Chair of Management and Control









Prof. Dr. Ulrich Pidun








Short Biography




  • Current

    Lecturer at the Chair of Management and Control, University of Göttingen



  • Since 2015

    Honorary Professor of Corporate Strategy, Technische Universität Berlin



  • Since 2013

    Lecturer at Technische Universität Berlin (award for the best course in 2014)



  • Since 2005

    More than 50 guest lectures at German and international universities



  • Since 1997

    Director, The Boston Consulting Group; Global Topic Leader for Corporate Strategy and European Topic Leader for Family Business



  • 2011 - 2015

    Visiting Professor, TU Bergakademie Freiberg



  • 2008 - 2014

    Lecturer in the eMBA program of RWTH Aachen University



  • 2006 - 2010

    Lecturer at the University of Karlsruhe (TH), today Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)



  • 2000

    Master of Business Administration, INSEAD, Fontainebleau; Henry Ford II Prize as best graduate



  • 1998 - 2002

    Member of the Supervisory Board of 4SC AG



  • 1997

    Doctorate in Theoretical Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg (summa cum laude)



  • Studies

    Chemistry and Mathematics at Philipps-Universität Marburg and Imperial College London















Research and Interest Areas




  • Corporate strategy and corporate portfolio management

  • Growth strategies and entrepreneurship

  • Strategic planning process

  • Value and risk management

  • IPOs, M&A and divestitures

  • Family businesses





Courses Taught







Conference Contributions




  • 2015 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Denver (USA) - "Multiple recipes for success – A configurational examination of business portfolio restructurings" (Hildebrandt P.; Oehmichen J.; Pidun U.; Wolff M.)

  • 2014 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Madrid (Spain) - "Business portfolio restructuring from an industry environment perspective" (Hildebrandt P.; Oehmichen J.; Pidun U.; Wolff M.)

  • 2013 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Atlanta (USA) - "Patterns of successfully managed corporate portfolio restructuring" (Schönhaar S.; Nippa M.; Pidun U.)

  • 2013 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Atlanta (USA) - "The role of CSOs along the strategy process – how their presence affects the application of strategic instruments" (Oehmichen J.; Pidun U.; Wolff M.)

  • 2013 - Academy of Management (AOM) Orlando (USA) - "Diversification and competitive advantage: A risk-based explanation" (Haug J.; Pidun U.)

  • 2012 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Prague (Czech Republic) - "How do firms transform their business portfolios? An explorative analysis of transformation processes of multi-business firms" (Schönhaar S.; Nippa M.; Pidun U.)

  • 2011 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Miami (USA) - "Parenting strategies and valuation performance: A global empirical analysis" (Kruehler M.; Nippa M.; Pidun U.; Rubner H.)

  • 2011 - Academy of Management (AOM) San Antonio (USA) - "Corporate portfolio management applications: Role of firm attributes and impact on corporate processes" (Untiedt R.; Pidun U.)

  • 2011 - Academy of Management (AOM) San Antonio (USA) - "Parenting strategies of corporate headquarters" (Kruehler M.; Pidun U.)

  • 2010 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Rome (Italy) - "Panel discussion: Capital market valuation and corporate value creation strategies – How to specify success factors of premium conglomerates" (Pidun U.; Heuskel D.; Beckmann P.)

  • 2010 - Academy of Management (AOM) Montreal (Canada) - "The case for parenting advantage: An analysis of its impact on theory and practice" (Pidun U.; Kruehler M.)

  • 2010 - Academy of Management (AOM) Montreal (Canada) - "Corporate portfolio management revisited: Disclosing and assessing its scholarly disdain" (Nippa M.; Pidun U.; Untiedt R.)

  • 2009 - Strategic Management Society (SMS) Washington (USA) - "Panel discussion: The future of corporate portfolio management – How to advance a successful strategic instrument" (Pidun U.; Heuskel D.; Rubner H.; Nippa M.)













Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Pidun.


Contact



Prof. Dr. Ulrich Pidun

Chair of Management and Control

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3

37073 Göttingen


Phone: 0551 39-27275
controlling@uni-goettingen.de

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