Education |
_ Since 2013: Private Lecturer (Privatdozent) for Strategic Management at the University of St. Gallen. _ 2005-2012: Habilitation: Routines, Strategies and Management: Engaging for recurrent creation ‘at the edge’ (habilitation accepted in summer 2013, University of St. Gallen). _ 1992-1997: PhD studies and research associate in organization theory and epistemology of organization studies at the University of Zurich (Institute of Business Research) / PhD Dissertation: Paradoxical organization of multinational corporations (summa cum laude). _ 1994-1996: Research Project: Organizational issues in multinational companies, based on an in-depth case study in the top management of ABB (Business Segment Industrial and Building Systems), including research activities at ABB in Europe, US, India, Japan, Taiwan. _ 1996-1997: Research Fellow in epistemology and philosophy of the social sciences at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales E.H.E.S.S., Paris. _ 1993-1997: Fellow Schweizerische Studienstiftung, Zürich. _ 1987-1992: Studies in economics, sociology and philosophy at the University of Zurich. |
Professional Career |
_ Since 2017: Associate Professor for Strategic Management and Management-Innovation, University of St. Gallen _ Since 2013: Academic Co-Director, Research Program St. Gallen Management Model (www.sgmm.ch) University of St. Gallen _ 2012-2016: Assistant Professor for Strategic Management, University of St. Gallen _ Since 2012: Research Fellow for Entrepreneurial Strategies in the Creative Economies, Zurich University of the Arts (www.creativeeconomies.com) _ Since 2011: Vice Director at the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance, University of St. Gallen HSG (www.imp.unisg.ch). _ Since 2009: Head Board and Academic Director, RISE Management Innovation Lab (www.rise.ch) / focus: Entrepreneurial Strategizing, Organizing and Managing in the Context of Technological Innovation and the Creative Economies, in long-term research partnerships with experienced executives and entrepreneurs, in the areas of Software Engineering (AdNovum, Ergon, netcetera, msg global), Pharma (Actelion, Roche, Hoechst > Sanofi-Aventis), Banking (Finnova, Leonteq, UBS Global Wealth Management), Scientific and Corporate Research (IBM Research, Zurich Artificial Intelligence Lab, CERN), Creative Economies (Com&Com, etoy, Fischbacher, Jakob Schläpfer), Engineering (Belimo Holding AG) _ 2007-2012: Senior Researcher for Design Research and Artistic Research at the Institute for Design and Art Research, Academy of Design & Art, Basel (establishment of the research program: Design Fiction) _ 2004-2005: Member of the Vision 2030 committee, ETH Zürich _ 2002-2009: Founder and Managing Director, RISE Management Research (today RISE Management Innovation Lab, for further details, see above) _ 2000-2005: Chairman of the board, NOSE Design Intelligence AG, Zürich (www.nose.ch). _ 2000-2005: Partner and member of the executive management, NOSE Design Intelligence AG, Zürich (specialized in brand strategy, communication & knowledge design, corporate identity). _ 1998-2000: Partner and member of the management team at PXN AG, Zürich (business unit of NOSE Design Intelligence AG).
|
Teaching Activities |
_ Since 1998: Teaching Activities at the University of St. Gallen (DOK Program, MOK Program, CEMS Program, ISP Program, Board School (CCG), other PhD and Master Courses (for details, see HSG Online Stundenplan)). _ Since 1997: Guest Lectures at the Freie Universität Berlin, Jönköping University, University of Zurich (Artificial Intelligence Lab), Leuphana University Lüneburg, Copenhagen Business School (joint initiative of CBS and RISE), Academy of Art & Design Basel, Norwegian Theatre Academy, Zurich University of the Arts (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). |