Max von Zedtwitz

Max von Zedtwitz

Max von Zedtwitz (born 1969 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Managing Director at GLORAD[1] and a Visiting Professor at Grenoble school of management, Nyenrode Business University, University of St. Gallen[2], 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[3], the Journal of International Management[4], Creativity and Innovation Management[5], Thunderbird International Business Review[6], Technovation[7], International Journal of Technology Management[8], International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management[9], Global Strategy Journal[10] and R&D Management[11].

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[12], AOCS[13], the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)[14] and PDMA[15].

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Previous positions and degrees

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

See also

  • R&D Management
  • Global R&D management

References

  1. ^ GLORAD. GLORAD. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.item.unisg.ch/org/item/web2.nsf/wwwPubPersonChairEng/F8CB7951DEADA948C1257372002B2B75
  3. ^ Taylor & Francis Journals: Welcome. Tandf.co.uk. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  4. ^ Journal of International Management Editorial Board. Elsevier.com (14 October 2011). Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  5. ^ Creativity and Innovation Management – Journal Information. Wiley.com. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  6. ^ Thunderbird International Business Review – Editorial Board – Wiley Online Library. Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  7. ^ Technovation Editorial Board. Elsevier.com (14 October 2011). Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  8. ^ Inderscience Publishers Ltd. Inderscience.com. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  9. ^ Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management – IJEIM. www.inderscience.com. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  10. ^ GSJ Home. Gsj.strategicmanagement.net. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  11. ^ R and D Management – Journal Information. Wiley.com. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  12. ^ https://members.weforum.org/pdf/Dalian/Dalian07_ParticipantsList.pdf
  13. ^ Program Tuesday -Program – Montreux 2010 – AOCS. Montreux.aocs.org (5 October 2010). Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  14. ^ >> Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development >> GLOBALIZATION OF R&D AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Unctad.Org. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.
  15. ^ PDMA • Product Development and Management Association. Pdma.org. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.

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