Employment History
2010 - Present
PROFESSOR
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IE Business School / IE University
Madrid, Spain
I work as a professor of operations management & organization design. I teach governance, organization design, and operations management in the International MBA, Global Online MBA, and Executive MBA programs.
2015 - 2023
DISTINGUISHED VISITING SCHOLAR
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Benedictine University
Lisle, IL, USA
I taught quantitative research methods in the Executive Ph.D. Program at the Center for Values-Driven Leadership.
2006 - 2020
SENIOR FELLOW
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH FELLOW
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ETLA, The Research Institute
of the Finnish Economy
Helsinki, Finland
As an Associate Research Fellow (2006-2013) and a Senior Fellow (2013-2020), I worked with a group of Finnish economists on topics such as production geography, innovation policy, and technology management.
2007 - 2010
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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IE Business School / IE University
Madrid, Spain
I worked as a visiting associate professor, teaching organization design and governance in the International MBA and the Doctor of Business Administration programs, as well as statistical research methods in the Ph.D. program
2006 - 2010
SENIOR LECTURER
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Helsinki University of Technology
Espoo, Finland
I taught organization theory and statistical research methods at the master's and doctorate levels.
2000 - 2006
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER
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Helsinki University of Technology
Espoo, Finland
I ran a multi-year research project on manufacturing operations management in the electronics, machinery, and automotive industries; secured €1.5 million in public and private funding.
Other Appointments and Recognition
2015 - 2017
CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Journal of Operations Management
I served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Operations Management, a Financial Times Top 50 (FT-50) academic journal focused on empirical research on operations management.
2023
RADAR THINKER​
Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2023
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Thinkers50 Radar identifies a cohort of 30 up-and-coming thinkers whose ideas we predict will make an important impact on management thinking in the future. The Thinkers50 Radar identifies new talent and ideas and provides an early alert system for managers, publishers, speaker bureaus, and others in the thought leadership industry.
2009 - 2010
PANELIST​
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Evaluation of Finland's national innovation system
I was one of the 18 members of an international panel of experts who evaluated the Finnish national innovation system at the request of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
2001
HONORABLE MENTION
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Elwood S. Buffa Dissertation Competition
Decision Sciences Institute
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The Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award identifies and recognizes outstanding doctoral research in the development of theory or applications of the decision sciences. Submitted dissertations examine diverse subjects within the areas of operations management, information systems and decision support systems.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION​
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota, USA
2000
At the doctoral level, I was trained in statistics (econometrics and psychometrics), organization and production economics, and organization theory. In my doctoral dissertation, I examined the strategic management of manufacturing companies from economic and institutional perspectives.
Master of Science
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES​
Iowa State University, USA
1997
At the master's level, I was trained in statistics, industrial engineering, and production economics. In my master's thesis, I examined quality management practices in a large international dataset of manufacturing firms.
Bachelor of Science
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION​
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Iowa State University, USA
1995
At the bachelor's level, I received basic training in all functional business areas, with an emphasis on operations and production management.