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Department of International Economics, Government and Business
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My research focuses on global innovation, specifically, how organizations overcome and leverage distance to innovate successfully. This research helps firms capitalize on their innovation potential, especially technology and R&D-related opportunities, in the context of changing global markets, emerging competitors, and disruptive technologies.
I am Managing Director of the Research Center for Global R&D and Innovation (GLORAD), a network I founded in 2003 to facilitate joint research for PhD students at Tsinghua and the University of St. Gallen. The network has since grown to include researchers in Silicon Valley, Brazil, and other institutions in Europe. I have visiting faculty appointments at KTU in Lithuania, USP in Sao Paulo, and SDU in Odense, Denmark. Previously, I was a professor of technology management at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Skoltech in Moscow, and IMD in Lausanne. I also was a vice president/associate partner with PRTM Management Consultants in Shanghai, and I ran (and later sold) a technology intelligence firm I founded in Hong Kong and Shanghai. I did my PhD at the University of St. Gallen after a MSc in Computer Science at ETH Zurich, and I was a postdoc at Harvard University.
At CBS, I look for students and companies wanting to expand their international innovation competencies, especially with regard to emerging markets such as China and India, and make them proficient in engaging global customers and competitors. I also look for students willing to explore how to leverage responsible innovation, frugal innovation, and reverse innovation, in order to contribute to social and ethical value creation.
- Global R&D and innovation, emerging market innovation
- Operational strategies in MNCs
- Corporate incubation and corporate venturing
- Doing business in / with China
- Responsible, frugal, and reverse innovation
- Ethical and social value creation
- Global Strategy, Technology, and Innovation (BA-BINBO1144U)
- Strategy Execution (DIP-DIBUO1003U)
- Doing Business in China and Asia-Pacific (BA-BIBAV1011U)
- I also teach courses on technology and innovation management, product development, entrepreneurship and incubation, and international management
I have some capacity to supervise graduate thesis work in my key research areas. I also supervise PhD students as either director or co-director.
- Knudsen, M.P., von Zedtwitz, M., Griffin, A., Barczak, G. (2023) Best Practices in New Product Development and Innovation: Results from PDMA's 2021 Global Survey. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 40, 3, 257-275.
- Prud’homme, D.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2019). Managing Risks from “Forced” Technology Transfer in Emerging Markets. Journal of International Management 25, 3.
- Prud’homme, D.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2018): The Changing Face of Innovation in China. MIT Sloan Management Review 59, 3, 24-32.
- Jang, S.; Kim, J.W., von Zedtwitz, M. (2017): The importance of spatial agglomeration in product innovation: A microgeography perspective. Journal of Business Research 78, 143-154.
- Zhu, A.; von Zedtwitz, M.; Assimakopoulos, D.; Fernandes, K.J. (2016): The Impact of Organizational Culture on Concurrent Engineering, Design-for-Safety and Product Safety Performance. International Journal of Production Economics, 176, 69-81.
- von Zedtwitz, M.; Corsi, S.; Soberg, P.; Frega, R. (2015): A Typology of Reverse Innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 32, 1, 12-28. (Winner of the 2016 Thomas P. Hustad prize for best paper in JPIM.)
- Keupp, M.; Friesike, S.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2012): How Do Foreign Firms Patent in Emerging Economies with Weak Appropriability Regimes? Archetypes and Motives. Research Policy, 41, 8, 1422-1439.
- 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, 28, 231-250.
I: International Business Review, Vol. 33, Nr. 1, 2.2024
I: Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 40, Nr. 3, 5.2023, s. 257-275
Paper presented at The 30th Innovation and Product Development Management Conference. IPDMC 2023, 2023
Paper presented at 2023 JPIM Research Forum, 2023
Paper presented at 3rd IEEE-TEMS International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship 2023, 2023
I: Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 112, 7.2023, s. 113-127
Paper presented at 2023 JPIM Research Forum, 2023
Paper presented at British Academy of Management 2023 Conference, 2023
Paper presented at 2023 JPIM Research Forum, 2023
Poster session presented at Product Development and Management Association, 2022
I: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 184, 11.2022
Paper presented at 16th Vaasa Conference on International Business, 2021
Paper presented at R&D Management Conference 2021, 2021
Paper presented at The 28th Innovation and Product Development Management Conference. IPDMC 2021, 2021
I: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 68, Nr. 6, 2021, 3 s., s. 1543-1545
I: The Oxford Handbook of China Innovation. red. /Xiaolan Fu; Bruce McKern; Jin Chen. New York : Oxford University Press 2021, s. 486-501
Paper presented at 22nd International CINet Conference, 2021
I: Innovation from Emerging Markets: From Copycats to Leaders. . red. /Fernanda Cahen; Lourdes Casanova; Anne Miroux. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2021, s. 185-221
I: Proceedings of the IFKAD 2020: Knowledge in Digital Age. Matera2020, s. 705-717 (Proceedings IFKAD)
I: Managing Innovation in a Global and Digital World: Meeting Societal Challenges and Enhancing Competitiveness. . red. /Rajnish Tiwari; Stephan Buse. Wiesbaden : Springer 2020, s. 227-251
I: Proceedings of ISPIM Connects Global 2020: Celebrating the World of Innovation. Manchester2020
I: Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. red. /Guclu Atinc. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2020, 1 s. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
I: Frugal Innovation: A Global Research Companion. . red. /Adela J. McMurray; Gerrit A. de Waal. Abingdon : Routledge 2019, s. 241-257 (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
I: Private Sector Entrepreneurship in Global Health: Innovation, Scale, and Sustainability. . red. /Kathryn Mossman; Anita McGahan; Will Mitchell; Onil Bhattacharyya. Toronto : University of Toronto Press 2019, s. 114-127
I: The Life of Russian Business: (Re)cognizing, (Re)activating and (Re)configuring Institutions. . red. /Tomas Casas i Klett; Yuliya Ponomareva. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing 2019, s. 141-146
I: Journal of International Management, Vol. 25, Nr. 3, 9.2019
I: Handbook of Research on Techno-Entrepreneurship: Ecosystems, Innovation and Development, Third Edition. . red. /François Thérin; Francesco P. Appio; Hyungseok Yoon. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2019, s. 26-45
I: The European Business Review, Nr. May/June, 20.5.2019, s. 62-68
I: The Life of Russian Business: (Re)cognizing, (Re)activating and (Re)configuring Institutions. . red. /Tomas Casas i Klett; Yuliya Ponomareva. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing 2019, s. 135-140
I: Research Technology Management, Vol. 61, Nr. 3, 2018, s. 27-28
3.red.Cham : Springer 2018, 179 s.
I: Research Technology Management, Vol. 61, Nr. 3, 5.2018, s. 29-37
I: Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M, Vol. 49, 7.2018, s. 4-21
Cham : Springer 2018, 150 s. (Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Management)
I: MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 59, Nr. 4, 6.2018, s. 24-32
I: Knowledge Management in the Sharing Economy: Cross-Sectoral Insights into the Future of Competitive Advantage. . red. /Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu; Florina Magdalena Pînzaru. Cham : Springer 2018, s. 169-188 (Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning, Vol. 6)
I: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 134, 9.2018, s. 150-168
I: Research Technology Management, Vol. 60, Nr. 3, 2017, s. 40-47
I: Globalization and Health, Vol. 13, Nr. 1, 25.1.2017
I: Journal of Business Research, Vol. 78, 9.2017, s. 143-154
Guangdong : CITIC Publishers 2017, 215 s.
: Bloomsbury Academic 2016, 185 s.
I: The Global Innovation Index 2016: Winning With Global Innovation. . red. /Soumitra Dutta; Bruno Lanvin; Sacha Wunsch-Vincent. Fontainebleau : INSEAD 2016, s. 125-131
I: Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 92, 2.2016, s. 31-49
I: The European Business Review, Nr. Nov/Dec, 1.12.2016, s. 73-77
I: International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 176, 6.2016, s. 69-81
I: Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32, Nr. 1, 1.2015, s. 12-28
I: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, Vol. 8, Nr. 2, 6.2015, s. 70-81
I: International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 64, Nr. 2/3/4, 2014, s. 109-116
I: Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 23, Nr. 3, 9.2014, s. 276-289
: Inderscience Publishers 2014, 194 s. (International Journal of Technology Management, Nr. 2/3/4, Vol. 64)
I: Open Innovation Research, Management And Practice. red. /Joe Tidd. : World Scientific 2013, s. 213-233 (Series on Technology Management, Vol. 23)
I: The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management. red. /Mark Dodgson; David M. Gann; Nelson Phillips. New York, NY : Oxford University Press 2013, s. 530-547 (Oxford Handbooks)
I: Knowledge Perspectives of New Product Development: A Comparative Approach. . red. /Dimitris G. Assimakopoulos; Elias G. Carayannis; Rafiq Dossani. New York : Springer 2012, s. 287-306 (Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Management)
I: Research Policy, Vol. 41, Nr. 8, 10.2012, s. 1422-1439
I: Handbuch Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement: Strategie - Umsetzung - Controlling. . red. /Sönke Albers; Oliver Gassmann. Wiesbaden : Gabler 2011, s. 593-610
I: Journal of Knowledge-based Innovation in China, Vol. 2, Nr. 1, 2010, s. 25-45
I: Journal of Technology Management in China, Vol. 5, Nr. 2, 2010, s. 108-121
I: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 17, Nr. 4, 2010, 6 s., s. 331-336
Abingdon : Routledge 2008, 180 s.
I: Global R&D in China. red. /Yifei Sun; Max von Zedtwitz; Denis Fred Simon. Abingdon : Routledge 2008, s. 1-9
I: Journal of Technology Management in China, Vol. 3, Nr. 1, 2008, s. 12 - 46
I: Managing Global Innovation: Uncovering the Secrets of Future Competitiveness. . red. /Roman Boutellier; Oliver Gassmann; Maximilian von Zedtwitz. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 2008, s. 507-522
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2008, 608 s.
2red.Berlin : Springer 2008, 186 s.
3.red.Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 2008, 807 s.
I: Technovation, Vol. 28, Nr. 6, 6.2008, s. 327-334
I: Going Global: The Challenges for Knowledge-based Economies. . red. /Mariagrazia Squicciarini; Torsti Loikkanen. Helsinki : Ministry of Employment and the Economy 2008, s. 144-151 (Publications of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Nr. 20–2008)
I: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 19, Nr. 4, 2007, s. 363-379
I: Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 13, Nr. 3, 2007, 9 s., s. 311-319
I: R&D Interplay in Northeast Asia. red. /Max von Zedtwitz; D. K. Bok; Sangho Chung. Seoul : Samsung Economic Research Institute 2007, s. 7-17
I: Research Technology Management, Vol. 50, Nr. 3, 2007, s. 19-27
I: Management of Technology: New Directions in Technology Management. . red. /Mostafa Hashem Sherif; Tarek M. Khalil. Oxford : Elsevier 2007, s. 311-326
Seoul : Samsung Economic Research Institute 2007, 226 s.
I: 世界の医薬品産業. red. /Ken Yoshimori. Tokyo : University of Tokyo Press 2007
I: Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 31, Nr. 4, 7.2006, s. 459-468
I: Knowledge Creation, Diffusion, and Use in Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters: A Comparative Systems Approach Across the United States, Europe, and Asia. . red. /Elias G. Carayannis; David F. J. Campbell. New York : Praeger 2006, s. 101-122
I: Management von Innovation und Risiko: Quantensprünge in der Entwicklung erfolgreich managen. . red. /Oliver Gassmann; Carmen Kobe. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 2006, s. 439-454
I: Technovation, Vol. 25, Nr. 2, 2.2005, s. 95-110
I: What’s Next?: Strategic Views on Foreign Direct Investment. . red. /Samuel Passow; Magnus Runnbeck. Jönköping : Invest in Sweden Agency 2005, s. 62-69
I: The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in China: Opportunities and Threats for Foreign Companies. . red. /Gunter Festel; Udo Oels; Andreas Kreimeyer; Max Zedtwitz. Berlin : Springer 2005, s. 109-119
I: Handbuch für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement. red. /Sönke Albers; Oliver Gassmann. Wiesbaden : Gabler 2005, s. 547-567
I: Globalization of R&D and Developing Countries: Proceedings of the Expert Meeting Geneva 24-26 January 2005. Geneva : UNCTAD/United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 2005, s. 117-140
I: The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in China: Opportunities and Threats for Foreign Companies. . red. /Günter Festel; Andreas Kreimeyer; Udo Oels; Max von Zedtwitz. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 2005, s. v
Berlin : Springer 2005, 295 s.
I: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Vol. 17, Nr. 3, 2005, 3 s., s. 253-255
I: Scientific Management Research, Vol. 23, Nr. 5, 2005, s. 38-42
I: R and D Management, Vol. 34, Nr. 4, 9.2004, s. 349-365
I: The Future of Pharma R & D: Challenges and Trends. . red. /Harald Pacl. Hünerberg : Festel Capital 2004, s. 27-38
I: Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, Vol. 21, Nr. 2 (March-April), 2004, s. 44-51
I: Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference: Innovation and Entrepren. red. /H. K. Tang; M. Xie; T. S. Durrani. Piscataway, NJ : IEEE 2004, s. 6-10
1.red.Berlin : Springer 2004, 178 s.
I: R and D Management, Vol. 34, Nr. 4, 9.2004, s. 439-452
I: International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, Vol. 2, Nr. 4, 2004, s. 283-286
I: Journal of International Management, Vol. 10, Nr. 1, 2004, s. 21-49
I: Management of Technology: Internet Economy: Opportunities and Challenges for Developed and Developing Regions of the World: Selected Papers From the Eleventh Conference on Management of Technology. . red. /Yasser A. Hosni; Tarek M. Khalil. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2004, s. 355-389 (Journal of International Management)
I: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Vol. 3, Nr. 1-2, 2003, s. 176-196
I: R and D Management, Vol. 33, Nr. 4, 9.2003, s. 377-393
I: The International Handbook on Innovation. red. /Larisa V. Shavinina. Oxford : Elsevier 2003, s. 702-714
Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2003, 558 s.
I: Research Technology Management, Vol. 46, Nr. 5, 9.2003, s. 43-49
I: Management of Technology: Growth Through Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship. . red. /Max Von Zedtwitz; Georges Haour; Tarek M. Khalil; Louis A. Lefebvre. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2003, s. 65-78
I: R and D Management, Vol. 33, Nr. 3, 6.2003, s. 243-262
I: Journal of Health Care and Society, Vol. 13, Nr. 2, 2003, s. 41-84
I: International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 24, Nr. 2-3, 1.2002, s. 165-193
I: Research Policy, Vol. 31, Nr. 4, 5.2002, s. 569-588
I: R and D Management, Vol. 32, Nr. 3, 6.2002, s. 255-268
Guangzhou : Guangdong Economic 2002, 556 s.
I: Management of Technology : The Key to Prosperity in the Third Millennium. . red. /Tarek M. Khalil; Louis A. Lefebvre; Robert M. Mason. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2001, s. 99-116
I: High-Risk-Projekte: Quantensprünge in der Entwicklung erfolgreich managen. . red. /Oliver Gassmann; Carmen Kobe. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 2001, s. 361-376
2.red.Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 2000, 629 s.
I: Technology Strategy and Strategic Alliances: Selected Papers From the 1998 R&D Management Conference. Madrid : COTEC 2000, s. 239-250
I: Innovative Organisationsformen: Neue Entwicklungen in der Unternehmensorganisation. . red. /Franz Wojda. Stuttgart : Schaeffer - Poeschel Verlag 2000, s. 342-368
I: Managing Global Innovation: Uncovering the Secrets of Future Competitiveness. . red. /Roman Boutellier; Oliver Gassmann; Maximilian von Zedtwitz. Berlin : Springer 1999, s. 453-480
1.red.Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer 1999, 629 s.
Bamberg : Difo Druck 1999
I: Research Policy, Vol. 28, Nr. 2-3, 3.1999, s. 231-250
I: R and D Management, Vol. 28, Nr. 3, 7.1998, s. 147-161
I: Management of Technology, Sustainable Development and Eco-efficiency. red. /Louis A. Lefebvre; Robert M. Mason; Tarek Khalil. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 1998, s. 85-99
München : Vahlen Verlag 1996, 324 s.
I: Internationales Innovationsmanagement: Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen im globalen Wettbewerb. . red. /Oliver Gassmann; Max von Zedtwitz. München : Vahlen Verlag 1996, s. 3-15
I: Wissenschaftsmanagement, Vol. 3, Nr. Mai/Juni, 1996, s. 138-144
I: Internationales Innovationsmanagement: Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen im globalen Wettbewerb. . red. /Oliver Gassmann; Max von Zedtwitz. München : Vahlen Verlag 1996, s. 105-116
I: Internationales Innovationsmanagement: Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen im globalen Wettbewerb. . red. /Oliver Gassmann; Maximilian von Zedtwitz. München : Vahlen Verlag 1996, s. 143-154
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I: EURObiz, Nr. March/April 2015, 2015, s. 10-13
I: Singapore Business Times, 11.7.2011, s. 18
- Frugal innovation
- Reverse innovation
- China innovation
- Global R&D management
- 2019 - ongoing: KTU Doctoral Committee, Teaching and PhD supervision - Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
- 2019 - 2021: 20% Part-time Full Professor - SDU University of Southern Denmark