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Department of Strategy and Innovation

Prof. Phillip Nell is a Chaired Professor at WU Wien. He is also affiliated with the Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School.
Phillip Nell has studied International Economics and Business Administration in Germany, France, and Italy. He received his doctorate and habilitation from WU Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
Before joining academia, he gained considerable industry experience as a strategy consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. He has conducted projects and research in cooperation with firms such as Walter Bau, ABB, Henkel, Alcatel, Oracle, SAP, Gerresheimer, Kone, Puma, Boehringer Ingelheim, A-Tec Industries, and T-Systems as well as non-profit organizations such as Diakonie, giving him lots of insights into management practice.
Phillip Nell is widely experienced both in degree-course and executive education and his teaching has received multiple awards such as the CEMS course of the year award in 2015 and 2016. Besides Copenhagen and Vienna, he has taught at ESADE Business School in Spain, and universities in Padova, Linz, St. Gallen, Prague, and Rio de Janeiro.
His research interests are centered on the organization of the multinational corporation, the management of subsidiaries, and the strategic role headquarters play in large and complex organizations. His research has been accepted for publication among others in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, and Research Policy.
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Interorganizational relationships
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Headquarters configurations and headquarters value-added within MNCs
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The organization of the multinational corporation
- Nell, P.C.; Laamanen, T; Kappen, P. (2017): “Reconceptualising Hierarchies: The Disaggregation and Dispersion of Headquarters in Multinational Corporations“. Journal of Management Studies 54:8, December 2017; 1121-1143.
- Holm, A., Decreton, B., Nell, P.C., Klopf P. (2017): “The dynamic response process to conflicting institutional demands in MNC subsidiaries – An inductive study in the Sub-Saharan African e-commerce sector”. Global Strategy Journal. 7 (1), 104-124.
- Kostova, T.; Nell, P.C.; Hoenen, A.K. (2016): “Understanding Agency Problems in Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in Multinational Corporations: A contextualized Model”. Journal of Management.
- Nell, P. C., Ambos, B. (2013): “Parenting Advantage in the MNC: An Embeddedness Perspective on the Value Added by Headquarters”. Strategic Management Journal 34 (9), 1086–1103.
- Nell, P. C., Ambos, B., Schlegelmilch, B. B. (2011): “The MNC as an Externally Embedded Organization: An Investigation of Embeddedness Overlap in Local Subsidiary Networks”. Journal of World Business 46 (4), 497–505.
- Foss, K., Foss, N., Nell, P. C. (2012): “MNC Organizational Form and Subsidiary Motivation Problems: Controlling Intervention Hazards in the Network MNC”. Journal of International Management 18 (3), 247–259.
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 54, No. 3, 4.2023, p. 538-549
In: Strategic Management Journal, 1.3.2023
In: Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 60, No. 5, 2023, p. 1147-1177
Wien : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2022, 16 p. (Headquarters in Austria (HiA))
Wien : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2022, 8 p. (Headquarters in Austria (HiA))
Wien : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2022, 8 p. (Headquarters in Austria (HiA))
In: Journal of International Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, 6.2022
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2022, 16 p. (Headquarters in Austria (HiA))
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2022, 8 p. (Headquarters in Austria (HiA))
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2022, 8 p. (Headquarters in Austria (HiA))
In: Business Horizons, Vol. 64, No. 2, 3.2021, p. 163-169
Paper presented at DRUID21 Conference, 2021
Paper presented at Academy of International Business Conference, 2021
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2.2021
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 52, No. 7, 9.2021, p. 1365-1374
In: Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2020, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
In: Research Methods in International Business. ed. /Lorraine Eden; Bo Bernhard Nielsen; Alain Verbeke. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2020, p. 449-498 (JIBS Special Collections)
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2020, 22 p.
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2019, 6 p. (Study Report. Institute for International Business. Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU))
Wien : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2019, 8 p.
Paper presented at The 19th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2019, 2019
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2019, 15 p. (Study Report. Institute for International Business. Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU))
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 52, No. 4, 8.2019
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2019, 14 p. (Study Report. Institute for International Business. Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU))
In: Journal of Organization Design, Vol. 8, No. 1, 12.2019
In: What is Central & Eastern Europe's Role in Europe?: Leading Economists, Politicians & Top-managers on CEE's Future. . ed. /Manfred F. Berger; Arnold Schuh. Wien : Grow East 2019, p. 52-56
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 54, No. 4, 6.2019, p. 273-284
Paper presented at AIB 2019 Annual Meeting, 2019
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2019, p. 527-554
Paper presented at AIB 2019 Annual Meeting, 2019
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 48, No. 9, 12.2018, p. 1113–1137
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2018, 16 p. (Study Report. Institute for International Business. Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU))
In: International Business Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2.2018, p. 186-197
Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Business, Management and Governance , 2018
In: Business Magazin, 2018
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 38th Annual International Conference. SMS 2018, 2018
In: Journal of Management, Vol. 44, No. 7, 9.2018, p. 2611-2637
In: Management International Review, Vol. 57, No. 6, 12.2017, p. 855–878
In: Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 54, No. 8, 12.2017, p. 1121-1143
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 37th Annual International Conference. SMS 2017, 2017
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2.2017, p. 104-124
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2017, 3 p.
In: Journal of International Management, Vol. 23, No. 3, 9.2017, p. 306-325
In: Journal of International Management, Vol. 23, No. 3, 9.2017, p. 255-267
Paper presented at SMS Special Conference Hong Kong, 2016
Paper presented at AIB 2015 Annual Meeting, 2016
Paper presented at Global Strategy & Emerging Markets Annual Conference. GESEM 2016, 2016
Paper presented at SMS Special Conference Hong Kong, 2016
In: Perspectives on Headquarters-subsidiary Relationships in the Contemporary MNC. ed. /Tina C. Ambos; Björn Ambos; Julian Birkinshaw. Vol. 17, Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2016, p. 275-298 (Research in Global Strategic Management, Vol. 17)
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2016, 2016
Wien : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 2015
Paper presented at SMS Special Conference St. Gallen, 2015
Paper presented at SMS Special Conference St. Gallen, 2015
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2015, p. 302-311
Paper presented at 2015 Academy of International Business Northeast Frontier Conference, 2015
In: Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Global Networks: Organizations and People. . ed. /Ram Mudambi; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2015, 1 p., p. 104 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 57)
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 34th Annual International Conference. SMS 2014, 2014
Paper presented at AIB 2014 Annual Meeting , 2014
In: Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Local Contexts in Global Business. . ed. /Klaus Meyer; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2014, p. 1557 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 34th Annual International Conference. SMS 2014, 2014
Paper presented at AIB 2014 Annual Meeting , 2014
In: Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Local Contexts in Global Business. . ed. /Klaus Meyer; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2014, p. 112 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2014, 29 p.
In: Orchestration of the Global Network Organization. ed. /Torben Pedersen; Markus Venzin; Timothy M. Devinney; Laszlo Tihanyi. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2014, p. 299-323 (Advances in International Management, Vol. 27)
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 47, No. 1-2, 2014, p. 76-86
Paper presented at Sumantra Ghoshal Conference 2013, 2013
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 48, No. 4, 10.2013, p. 503-514
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, 11.2013, p. 283-299
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 34, No. 9, 9.2013, p. 1086-1103
In: The Changing Geography of International Business. ed. /Gary Cook; Jennifer Johns. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2013, p. 181-199 (The Academy of International Business )
In: Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Patricia McDougall-Covin; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2013, p. 133 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
Paper presented at AIB 2013 Annual Meeting , 2013
In: Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2012, p. 124 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54)
Paper presented at Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference. ANZIBA 2012, 2012
Paper presented at AIB 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012
www : SSRN: Social Science Research Network 2012, 32 p.
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 32nd Annual International Conference. SMS 2012, 2012
www : SSRN: Social Science Research Network 2012, 28 p.
In: Journal of International Management, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2012, p. 293-301
Paper presented at AIB 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012
In: Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2012, p. 74 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54)
In: Journal of International Management, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2012, p. 247-259
In: Business, Society and Politics . ed. /Amjad Hadjikhan; Ulf Elg; Pervez Ghauri. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2012, p. 69 - 83 (International Business and Management, Vol. 28)
Paper presented at AIB 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012
In: Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2012, p. 251 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54)
In: International Business Review, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2012, p. 1087-1098
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 32nd Annual International Conference. SMS 2012, 2012
Paper presented at The 37th EIBA Annual Conference 2011. European International Business Academy, 2011
Paper presented at The 37th EIBA Annual Conference 2011. European International Business Academy, 2011
Frederiksberg : Institut for Strategic Management and Globalization 2011, 39 p. (SMG Working Paper, No. 13/2011)
In: Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases. . ed. /Jay B. Barney; William S. Hesterly. Boston : Prentice-Hall 2011, p. PC1-1-PC1-12
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 31st Annual International Conference. SMS 2011, 2011
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 31st Annual International Conference. SMS 2011, 2011
In: Dynamics of Globalization: Location-Specific Advantages or Liabilities of Foreignness?. . ed. /Christian Geisler Asmussen; Torben Pedersen; Timothy M. Devinney; Laszlo Tihanyi. Vol. 24, Binglev : Emerald Group Publishing 2011, p. 85-106 (Advances in International Management, Vol. 24)
Paper presented at AIB 2011 Annual Meeting, 2011
Frederiksberg : Center for Strategic Management and Globalization 2011, 36 p.
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 46, No. 4, 2011, p. 497-505
Paper presented at The 37th EIBA Annual Conference 2011. European International Business Academy, 2011
Abstract from AIB 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010
Abstract from AIB 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010
Abstract from The 10th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2010, 2010
In: The New Role of Regional Management. ed. /Bodo B. Schlegelmilch; Björn Ambos. Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan 2010, p. 180-193
Paper presented at The 36th EIBA Annual Conference 2010. European International Business Academy, 2010
In: M I R: Management International Review, Vol. 50, No. 4, 2010, p. 513-532
In: Reshaping the Boundaries of the Firm in an Era of Global Interdependence . ed. /José Pla Barber ; Joaquin Alegré. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2010, p. 173-195 (Progress in International Business Research, Vol. 5)
Paper presented at The 36th EIBA Annual Conference 2010. European International Business Academy, 2010
In: Research Policy, No. 38, 2009, p. 268-280
Paper presented at AIB 2009 Annual Meeting, 2009
In: Fallstudien zum Internationalen Management: Grundlagen - Praxiserfahrungen - Perspektiven. . ed. /Joachim Zentes; Bernhard Swoboda; Dirk Morschett. Wiesbaden : Gabler 2009, p. 803-824
Paper presented at The 35th EIBA Annual Conference 2009. European International Business Academy, 2009
Paper presented at The 35th EIBA Annual Conference 2009. European International Business Academy, 2009
Paper presented at The 33rd EIBA Annual Conference 2007. European International Business Academy, 2007
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 27th Annual International Conference. SMS 2007, 2007
In: Times Higher Education, 30.8.2022
In: Times Higher Education, No. 2516, 9.2022, p. 32
Vienna : Wirtschafts Universität Wien (WU) 4.2.2021
2021
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 12 p.
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 17 p.
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 6 p.
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 5 p.
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 6 p.
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 14 p.
: Ivey Publishing 2020, 14 p.
Ontario : Ivey Publishing 2019, 17 p.
Ontario : Ivey Publishing 2019, 17 p.
2018
2018
13.2.2018
25.1.2018
2018
2018
Cranfield : Case Centre 2017, 8 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2017, 12 p.
Vienna : Verein zur Förderung von Forschung und Lehre im Bereich Global Strategic Management 2017
: CEMS. The Global Alliance In Management Education 2017
London, ON : Ivey Publishing 2017, 9 p.
Wien : Standard Verlagsgesellschaft 17.9.2017
2017
Wien : Die Presse 20.9.2017
London, ON : Ivey Publishing 2017, 8 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2017, 21 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2017, 7 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2016, 10 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2016, 8 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2016, 6 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2016, 7 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2014, 14 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2014, 13 p.
19.6.2013
Cranfield : Case Centre 2013, 21 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2013, 14 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2013, 7 p.
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2011, 25 p.
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2011, 16 p.
Vol. 9B11M090, Ontario : Ivey Publishing 2011, 12 p.
Vol. 8B11M090, Ontario : Ivey Publishing 2011, 10 p.
: European Case Clearing House 2010
: European Case Clearing House 2010
: European Case Clearing House 2010
: European Case Clearing House 2010
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