Sven Constantin Voelpel (born October 13, 1973 in Munich) is a German organizational theorist and Professor of

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at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jacobs University in

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, Germany, known for his work in the field of strategic management, business models and knowledge management.

Biography

Voelpel received his MA in economics, social sciences, and business administration from the University of Augsburg in 1999, and his PhD from the

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in Switzerland in 2003."Sven Voelpel, Professor of Business Administration at Jacobs University Bremen," linkedin profile, 2015 Voepel started his academic career as post-graduate at Harvard University in 2003, and continued his research at Oxford University until 2008. In the year 2003-2004 he was associate professor at the

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, and in the

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. In 2004 he moved to the

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, where he was appointed Professor of Business Administration. In 2007, Voelpel founded the WDN - WISE Demographics Network in Bremen (Germany) and has been the director ever since. The WDN provides specific and scientific solutions to demography-related personnel issues in its partner companies. Voelpel has served as the editorial board member for the Journal of Change Management (2004-2010), the

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(2004-2006), and has been the member of editorial board for

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since 2008.

Work

Voelpel's research focus on the fields of leadership, team effectiveness,Bamberger, P. A., Biron, M., & Meshoulam, I. (2014). Human resource strategy: Formulation, implementation, and impact. Routledge. pp.212

knowledge management Knowledge management (KM) is the set of procedures for producing, disseminating, utilizing, and overseeing an organization's knowledge and data. It alludes to a multidisciplinary strategy that maximizes knowledge utilization to accomplish organ ...

and

change management Change management (CM) is a discipline that focuses on managing changes within an organization. Change management involves implementing approaches to prepare and support individuals, teams, and leaders in making organizational change. Change mana ...

demographic Demography () is the statistics, statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., ethnic group, age), and how they change through the interplay of fertility (births), mortality (deaths), and migration. Demographic analy ...

and diversity management. His article titled "The rise of knowledge towards attention management" has been recognized as one of the citations classics in Knowledge Management field based on the number of citations it received. In 2009 and 2012, he was ranked among the top 100 researchers under 40 years of age by

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. He was also ranked, by individual productivity, the 33rd place of KM/IC Researchers. As the founding director of th
WDN
Voelpel's research in demographic leadership has been positively influencing the working conditions of millions of employees in the partner companies of the WDN, including

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, and

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etc. In 2013, the WDN initiated competition program, the
Intergenerational Competence and Qualification Program
, had been carried out by the

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(BMBF), in search of innovative solutions to the demographic change in the workforce. Voelpel's latest publication of the book ''Mentale, emotionale und körperliche Fitness'' reveals his studies on the well-being and

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of individuals. The book received positive reviews on ''Magazin für Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden – Gesund …'' of

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, and was published in 650,000 copies.

Selected publications

* (Prefaces by Klaus Jacobs and Heinrich von Pierer; CEO Siemens AG) * Articles, a selection: * * * * * *

References

External links

* Sven Voelpel
Website of WDN – WISE Demographic Network
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voelpel, Sven Constantin 1973 births Living people German economists German business theorists Academic staff of Jacobs University Bremen