Christian Landau
Vice President Degree Programmes • Professor
Vice President Degree Programmes
Professor Dr. Christian Landau is an expert in strategy and innovation and has more than 15 years of experience in research, teaching and executive education. He has been Dean of EBS Business School since 2019, where he has held a professorship for Strategic Management since 2015. As Dean, he was responsible for the management and strategic development of EBS Business School.
Previously, he was Vice Dean for Teaching since 2017 and Assistant Professor of Competitive Strategy from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that, Christian Landau had been a Research and Teaching Associate at the Technical University of Berlin since 2005. He also held Visiting Reseach and Teaching positions at the University of California, Berkeley, Tongji University, School of Economics and Management, in Shanghai and at the SP Jain Institute of Management in Mumbai. Professor Dr. Landau is also co-founder and director of the European Strategy Institute (ESI). His research focuses on strategic management, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. He has published numerous articles in renowned peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Product Innovation Management, the Journal of Business Research, the European Management Review and the American Journal of Management. Christian Landau studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Berlin, holds an MBA degree from Salisbury University in the USA and a doctorate from the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Previously, he was Vice Dean for Teaching since 2017 and Assistant Professor of Competitive Strategy from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that, Christian Landau had been a Research and Teaching Associate at the Technical University of Berlin since 2005. He also held Visiting Reseach and Teaching positions at the University of California, Berkeley, Tongji University, School of Economics and Management, in Shanghai and at the SP Jain Institute of Management in Mumbai. Professor Dr. Landau is also co-founder and director of the European Strategy Institute (ESI). His research focuses on strategic management, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. He has published numerous articles in renowned peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Product Innovation Management, the Journal of Business Research, the European Management Review and the American Journal of Management. Christian Landau studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Berlin, holds an MBA degree from Salisbury University in the USA and a doctorate from the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
- Management department
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PUBLICATIONS
Heidenreich, S., Freisinger, E., Landau, C., 2022. The dark side of business model innovation: An empirical investigation into the evolvement of customer resistance and the effectiveness of potential countermeasures, Journal of Product Innovation Management Vol. 39(6), pp. 824-846.
Freisinger, E., Heidenreich, S., Landau, C., Spieth, P., 2021. Business model innovation through the lens of time: An empirical study of performance implications across venture life cycles, Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research Vol. 73(3-4), pp. 339-380.
Mack, T., Landau, C., 2020. Submission quality in open innovation contests: An analysis of individual-level determinants of idea innovativeness, R&D Management Vol. 50(1), pp. 47-62.
Freisinger, E., Heidenreich, S., Landau, C., Spieth, P., 2021. Business model innovation through the lens of time: An empirical study of performance implications across venture life cycles, Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research Vol. 73(3-4), pp. 339-380.
Mack, T., Landau, C., 2020. Submission quality in open innovation contests: An analysis of individual-level determinants of idea innovativeness, R&D Management Vol. 50(1), pp. 47-62.
Steinert, C., Landau, C., 2022, Absorptive Capacity, Decision-Making Approaches, and Innovation: Evidence from Fintechs and Biotechs, in: Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2022, No. 1, Briarcliff Manor: Academy of Management, p. 16252.
Steinert, C., Landau, C., Uhlenbruck, N., 2020, Causation, Effectuation, and Innovation Performance: The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity, in: Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2020, No. 1, Briarcliff Manor: Academy of Management, p. 14963.
Steinert, C., Landau, C., Uhlenbruck, N., 2020, Causation, Effectuation, and Innovation Performance: The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity, in: Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2020, No. 1, Briarcliff Manor: Academy of Management, p. 14963.
Landau, C., Steinert, C.
Absorptive Capacity, Decision-Making Approaches, and Innovation: Evidence from Fintechs and Biotechs
Absorptive Capacity, Decision-Making Approaches, and Innovation: Evidence from Fintechs and Biotechs
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