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Research and Professional Activities

University Education:

2008
Oxford Round Table, 20th Anniversary
Oxford University, Oxford, U.K.
2007
EECPCL (Faculty program)
2002
GSA (Post doctoral program)
2002
Ph.D. (Dr. oec. HSG)
1999
M.Sc. Socio Economics (Dipl.-oec.)
1999
M.B.A. (Dipl.-Kfm.)
1997
B. A. (final year)
1996
B. A. (bac.-oec.)

Fellowships & Awards:

2010            Nr. 1, i.e. the most recent article in the top 20 of the highly-cited papers from Organization Studies (Nonaka, I., von Krogh, G., & Voelpel, S. (2006). Organizational knowledge creation theory: Evolutionary paths and future advances. Organization Studies, 27(8), 1179-1208).2009            Nr. 2 in most downloads from Organization Studies (Nonaka, I., von Krogh, G., & Voelpel, S. (2006). Organizational knowledge creation theory: Evolutionary paths and future advances. Organization Studies, 27(8), 1179-1208).

2008             Nr. 2 in most-cited articles from Organizational Studies and Nr. 3 in most downloads from SAGE Journals Online (Nonaka, I., von Krogh, G., & Voelpel, S. (2006). Organizational knowledge creation theory: Evolutionary paths and future advances. Organization Studies, 27(8), 1179-1208).

2007             Nomination for the SMS Best Conference Paper for Practice Implications Award: Zhao, C.L., Han, Z. & Voelpel, S. (2007): “Meeting the Environmental Challenges: Strategies Against Counterfeiters in China”, 27th SMS Annual International Conference, October 14-17, 2007, San Diego, California, USA.

2007            Nr. 5 in most read Organization Studies articles (Nonaka, I., von Krogh, G., and Voelpel, S. (2006): “Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory: Evolutionary paths and future advances”, Organization Studies, Vol. 27, No. 8, pp. 1179-1208.)2007             Long Range Planning: Editor’s 10 Excellent Articles List, 2007 (Beer, M., Voelpel, S., Leibold, M., & Tekie, E. (2005). Strategic management as organizational learning: Developing fit and alignment through a disciplined process. Long Range Planning, 38(5), 445-465)
2006            Nr. 1 in most accessed Long Range Planning articles on ScienceDirect (Beer, M., Voelpel, S., Leibold, M., & Tekie, E. (2005): “Strategic Management as Organizational Learning: Developing Fit and Alignment Through a Disciplined Process”, Long Range Planning, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 445-465.)
2006            Top 25 Business Articles on ScienceDirect (Beer, M., Voelpel, S., Leibold, M., & Tekie, E. (2005): “Strategic Management as Organizational Learning: Developing Fit and Alignment Through a Disciplined Process”, Long Range Planning, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 445-465.)2002              Emerald’s journals most accessed article (Davenport, T. & Voelpel, S. (2001): The rise of knowledge towards attention management. Journal of Knowledge Management, 5(3), 212-221).

Research and Teaching Positions:

Since 2004
Professor of Business Administration
2001 – 2005
Visiting Fellow
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, USA
2004
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
2003 – 2004
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
2003 – 2004
Visiting Professor of
Strategic International Management
Department of Business Management,University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
2004
Associate Professor of Strategic Management (tenured)
Department of Strategy and Management,Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)
2003 – 2004
Assistant Professor
(tenured)
Department Strategy & Business Environment, Faculty of Management and Organization, University of Groningen , Netherlands
2001 – 2004
Head of Mobile People Management
Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management (IFPM),
2003
Visiting Associate Professor of Business Administration
Institute of Innovation Research,
Hitotsubashi University , Tokyo, Japan
1999 – 2001
Research Associate
Research Institute for Organizational Psychology, University of St. Gallen , Switzerland
1997 – 1999
Research Assistant (Telekom Project)
Institute for Applied Psychology,

Other Professional Activities:

Since 2004
Research Professor of Business Administration
Since 2004
Portfolio Partner
Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management (IFPM), University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Since 2004
Visiting Fellow
Department Strategy & Business Environment, Faculty of Management and Organization, University of Groningen , Netherlands
Since 2004
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University , Beijing, China
Since 2003
Professor of Business Administration (lifetime, honorary)
Since 1999
Group Strategy Partner
Group Strategy (former Business Transformation), Siemens, Munich, Germany

Principle fields of Interest/Expertise

  • Strategy, Innovation and Organization
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Knowledge Management and Value Creation
  • Demographic Change and Aging Workforce Management

Membership of Editorial Boards

Organization Studies (2008-)
Journal of Change Management
(2004-2010)
Journal of Knowledge Management
(2004-2006)

Reviewer to R&D Management, Long Range Planning, Cambridge University Press, National Science Foundation (NSF, USA)

Memberships in Organizations

Academy of Management (AoM)
European Academy of Management (EURAM)
European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB)
Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft
Jacobs University Alumni Association (Bremen, Germany)
NHH Alumni (Bergen, Norway)
HSG Alumni (Universität St. Gallen)
Harvard Alumni (HAA)
Harvard Faculty Club