Rudy Martens (born ca. 1958) is a Belgian

organizational theorist Organizational theory refers to the set of interrelated concepts that involve the sociological study of the structures and operations of formal social organizations. Organizational theory also attempts to explain how interrelated units of organiz ...

, Professor of Strategic Management and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Economics at the

University of Antwerp The University of Antwerp ( nl, Universiteit Antwerpen) is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is ''UA'', but ''UAntwerpen'' is more recently used. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 stu ...

and at

Antwerp Management School The Antwerp Management School ( nl, Antwerp Management School) is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp. The school offers eight full-time master programs and more t ...

, particularly known for his process approach of strategic management.

Biography

Martens received his Licentiate degree (MA) in Applied Economics and Marketing in 1980 from the

, he was Research Associate at NSEADin 1987 and received his PhD back at the University of Antwerp under supervision of André Van Cauwenbergh and Karel Cool. After his graduation Martens was appointed Professor of Strategic Management at the

in 1993, and Professor at the

since 2000. At the University of Antwerp he was vice-dean of the Faculty of Applied Economics from 2006 to 2011, and dean since 2011.

Publications

Martens authored and co-authored numerous publications in his field of expertise.Martens, Rudy (69)
at anet.be. Books, a selection: * 1994. ''Strategy as a situational puzzle: the fit of components''. Ilse Bogaert, Rudy Martens, and Andre Van Cauwenbergh. * 1994. ''Asset stocks, strategic groups and rivalry''. Karel Cool, Ingemar Dierickx, and Rudy Martens. * 1998. ''Concurrentiestrategie en marktdynamiek : op weg naar concurrentievoordeel in industriële markten''. With Paul Matthyssens, Rudy Martens, and Koen Vandenbempt. Deventer : Kluwer BedrijfsInformatie Articles, a selection: * Van Cauwenbergh, André, et al. "On the role and function of formal analysis in strategic investment decision processes: results from an empirical study in Belgium." Management Accounting Research 7.2 (1996): 169–184. * Jorissen, A., Laveren, E., Martens, R., & Reheul, A. M. (2005). Real Versus Sample‐Based Differences in Comparative Family Business Research. Family Business Review, 18(3), 229–246. * De Wever, Sigrid, Rudy Martens, and Koen Vandenbempt.
The impact of trust on strategic resource acquisition through interorganizational networks: Towards a conceptual model
" Human Relations 58.12 (2005): 1523–1543.

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