Phillip Christopher Nell

Presentation

Phillip is a Professor of International Management at Vienna University of Economics and Business. He is also affiliated with the Department of Strategic Management and Globalization at Copenhagen Business School.

Phillip holds a European Master of Business Sciences (EMBSc) and a Diplom-Kaufmann from University of Bamberg and ESC Clermont-Ferrand. He received his doctorate and his habilitation from WU Wien.

Before joining academia, Phillip gained considerable industry experience as a consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. He has conducted projects and research in cooperation with firms such as Walter Bau, Gerresheimer, Kone, Puma, Boehringer Ingelheim, ATB, Nike, and T-Systems as well as non-profit organizations such as Diakonie, giving him lots of insights into practice.

Phillip is widely experienced both in degree-course and executive education. Besides Copenhagen and Vienna, he has taught at ESADE Business School in Spain, Università di Padova, Universität Linz, and at VSE in Prague.

Research Interest

His research interests are centered on the organization of the multinational corporation, the management of subsidiaries, and the role headquarters play in large and complex organizations. Furthermore, he is interested in the role analytics and data management play for strategic decision making and firm performance. His research has been accepted for publication in Strategic Management Journal, Long Range Planning, Journal of International Management, Journal of World Business, and Research Policy among others. He is currently on the editorial board of Journal of International Business Studies, the most important journal in the field of international business.

Primary research areas

Interorganizational relationships

Headquarters configurations and headquarters value-added within MNCs

The organization of the multinational corporation