Max von Zedtwitz
Max von Zedtwitz (born 27 December 1969 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Managing Director at GLORAD[1] and a Visiting Professor at Grenoble school of management, Nyenrode School of Business, University of St. Gallen, and Tongji University.
Von Zedtwitz specializes in international business (especially China, Japan, and Asia-Pacific), innovation, and R&D Management. As an academic, he focuses on global R&D management and reverse innovation in emerging countries. He teaches courses on innovation, R&D management, international management, and doing business in Asia-Pacific to undergraduate, graduate, and executive audiences.
Von Zedtwitz has published more than sixty articles in journals such as the Research Policy, the Journal of International Management, Technovation, and R&D Management. He is an Editor, Editorial Board Member, or Editorial Advisor to journals such as Technology Analysis and Strategic Management[2], the Journal of International Management[3], Creativity and Innovation Management[4], Thunderbird International Business Review[5], Technovation[6], International Journal of Technology Management[7], International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management[8], Global Strategy Journal[9] and R&D Management[10].
An expert on China innovation and global R&D in China, von Zedtwitz is a consultant to multinational firms establishing R&D in China, as well as Chinese firms expanding innovation capabilities overseas. He has written extensively about managing global innovation and managing R&D in China. He is a frequent public speaker at international conferences, corporate leadership seminars and executive education programs, and has given keynotes at e.g. the WEF[11], AOCS[12], UNCTAD[13] and PDMA[14].
Previous positions and degrees
- PRTM, Vice President, Global Innovation
- Peking University in China, Professor of Strategy and Innovation
- University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Visiting Professor
- Tsinghua University in China, Associate Professor of Technology & Innovation Management
- International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Professor of Technology Management
- Harvard University in Cambridge, USA, Visiting Fellow
- University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Ph.D. (Dr. oec.)
- University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, MBA (lic.oec.)
- ETH-Zurich in Switzerland, M.Sc.
Board or advisory board member
- AsiaCompete International Ltd., Chairman (2004-)
- getAbstract in Switzerland, Scientific Advisor (2004-)
- SwissNex Swiss Science Consulates, Board Member (2065-2008)
- IAMOT International Association for the Management of Technology, Executive Director (2001-)
- Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, Vice President (2007-2008) and National Representative
Selected journal articles
- Jin, J.; von Zedtwitz, M.; (2008): Technological Capability Development in China’s Mobile Phone Industry. Technovation, 28, 327-334.
- von Zedtwitz, M.; Ikeda, T.; Gong, L.; Carpenter, R.; Hämäläinen, S. (2007): Managing Foreign R&D in China. Research Technology Management, Vol. 50, No. 3, 19-27.
- von Zedtwitz, M.; Grimaldi, R. (2006): Are Service Profiles Incubator-Specific? – Results from an empirical investigation in Italy. Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 31, 459-468.
- von Zedtwitz, M. (2004): Managing Foreign R&D Labs in China. R&D Management, Vol. 34, No. 4, 439-452.
- von Zedtwitz, M. (2003): Post Project Review in R&D. Research Technology Management, Vol. 46, No. 5, 43-49.
- von Zedtwitz, M.; Gassmann, O. (2002): Market versus Technology Drive in R&D Internationalization: Four different patterns of managing research and development. Research Policy, 31, 4, 569-588.
- Gassmann, O.; von Zedtwitz, M. (1999): New Concepts and Trends in International R&D Organization. Research Policy, Vol. 28, 231-250.
Selected books
- von Zedtwitz, M.; Birkinshaw, J.; Gassmann, O. (2008, Editors): Management of International Research and Development. Edgar Elgar: Cheltenham.
- Sun, Y.; von Zedtwitz, M.; Simon, D. (2008, Editors): Global R&D and China. Routledge: Oxford.
- Boutellier, R.; Gassmann, O.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2008): Managing Global Innovation - Uncovering the Secrets of Future Competitiveness. 3rd ed. Springer: Heidelberg.
- Festel, G.; Kreimeyer, A.; Oels, U.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2005, Editors): The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in China – Challenges and Threats for Foreign Companies. Springer: Heidelberg.
Awards and recognitions
- Best Paper Award sponsored by ABB at the IAMOT 2001 Conference
- 1998 RADMA Prize for Best Paper in the R&D Management Journal
- Best Paper Award at the ISMOT 1998 Conference
- 2009 Recipient of the IAMOT Award for Research Excellence, to recognize the top-50 researchers publishing in the highest percentile of SCI/SSCI-index Technology and Innovation Management journals
- Several recognitions as "Best Teacher" or "Best Speaker" in various executive education programs and professional conferences
External links
- Max von Zedtwitz at GLORAD
- Max von Zedtwitz at University of St. Gallen
References
- ^ http://www.glorad.org
- ^ http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0953-7325&linktype=145
- ^ http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.cws_home/601266/editorialboard
- ^ http://www.wiley.com/bw/editors.asp?ref=0963-1690&site=1
- ^ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291520-6874/homepage/EditorialBoard.html
- ^ http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.cws_home/422925/editorialboard
- ^ http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1400
- ^ http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=7#board
- ^ http://gsj.strategicmanagement.net/
- ^ http://www.wiley.com/bw/editors.asp?ref=0033-6807&site=1
- ^ https://members.weforum.org/pdf/Dalian/Dalian07_ParticipantsList.pdf
- ^ http://montreux.aocs.org/Program/content.cfm?ItemNumber=563
- ^ http://www.unctad.org/templates/webflyer.asp?docid=6966&intItemID=2095&lang=1&mode=toc
- ^ http://www.pdma.org/events_detail.cfm?pk_event=231