Christian Stadler
Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School
Schools
- Warwick Business School
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Biography
Warwick Business School
Christian Stadler is a Professor in Strategic Management. Prior to joining Warwick Business School he was at University of Bath School of Management, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and Innsbruck University.
Christian addresses fundamental strategic questions that enable companies to grow, adapt, and consistently beat their competitors . In his new book Open Strategy. Mastering Disruption from Outside the C-Suite he explains how companies can craft strategy in a new unconventional way, one tailor-made for today's faster, more volatile business environment. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Business Week, Fast Company, Fortune/CNN, and the BBC, and has been translated into 11 languages. He also writes a Forbes blog
In 2021 Thinkers50 shortlisted Christian for the Strategy Award.
Research Interests
Christian's research examines how organizations can achieve sustainable competitive advantage. He is particularly interested in questions related to 1) learning and innovation, as well as 2) diversification. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and Strategic Organization.
Education
Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck - PhD 2000 - 2002
Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck - Masters Degree 1995 - 2000
Videos
Proven Specialization Strategies For Solo Consultants & Small Firms
Opening up strategy: discussion with Prof.s Christian Stadler and Julia Hautz
OPEN STRATEGY - New book
Dr Christian Stadler on entrepreneurship in Africa | THINK 2015
Open Strategy - KIN Summit 2020
Open Strategy at the @Global Peter Drucker Forum
Are you ready to open up?
Of Century Champions and Unicorns - Christian Stadler
To succeed with openness, start by asking the right questions
Booost '22 - Open Strategy - A New Paradigm in Strategy with Christian Stadler
Christian Stadler on Enduring Success
Are you afraid of disruption? Draw a nightmare competitor scenario, says Dr Christian Stadler
Winning Business Strategies For Consulting Business Owners with Christian Stadler
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