University of St.Gallen

03/07/17

THE GCEI

The Global Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is the leading institution of the University of St. Gallen that integrates research activities in the fields of entrepreneurship, family business and innovation.

Publications

11/05/18

New SEJ Publication

We are glad to share that the paper "Some principles are more equal than others: Promotion- vs. prevention-focused effectuation principles and their disparate relationships with entrepreneurial orientation" by Palmié, Huerzeler, Grichnik, Keupp and Gassmann has been accepted for publication in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Research

10/28/18

Oliver Gassman on International Advisory Board of California Management Review

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Oliver Gassman has been appointed for the International Advisory Board of the California Management Review, a leading management journal aiming at bridging research and practice.

Research

09/17/18

Research and Innovation Project Grant

We are glad to announce that Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik, Assist. Prof. Dr. Charlotta Sirén, and the Chair of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Gallen were awarded a three year European Commission Horizon 2020 research and innovation project grant to help strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems in Lithuania.

Events

09/07/18

Research Talk by Rasmus Rahm

Rasmus Rahm, Executive Director of Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship will give a research talk on the topic "Entrepreneurship education: Latest trends and learning from the Swedish experience" on December 12, 2018 at the GCEI. The research talk will take place from 10.30 to 12.00 in the room 0-216 (ZIG building).

Events

09/07/18

Research Talk by Prof. Dr. Dr. Tomi Laamanen

We are pleased to announce a research talk by Prof. Dr. Dr. Tomi Laamanen from University of St. Gallen on the topic "Publishing in Long Range Planning". The research talk will take place on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 12.00 in the seminar room 0-216 (ZIG).

Events

09/07/18

Research Talk by Prof. Dean Shepherd

Prof. Dean Shepherd from University of Notre Dame will give a research seminar on "Strategies and advices for academic careers in entrepreneurship and management". The seminar will take place on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10.00am in the seminar room 0-216 (ZIG).

Research

06/27/18

Best Management Book of the Year Award - EURAM

We are glad to announce that Prof. Thomas Zellweger has won the Best Management Book of the Year Award by the European Academy of Management (EURAM) for his book "Managing the Family Business: Theory and Practice".

Research

04/03/18

AOM Best Paper Proceedings

We are glad to share that the paper "A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of voluntary environmental programs" by S. Flankova, P. Tashman, M. van Essen, and V. Marano has been chosen for publication in the Best Paper Proceedings (top 10%) of the 2018 Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Research

04/03/18

AOM Best Paper Proceedings

We are pleased to announce that the paper "A meta-analytic approach to understanding the effects of CEO overconfidence on firm perfromance" by B. Burkhard, C. Sirén, M. van Essen, and D. Grichnik has been selected for the Best Paper Proceedings (top 10%) of the 2018 Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Research

03/22/18

The most cited family business papers in the last 3 years

IFERA has ranked several papers co-authored by Marc van Essen and Thomas Zellweger among the most cited family business papers published in the last three years and consideres them as possessing the potential to shape the future of family business research.

People

03/02/18

Professor Vangelis Souitaris at the GCEI

GCEI is pleased to welcome Vangelis Souitaris appointed as Full Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

People

03/02/18

Professor Joakim Wincent at the GCEI

Joakim Wincent recently joined the GCEI as a Full Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. We are glad to welcome him to our team.

Videos

02/06/18

New Interview with Dietmar Grichnik and Manuel Hess

In this video, Dietmar Grichnik and Manuel Hess talk about the origins of the St.Galler Startup Navigator, inputs from successful entrepreneurs, and the four blocks that represent the core of this tool.

Research

12/13/17

Thomas Zellweger on the Editorial Board of JBV

We are pleased to share that Thomas Zellweger joined the editorial board of Journal of Business Venturing, one of the leading journals in the field of entrepreneurship.