RESEARCH

For an overview, see my CV or Google Scholar Profile.

The focus of my research lies on competition & collaboration, crowdsourcing, and CEO succession. I study these topics in various contexts, most notably entrepreneurial firms, family firms, and sports (e.g., F1, chess, soccer, basketball).

My research underlies my teaching, speaking, and advisory work. I publish in world-leading peer-reviewed journals and have won various awards.

WEBINAR: Between the Lines

I also run the INSEAD webinar “Between the Lines” I interview (mostly) business school professors who have written great books; for example, I have interviewed Herminia Ibarra, Erin Meyer, Ethan Mollick, Jennifer Petriglieri, Markus Reitzig, Alex Edmans, Bob Sutton, Katy Milkman, Amy Edmondson, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Scott Page. I announce new webinars on LinkedIn. So, if you are interested, just follow me there.

About Me

I am a professor at The Wharton School. Before joining Wharton, I was a professor at INSEAD. I got a Ph.D. from Stanford University, a Master's degree from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a Diplom-Kaufmann from the University of Mannheim. I was also the founder-CEO of a company. When I left the company, it had 25 employees and customers in 80 countries. The CEO-succession was successful - and as of 2025, the company continues to thrive.


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