Georg von Krogh
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| Fields | Management, Competitive Strategies, Technological Innovation, Knowledge Management, |
| Institutions | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, |
Georg von Krogh is a Professor at ETH Zurich and holds the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation. He is also a member of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).
Professor von Krogh specializes in competitive strategy, technological innovation, and knowledge management. He has conducted research in various industries including financial services, media, computer software and hardware, life -sciences, and consumer goods. He teaches courses on Entrepreneurial Leadership, Strategic Management, and Innovation Theory and Research. Professor von Krogh received his MSc from the Norwegian University of Technology and Natural Science, and a Ph.D. from this University's Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management. He has been Assistant Professor of Business Policy at SDA Bocconi, Bocconi University in Italy, Associate Professor of Strategy at the Norwegian School of Management, and Professor of Management at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland, and a Director of this University's Institute of Management. He was also the President of the Research Commission at the University of St. Gallen. He has been Visiting Professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, Hitotsubashi University in Japan, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was the Head of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zurich during 2008-2011. Since 2008, he is a board member of the European Academy of Management (EURAM).
Von Krogh has published articles in journals such as the Harvard Business Review, Management Science,Organization Science, Research Policy, and Strategic Management Journal. He is a Senior Editor of Organization Studies, and an Editorial Board member of various journals including the European Management Journal, European Management Review', MIT Sloan Management Review and Long Range Planning.
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[edit] Previous positions and degrees
- University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Director of the Institute of Management
- University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Professor of Management
- MIT Sloan School of Management, Visiting Professor
- Hitotsubashi University in Japan, Visiting Professor
- Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
- London School of Economics and Political Science, Visiting Professor
- Norwegian School of Management, Associate Professor of Strategy
- Bocconi University in Italy, Assistant Professor of Business Policy
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Ph.D.
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, MSc
[edit] Board or advisory board member
- European Academy of Management (EURAM)
- Knowledge Management Professional Society(KMPro)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers in Switzerland
- Swiss Bank Corporation
- SKAT Foundation
- Member of the Chapter Board at the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
- Academic fellow and faculty member of the World Economic Forum (2002–2007)
[edit] Selected journal articles
- G. von Krogh, S. Haefliger, S. Spaeth, and M. Wallin. "Carrots and Rainbows: Motivation and Social Practice in Open Source Software Development", MIS Quarterly. Forthcoming 2011
- I. Nonaka and G. von Krogh. "Tacit Knowledge and Knowledge Conversion: Controversy and Advancement in Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory" Organization Science, 20 (3), 2009, pp. 635–652
- S. Haefliger, G. von Krogh, and S. Spaeth. "Code reuse in Open Source Software", Management Science, 54(1), 2008, pp. 180–193
- G. von Krogh and E. von Hippel "The promise of research on open source software", Management Science, 52(7), 2006, pp. 975–983
- E. von Hippel and G. von Krogh "Open source software development and the private-collective innovation model: Issues for organization science", Organization Science, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2003, pp. 208–223
- von Krogh, G. and Roos, J. "A Tale of the Unfinished", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 17, No. 9, 1996, pp. 729–739
- von Krogh, G., Roos, J. and Slocum, K.: "An Essay on Corporate Epistemology", Strategic Management Journal, Special Issue on "The Search for a New Strategy Paradigm", Vol. 15, Summer 1994, pp. 53–73
[edit] Selected books
- Enabling Knowledge Creation with Professors Nonaka and Ichijo, focused on how firms can build an organization culture and infrastructure that support product and process innovation
- Strategizing in Emerging Industries with Professor Roos, investigated strategies employed by traditional media firms to manage the transition to innovative forms of electronic media.
- Managing Corporate Acquisitions with Professors Singh and Sinatra, presented research on factors that impact on the performance of merger- and acquisition strategies
[edit] Awards and recognitions
- The Association of American Publishers' "Best Professional Business Book Award"
- The Organization and Management Theory Division's "Best Symposium Award" at the Academy of Management
- Harvard Business Review's "Breakthrough Idea"
- ETH Teaching Award "Goldene Eule"
[edit] External links
- Georg von Krogh at ETH Zurich
- Department of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH Zurich
- Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zurich
