and AI lower transaction costs, what stays inside the firm — and where on the map does the work actually happen?

    4 min →
  3. Discussion Post

    Jan 17, 2026

    Gen-AI, Power, and Labor

    Does Gen-AI's combination of capital concentration, rapid diffusion, and state-level strategic competition break the historical pattern of broadly-shared gains from general-purpose technologies?

    7 min →
  4. Class Reflection

    Nov 19, 2025

    Institutional Costs of AI for Small Retail

    Is a small jewelry shop in Naples at a structural AI disadvantage simply for being small and operating in a non–pronoun-drop society?

    3 min →