CV

Contact

Department of Business and Management, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
+45 6550 4433
oliv@sam.sdu.dk

Current Position

Professor of Strategy and Organization Design (2017-present)
University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Additional roles:

• Head of Research Unit, Strategic Organization Design
• Member of Department Management Team

Previous Appointments

Primary

• Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization Design, SDU (2011-2017)
• Assistant Professor of Management, LMU Munich (2008-2011)
• Research and Teaching Associate, LMU Munich (2004-2008)

Affiliate

• Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (2016)
• Visiting Scholar, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2010)
• Visiting Professor, Universite de Strasbourg / Ecole de Management Strasbourg (2009-2012)
• Visiting PhD Student, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2007)

Education

• PhD in Business Economics (summa cum laude), LMU Munich (2008)
• Master of Business Research, LMU Munich (2007)
• MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management (with distinction), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2004)
• MSc in Engineering Management, Portland State University (2003)

Research Interests

Organizational learning and adaptation, organization design, behavioral strategy, organizational decision making, computational and experimental methods.

Publications

A comprehensive, categorized publication list is available on the Research and Publications page.

Publication categories covered:

• Articles in refereed journals
• Edited special issues, books, and book chapters
• Refereed conference proceedings
• Practitioner publications
• Working papers

Teaching

Teaching interests:

• Organization theory and organization design
• Business and corporate strategy
• Strategy implementation and performance management

Current and historical course portfolio is available on the Teaching page.

Professional Service and University Service

Editorial and broader service highlights include co-editor and editorial board roles, conference and PDW organization at AOM/SMS/TOM/DRUID/ODC, governance contributions at SDU, and supervision of more than 140 theses.

Grants and Awards

Selected highlights include a major DFF/FSE-funded project (2017-2023), ERC Consolidator Grant second-round interview stage (2020), and multiple dissertation and reviewer awards.