Max von Zedtwitz
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Max von Zedtwitz is a Managing Director at GLORAD
and a Visiting Professor at Grenoble school of management, Nyenrode Business University, University of St. Gallen
, Chalmers University of Technology
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 ten books and 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, the Journal of International Management, Creativity and Innovation Management, Thunderbird
International Business Review, Technovation, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Global Strategy Journal and R&D Management.
A long-time resident in China, von Zedtwitz is an expert on Chinese innovation and global R&D in China. He has been 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 a,t e.g., the WEF
, AOCS, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) and PDMA
.
GLORAD
GLORAD is a research center and think tank for global R&D management and reverse innovation, located at Tongji University, P.R. China and the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. GLORAD establishes a research network between those two institutions as well...
and a Visiting Professor at Grenoble school of management, Nyenrode Business University, University of St. Gallen
University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
, Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology , is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture.-History:...
and Tongji University
Tongji University
Tongji University , colloquially known as Tongji , located in Shanghai, has more than 30,000 students and 8,000 staff members . It offers degree programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
.
Von Zedtwitz specializes in international business
International Business
International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
(especially China, Japan, and Asia-Pacific), innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, and R&D Management
R&D Management
R&D management is the discipline of designing and leading R&D processes, managing R&D organizations, and ensuring smooth transfer of new know-how and technology to other groups or departments involved in innovation.-Definitions:...
. As an academic, he focuses on global R&D management
Global R&D management
Global R&D management is the discipline of designing and leading R&D processes globally, i.e. across borders, in multi-cultural and multi-lingual settings, and cutting across multiple time zones. In addition, managing R&D organizations, and ensuring smooth transfer of new know-how and technology to...
and reverse innovation
Reverse innovation
Reverse innovation or trickle-up innovation is a term referring to an innovation seen first, or likely to be used first, in the developing world before spreading to the industrialized world. The term was introduced by Dartmouth professors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble and GE's Jeffrey R....
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 ten books and 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, the Journal of International Management, Creativity and Innovation Management, Thunderbird
Thunderbird
-Creatures:* Thunderbird , a legendary creature in Native American culture* Dromornithidae, an extinct Australian family of birds* Thunderbird , a term used in cryptozoology to describe large, bird-like creatures-Computing:...
International Business Review, Technovation, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Global Strategy Journal and R&D Management.
A long-time resident in China, von Zedtwitz is an expert on Chinese innovation and global R&D in China. He has been 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 a,t e.g., the WEF
WEF
WEF may refer to:* Water Environment Federation, an organization of engineers and industry related to water use* Weifang Airport, an airport in Shandong Province, China...
, AOCS, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) and PDMA
PDMA
PDMA may refer to:* Perth Dance Music Awards, a yearly Australian music event.* Polarisation division multiple access, a cellular network component.* Prescription Drug Marketing Act, an American federal law....
.
Previous positions and degrees
- PRTMPRTMPRTM is a management consulting subsidiary of PwC. The firm’s business centers on the areas of operational strategy, supply chain innovation, product innovation, and customer experience innovation...
, Vice President, Global Innovation - Peking UniversityPeking UniversityPeking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
in China, Professor of Strategy and Innovation - University of St. GallenUniversity of St. GallenThe University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
in Switzerland, Visiting Professor - Tsinghua UniversityTsinghua UniversityTsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
in China, Associate Professor of Technology & Innovation Management - International Institute for Management DevelopmentInternational Institute for Management DevelopmentIMD - International Institute for Management Development is a non profit business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland.- History & Mission :...
(IMD), Professor of Technology Management - Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, USA, Visiting Fellow - University of St. GallenUniversity of St. GallenThe University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
in Switzerland, PhD (Dr. oec.) - University of St. GallenUniversity of St. GallenThe University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
in Switzerland, MBA (lic.oec.) - ETHEthEth is a letter used in Old English, Icelandic, Faroese , and Elfdalian. It was also used in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, but was subsequently replaced with dh and later d. The capital eth resembles a D with a line through the vertical stroke...
-Zurich in Switzerland, M.Sc.
Board or advisory board member
- AsiaCompete International Ltd., Chairman (2004–)
- getAbstractGetAbstractgetAbstract is a Swiss- and US-based corporation that is best known for creating abstracts of business books . getAbstract delivers Abstracts of books -- currently more than 7000 titles. Many companies offer their employees full access to getAbstract's library...
in Switzerland, Scientific Advisor (2004–) - SwissNexSwissnexSwissnex is a network of technology counselors run by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research in cooperation with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs ....
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
- Publications through Google Scholar