Nicolai J. Foss Explained

Nicolai Juul Foss (born 1964) is a Danish organizational theorist, and scholar of entrepreneurship and strategy. He is currently a professor at the Copenhagen Business School where he has spent most of his career. Foss' main contribution to organization theory is through the micro-foundational perspective in organization theory and management—examining how individual behaviors aggregate to affect the behavior of larger groups and organizations.[1] He was created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2015.[2] [3]

Biography

Nicolai Juul Foss is Professor of Strategy at the Department of Strategy and Innovation at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS), an Honorary Adjunct Professor, Department of Marketing and Management, University of Southern Denmark, and External Chair, Danish Institute for Advanced Studies, 2020–2025.

Foss held the Rodolfo de Benedetti Chair of Entrepreneurship at the Bocconi University, but assumed a professorship at the CBS starting 2020. He has held part-time and visiting professorships at the Warwick Business School, Norwegian School of Economics,[4] Lund University, Luiss Guido Carli-Roma, ESC Rennes, and Agder University. Foss was assistant, associate, and full professor of strategy at CBS from 1993 to 2016 and served as department head at CBS for 10 years. He has served on the board of directors of the Strategic Management Society, of which he is also a Fellow,[5] is one of the very few Danish social science members of Academia Europaea, and was a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2018 and 2019.[6]

Foss has written on many different subjects, including the theory of the firm in management research, methodological issues in management research (particularly the role of microfoundations), organizational antecedents of entrepreneurship, the history and content of entrepreneurship research, the Austrian School of Economics, human resource management and other subjects.

Encompassing 216 journal articles, 102 book chapters and 26 books (edited as well as monographs), his work has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, and several other leading journals. He has published books with leading publishers, such as Cambridge University Press[7] and Oxford University Press.

Foss writes a monthly column in the Danish newspaper Berlingske under the column titled "Forstå Business" ("Understand Business").

Education

Foss obtained his PhD in 1993 from the Copenhagen Business School.[8]

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Felin. Teppo. Foss. Nicolai J.. Ployhart. Robert E.. 2015-01-01. The Microfoundations Movement in Strategy and Organization Theory. Academy of Management Annals. 9. 1. 575–632. 10.5465/19416520.2015.1007651. 1941-6520.
  2. Web site: Nicolai J. Foss. 10 November 2022. Copenhagen Business School. en.
  3. Web site: 21 April 2015. Dronningen tog imod. 10 November 2022. Berlingske. da.
  4. Web site: Nicolai Juul Foss. 2 September 2019. Norwegian School of Economics. en.
  5. Web site: Todesco. Fabio. 10 October 2018. Nicolai Foss Elected Fellow of the Strategic Management Society. Bocconi. en.
  6. Web site: 19 November 2019. Global Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list reveals top talent in the sciences and social sciences. Clarivate. en.
  7. Web site: Elements Business Strategy, About the Editors. Cambridge University. Cambridge University. 2 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Nicolai Foss. Innovation Growth. Innovation Growth. 2 September 2019.

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