wssi
Department of Strategy and Innovation
Wolfgang
Sofka
Professor
Room:
KIL/14.A-2.61
Tel:
+4538152502
E-mail:
ws.si@cbs.dk
253829
Presentation
Dr. Wolfgang Sofka is Professor for Strategic and International Management at the Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School. He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Hamburg and Master degrees from Wayne State University Detroit (Economics) as well as the University of Augsburg (Business Administration). He currently also holds a professorial appointment as Chair in International Business (part time, permanent) at the University of Liverpool Management School. Wolfgang coordinates the Master program concentration Finance and Strategic Management (FSM) at CBS.
Wolfgang’s research focuses on topics in international and innovation strategy. He investigates how firms search for innovative ideas and commercialize them successfully. This includes the strategic choices of multinational companies (MNCs), the hiring of strategic human capital as well as value capturing strategies. Wolfgang’s research has appeared in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy or the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. He provides regular research inputs to international organizations such as the European Commission or the International Monetary Fund.
Primary research areas
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Strategic Human Capital
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Innovation
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Knowledge search
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Knowledge protection
Curriculum Vitae
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/wssi
Courses
Supervision
Other teaching activities
Selected publications
- Olsen, Anders Ørding, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2016), Coordinated Exploration for Grand Challenges: The Role of Advocacy Groups in Search Consortia, Academy of Management Journal 59(6), 2232-2255.
- Grimpe, Christoph, Ulrich Kaiser and Wolfgang Sofka (2019), Signaling Valuable Human Capital: Advocacy Group Work Experience and its Effect on Employee Pay in Innovative Firms, Strategic Management Journal, 40(4), 685-710.
- Sofka, Wolfgang, Christoph Grimpe and Ulrich Kaiser (2021), Understanding the Unwritten Rules of the Game – Government Work Experience and Salary Premiums in Foreign MNC Subsidiaries, Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.
- Distel, Andreas, Wolfgang Sofka, Pedro de Faria, António Ribeiro and Miguel Preto (2019), Dynamic Capabilities for Hire – How Former Host Country Entrepreneurs as MNC Subsidiary Managers Affect Performance, Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.
- Grimpe, Christoph, Martin Murmann and Wolfgang Sofka (2019), Organizational Design Choices of High-Tech Startups - How Middle Management Drives Innovation Performance, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, forthcoming.
Publications sorted by:
2021
Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe; Fuad Hasanov; Reda Cherif / Additionality or Opportunism : Do Host-country R&D Subsidies Impact Innovation in Foreign MNC Subsidiaries?.
In: Journal of International Business Policy, 14.6.2021
In: Journal of International Business Policy, 14.6.2021
Journal article > peer review
Julia Brennecke; Wolfgang Sofka; Peng Wang / How the Organizational Design of R&D Units Affects Individual Search Intensity : A Network Study.
In: Research Policy, Vol. 50, No. 5, 6.2021
In: Research Policy, Vol. 50, No. 5, 6.2021
Journal article > peer review
Grazia D. Santangelo; Vera Rocha; Wolfgang Sofka / Refugee Human Capital and Firm Performance
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-First Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2021, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-First Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2021, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe; Ulrich Kaiser / Understanding the Unwritten Rules of the Game : Government Work Experience and Salary Premiums in Foreign MNC Subsidiaries.
In: Journal of International Business Studies, 6.4.2021
In: Journal of International Business Studies, 6.4.2021
Journal article > peer review
2020
Alina Grecu; Wolfgang Sofka; Torben Pedersen / Do Companies Pay a Wage Penalty For Having Offshored?
In: Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2020 (Academy of Management Proceedings)
In: Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2020 (Academy of Management Proceedings)
Article in proceedings > peer review
Pedro de Faria; Torben Schubert; Wolfgang Sofka / Organizational Contexts of Human Capital : Hiring MNC Employees and Exporting in Domestic Firms.
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: 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)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Nikolaos Papageorgiadis; Wolfgang Sofka / Patent Enforcement Across 51 Countries : Patent Enforcement Index 1998–2017.
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 55, No. 4, 6.2020
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 55, No. 4, 6.2020
Journal article > peer review
2019
Wolfgang Sofka; Andreas Philipp Distel / Coordinated Attention in Collaborative Innovation
In: Proceedings of the Seventy-ninth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briar Cliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2019, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
In: Proceedings of the Seventy-ninth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briar Cliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2019, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Andreas P. Distel; Wolfgang Sofka; Pedro de Faria; Miguel Torres Preto; António Sérgio Ribeiro / Dynamic Capabilities for Hire – How Former Host-country Entrepreneurs as MNC Subsidiary Managers Affect Performance
In: Journal of International Business Studies, 20.11.2019
In: Journal of International Business Studies, 20.11.2019
Journal article > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Katrin Hussinger; Wolfgang Sofka / Firm Acquisitions, Resource Complementarity and the Access to Localized Knowledge
Paper presented at DRUID19 Conference, 2019
Paper presented at DRUID19 Conference, 2019
Paper > peer review
2019
Julia Brennecke; Wolfgang Sofka; Olaf Rank / Individual-Level and Unit-Level Knowledge Transfers for Innovation : A Multilevel Network Approach.
Paper presented at DRUID19 Conference, 2019
Paper presented at DRUID19 Conference, 2019
Paper > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka; Philipp Schulz; Geoffrey Thilo Borchhardt / Markets for Technology in Europe : Mapping Demand and its Drivers.
Mannheim : ZEW 2019, 41 p. (ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 19-043)
Mannheim : ZEW 2019, 41 p. (ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 19-043)
Working paper
Christoph Grimpe; Martin Murmann; Wolfgang Sofka / Organizational Design Choices of High-tech Startups : How Middle Management Drives Innovation Performance.
In: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, 9.2019, p. 359-378
In: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, 9.2019, p. 359-378
Journal article > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Ulrich Kaiser; Wolfgang Sofka / Signaling Valuable Human Capital : Advocacy Group Work Experience and Its Effect on Employee Pay in Innovative Firms.
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 40, No. 4, 4.2019, p. 685-710
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 40, No. 4, 4.2019, p. 685-710
Journal article > peer review
2018
Wolfgang Sofka; Pedro de Faria; Miguel Torres Preto / Hiring Opportunities following MNC Closures : Can Young Firms Attract Former MNC Professionals?.
Paper presented at DRUID18 Conference, 2018
Paper presented at DRUID18 Conference, 2018
Paper > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe; Fuad Hasanov; Reda Cherif / Host-country Technology Policy, R&D Investment Decisions, and MNC Subsidiary Innovation Performance
Paper presented at DRUID18 Conference, 2018
Paper presented at DRUID18 Conference, 2018
Paper > peer review
Andreas Philipp Distel; Wolfgang Sofka; Pedro de Faria; Miguel Torres Preto; António Sérgio Ribeiro / How Prior Entrepreneurial Experience of MNC Subsidiary Management Affects Performance
Paper presented at SMS Special Conference Oslo, 2018
Paper presented at SMS Special Conference Oslo, 2018
Paper > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Ulrich Kaiser; Wolfgang Sofka / Innovating for the Better? : The Role of Advocacy Group Work Experience for Employee Pay.
Bonn : IZA 2018, 43 p. (IZA Discussion Paper, No. 11649)
Bonn : IZA 2018, 43 p. (IZA Discussion Paper, No. 11649)
Working paper
Wolfgang Sofka; Pedro de Faria; Edlira Shehu / Protecting Knowledge : How Legal Requirements to Reveal Information Affect the Importance of Secrecy.
In: Research Policy, Vol. 47, No. 3, 4.2018, p. 558-572
In: Research Policy, Vol. 47, No. 3, 4.2018, p. 558-572
Journal article > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Edlira Shehu; Hristo Hristov / Rio Country Report 2017 : Germany.
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2018, 34 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2018, 34 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Report
2018
Christoph Grimpe; Martin Murmann; Wolfgang Sofka / The Organizational Design of High-Tech Startups and Product Innovation
Mannheim : ZEW 2018, 42 p. (ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 17-074)
Mannheim : ZEW 2018, 42 p. (ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 17-074)
Working paper
2017
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka; Mukesh Bhargava; Rabikar Chatterjee / R&D, Marketing Innovation, and New Product Performance : A Mixed Methods Study.
In: Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 34, No. 3, 5.2017, p. 360-383
In: Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 34, No. 3, 5.2017, p. 360-383
Journal article > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Maren Sprutacz / RIO Country Report 2016 : Germany.
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2017, 24 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2017, 24 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Report
Anders Ørding Olsen; Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe / Solving Environmental Problems : Knowledge and Coordination in Collaborative Search.
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 50, No. 6, 12.2017, p. 726-740
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 50, No. 6, 12.2017, p. 726-740
Journal article > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka; Andreas Distel / Study on Innovation in Horizon 2020 Projects : A Content Analysis of 233 Innovation Project Proposals Awarded in 2015. Final Report.
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2017, 43 p.
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2017, 43 p.
Report
2016
Anders Ørding Olsen; Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe / Collaborative Search Strategies for Green Innovation
Paper presented at The DRUID 20th Anniversary Conference 2016, 2016
Paper presented at The DRUID 20th Anniversary Conference 2016, 2016
Paper > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka / Complementarities in the Search for Innovation : Managing Markets and Relationships.
In: Research Policy, Vol. 45, No. 10, 12.2016, p. 2036-2053
In: Research Policy, Vol. 45, No. 10, 12.2016, p. 2036-2053
Journal article > peer review
Anders Ørding Olsen; Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe / Coordinated Exploration for Grand Challenges : The Role of Advocacy Groups in Search Consortia.
In: Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 59, No. 6, 12.2016, p. 2232-2255
In: Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 59, No. 6, 12.2016, p. 2232-2255
Journal article > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Maren Sprutacz / RIO Country Report 2015 : Germany.
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2016, 122 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2016, 122 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Report
2015
Elena Golovko; Cindy Lopes Bento; Wolfgang Sofka / Exploitative Learning by Exporting
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper > peer review
2015
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka; Mukesh Bhargava; Rabikar Chatterjee / Novel but too Complex? : The Importance of Marketing Innovation for New Product Performance.
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Anders Ørding Olsen; Wolfgang Sofka / Solving Environmental Problems : Coordination in Collaborative Search Across Borders.
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. 183 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 57)
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. 183 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 57)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Anders Ørding Olsen; Wolfgang Sofka / Solving Environmental Problems : Coordination in Collaborative Search Across Borders.
Paper presented at AIB 2015 Annual Meeting, 2015
Paper presented at AIB 2015 Annual Meeting, 2015
Paper > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Pedro de Faria; Daniela Blettner; Florian Noseleit / The Impact of Obfuscation on Strategic Alliance Formation : If You Can't Convince Them, Confuse Them?.
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper > peer review
Ketata Ihsen; Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe / The Role of Internal Capabilities and Firms' Environment for Sustainable Innovation : Evidence for Germany.
In: R & D Management, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2015, p. 60-75
In: R & D Management, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2015, p. 60-75
Journal article > peer review
2014
Jörg Zimmermann; Wolfgang Sofka / How Foreignness can be an Asset and a Liability for Firms
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. 200-201 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
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. 200-201 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Thijs Peeters; Wolfgang Sofka / Knowledge Protection and Input Complexity Arising from Open Innovation
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
Paper > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Miguel Torres Preto; Pedro de Faria / MNC Subsidiary Closures : What is the Value of Employees' Human Capital in New Jobs? .
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 45, No. 6, 2014, p. 723-750
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 45, No. 6, 2014, p. 723-750
Journal article > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Christoph Grimpe / Markets for Technology and the Importance of Firm-Specific Search for Innovation Performance
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka / Markets for Technology and the Importance of Firm-specific Search for Innovation Performance
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
Paper > peer review
2014
Wolfgang Sofka; Edlira Shehu; Pedro de Faria / Multinational Subsidiary Knowledge Protection : Do Mandates and Clusters Matter?.
In: Research Policy, Vol. 43, No. 8, 2014, p. 1320–1333
In: Research Policy, Vol. 43, No. 8, 2014, p. 1320–1333
Journal article > peer review
Pedro de Faria; Wolfgang Sofka; Edlira Shehu / Stop the Knowledge Flow : Knowledge Protection Intensity of MNC Subsidiaries.
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
Paper > peer review
Pedro de Faria; Wolfgang Sofka; Edlira Shehu / Stop the Knowledge Flow : Knowledge Protection Intensity of MNC Subsidiaries.
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper > peer review
Pedro de Faria; Wolfgang Sofka; Edlira Shehu / Stop the Knowledge Flow : Knowledge Protection Intensity of MNC Subsidiaries .
In: Academy of Management Proceedings 2014. ed. /Leslie Toombs. Briar Cliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2014, p. 514-519
In: Academy of Management Proceedings 2014. ed. /Leslie Toombs. Briar Cliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2014, p. 514-519
Article in proceedings > peer review
Wolfgang Sofka; Edlira Shehu; Pedro de Faria / Stop the Knowledge Flow : Knowledge Protection Intensity of MNC Subsidiaries.
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. 230 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
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. 230 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
2013
Jörg Zimmermann; Wolfgang Sofka; Fernando Hervas / Attracting Foreign Direct Investment without Weakening Domestic Firms
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2013, 9 p. (Policy Brief / European Commission, Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies)
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2013, 9 p. (Policy Brief / European Commission, Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies)
Report > peer review
Christoph Grimpe; Wolfgang Sofka / Institutional Embeddedness of Search Strategies and the Implications for Innovation Performance
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. 168-169 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
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. 168-169 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Pedro de Faria; Miguel Torres Preto; Wolfgang Sofka / MNC Subsidiary Closure : What Stays When the MNC Leaves?.
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. 120 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
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. 120 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
Pedro de Faria; Wolfgang Sofka; Miguel Torres Preto / MNC Subsidiary Closure : What Stays When the MNC Leaves?.
Paper presented at The 35th DRUID Celebration Conference 2013: Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 2013
Paper presented at The 35th DRUID Celebration Conference 2013: Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 2013
Paper > peer review
2006
Ulrich Kaiser; Wolfgang Sofka / The Pulse of Liability of Foreignness : Dynamic Legitimacy and Experience Effects in the German Car Market.
Mannheim : Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) 2006, 27 p. (ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 06-070)
Mannheim : Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) 2006, 27 p. (ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 06-070)
Working paper
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2015
Toke Reichstein; Anders Sørensen; Ulrich Kaiser; Wolfgang Sofka; William Baum Gartner; Asma Fattoum; Ester Barinaga; Thilde Langevang; Camilla Bartholdy; Daniel Hjorth / The Baton of Entrepreneurship : CBS Views on Entrepreneurship.
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2015, 13 p.
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2015, 13 p.
Report
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