Decision-making means risk taking and that is in fact the crucial element in strategy realisation. Before decisions shall be made, a variety of tools and concepts may help to analyse the situation. Nevertheless, making strategy is more about team work, leadership and social/cultural interaction as one might expect. Often, the difficulty is to overcome individual decision-makers prejudice, experience or personal motivation. Consequently such research topics are seen as the most demanding assignments and require strong coordination and stamina. Some work projects are listed below:
Project title:
Stakeholder management within an industry association
Category:
Business economy / M
Period:
2009 - 2010
Geographical scope:
Switzerland
Core research question:
How to effectively monitor and represent strategic objectives amongst all stakeholder parties
Study method / research strategy:
Exploratory / Case study
Project sponsor:
Undisclosed
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Project title:
Innovation as key strategic leverage in the financial services industry
Category:
Business economy / SIE
Period:
2010 - 2013
Geographical scope:
Europe & US
Core research question:
What are the most suitable means or organisational procedures to identifying innovative ideas which reflect customer (future) needs?
