Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Campus Rheingau
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Christian Landau
Research focus
- Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurship
- International Management
Curriculum Vitae
Christian Landau is the Dean of the EBS Business School since 1 February 2019. Prior to this, he has served as Vice-Dean Education starting from summer 2017. Since 2016 Christian Landau has been Professor of Strategic Management and member of the Management Group.
Christian Landau studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Berlin, as well as Business Administration at Salisbury University and completed a General Studies degree at the Leibniz College in Tübingen.
Publications
- HEIDENREICH, S., FREISINGER, E., LANDAU, C. (2022). The dark side of business model innovation—An empirical investigation into the evolvement of customer resistance and the effectiveness of potential countermeasures. Journal of Product Innovation Management. doi:10.1111/jpim.12627.
- FREISINGER, E., HEIDENREICH, S., LANDAU, C., SPIETH, P. (2021). Business Model Innovation Through the Lens of Time: An Empirical Study of Performance Implications Across Venture Life Cycles. Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, 73 (3-4), 339-380. doi:10.1007/s41471-021-00116-6.
- LANDAU, C., MACK, T. (2020). Submission quality in open innovation contests – An analysis of individual-level determinants of idea innovativeness. R&D Management, 50 (1), 47-62.
- MAVIS, C., RICHTER, A., LANDAU, C., SIMONS, T., SCHMIDT, S., STEINBOCK, K. (2018). What happens when companies (don’t) do what they said they would? Stock market reactions to strategic integrity. European Management Review. doi:10.1111/emre.12175.
- LANDAU, C., BOCK, C., OREDENT, M., SCHMIDT, M. (2018). Are public financing schemes beneficial for university spin-offs and the technology transfer of innovations. International Journal of Innovation Management, 22 (6). doi:10.1142/S1363919618500524.
- HUMMEL, M., KREUTZER, M., LANDAU, C. (2017). Do business models matter? Performance differences of online sales activity systems in the European online retail industry. American Journal of Management, 17 (6), 111-128.
- LANDAU, C., KARNA, A., SAILER, M. (2016). Business model innovation for emerging markets – a case study of a German automobile manufacturer’s business model adaptation to India. R&D Management, 46 (3), 480-503.
- LANDAU, C., KARNA, A., RICHTER, A., UHLENBRUCK, K. (2016). Institutional leverage capability: creating and using institutional advantages for internationalization. Global Strategy Journal, 6 (1), 50-68.
- MACK, T., LANDAU, C. (2015). Winners, losers, and deniers – self-selection in crowd innovation contests and the roles of motivation, creativity, and skills. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 37 (7 - 9), 52-64.
- LANDAU, C. (2014). Active involvement of private equity firms in portfolio companies and its performance effects.. Advances in Strategic Management, 31, 185-229.
- LANDAU, C., BOCK, C. (2013). Value creation through vertical intervention of corporate centres in single business units of unrelated diversified portfolios – the case of private equity firms. Long Range Planning, 46 (1-2), 97-124.
- STUBNER, S., WULF, T., LANDAU, C., GIETL, R. (2013). Buyouts in Familienunternehmen – Eine Herausforderung für Private Equity.. Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship (ZFKE), 61 (1-2), 115-135.
- KHAZEH, K., HEINECKE, M., LANDAU, C. (2006). How Effective are the Effective Rates – A Long-Term View of Short-term Asset and Liability Management. Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(2), 87-94.
- SOLUK, J., LANDAU, C. (2016). Corporate Venture Capital in Deutschland – Empirische Untersuchung des Einsatzes von Wagniskapital als Instrument des strategischen Innovationsmanagements. zfo Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, 85 (4), 277-284.
- LANDAU, C., LEIGH, S., RUSSO, P., TEECE, D. (2016). Wenig Weißheit bei den Vielen. Harvard Business Manager, pp. 72-78.
- HUNGENBERG, H., DIER, M., GIETL, R., LANDAU, C., FEISTEL, M. (2009). Wertschöpfung durch Private Equity-Gesellschaften – Eine empirische Analyse zur Ermittlung von Wertschöpfungshebeln und deren Relevanz. zfo Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, 78(3), 162-170.
- SILBERNAGEL, O., LANDAU, C. (2019). Does Location Matter? Taking Stock and Conceptualizing the Role of Location in Dynamic Capabilities. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings.
- STEINERT, C., LANDAU, C., UHLENBRUCK, K. (2020). Causation, effectuation, and innovation performance: The mediating role of Absorptive Capacity. Academy of Management National Meetings, online.
- SILBERNAGEL, O., LANDAU, C. (2019). Does Location Matter? Taking Stock and Conceptualizing the Role of Location in Dynamic Capabilities. EURAM Annual Conference.
- SILBERNAGEL, O., LANDAU, C. (2019). The Effect of CEO Dynamic Managerial Capabilities on strategic change and performance. EIASM Workshop.
- LANDAU, C. (2019). Understanding ecosystems – A componential framework for business and innovation ecosystem design. ISPIM Conference.
- LANDAU, C., BAYER, F., BURMEISTER-LAMP, K. (2019). A forthcoming theory of entrepreneurship – Theoretical and empirical challenges for effectuation. Effectuation Conference.
- BAYER, F., BURMEISTER-LAMP, K., LANDAU, C. (2019). Effectual behaviour – Designing a measure for individual entrepreneurial behaviour. Effectuation Conference.
- FREISINGER, E., HEIDENREICH, S., LANDAU, C. (2019). The Dark Side of Business Model Innovation (BMI) – An Empirical Investigation into the Evolvement of BMI Resistance and the Effectiveness of Potential Countermeasures. VHB TIE Tagung.
- LANDAU, C., STEINERT, C. (2018). The influence of legitimacy and legitimation strategies on performance: Evidence from FinTechs. SMS Special Conference Sao Paulo.
- FREISINGER, E., LANDAU, C., HEIDENREICH, S. (2018). The bright side of business model innovation: An empirical study of performance implications across venture life cycle stages. 25th International Product Development Management Conference (IPDMC).
- LANDAU, C., STEINERT, C. (2018). The effect of the environment on organizational failure: A meta-analysis. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
- LANDAU, C., BAYER, F. (2018). Planning versus acting? Unlocking the synergistic potential on business model innovations. Academy of Management Specialized Conference.
- LANDAU, C., STEINERT, C. (2018). The moderating effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the network-innovation adoption relationship: Evidence from FinTechs. Academy of Management Specialized Conference.
- KUTA, K., DIEHL, M.-R., LANDAU, C. (2017). Corporate social responsibility and the refugee crisis – a domain orientated analysis of German stock-listed companies’ responses to the refugee crisis. 5th CR3+ conference at Hanken.
- FREISINGER, E., HEIDENREICH, S., LANDAU, C. (2017). Business Model Innovation - Quo Vadis? Status Quo and future Research Avenues. 23rd International Product Development Management Conference.
- LANDAU, C., STEINERT, C. (2017). To change yourself, change your environment - The influence of market attributes on organizational failure. Israel Strategy Conference.
- MACK, T., LANDAU, C. (2016). Competition and Cooperation in Innovation Contests – Micro-level Determinants of Innovativeness in Participatory Innovation Contexts. Strategic Management Society Special Conference.
- LANDAU, C., KREUTZER, M., HUMMEL, M. (2016). Performance Differences of Online Business Models. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
- ROGBEER, S., LANDAU, C., BRENNER, B. (2016). Synchronizing first mover advantages within the multinational enterprise. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
- LANDAU, C., KREUTZER, M., HUMMEL, M. (2016). Do business models matter? Performance differences of online sales activity systems. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- LANDAU, C., MACK, T. (2015). Who wins open innovation contests? An empirical analysis of individual level determinants.. Word Open Innovation Conference.
- MACK, T., LANDAU, C. (2015). Winners, losers, and deniers – self-selection in crowd innovation contests and the roles of motivation, creativity, and skills. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management Special Issue Conference, Vancouver.
- MACK, T., LANDAU, C. (2015). The decision to participate or not to participate in open innovation contests.. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
- LANDAU, C., WOLF, J. (2014). Performance of strategic sustainability groups. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
- LANDAU, C., KARNA, A. (2014). Business model innovation for emerging markets – a case study of a German automotive company’s internationalization to India.. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
- LANDAU, C., KREUTZER, M. (2014). Business model configurations in the European online retail industry - identification of strategic group level e-business models using cluster analysis.. Journal of Business Economics (JBE) Conference.
- LANDAU, C., KARNA, A. (2014). Business model innovation for emerging markets – a german premium car manufacturer’s entry into India. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting.
- KARNA, A., LANDAU, C., UHLENBRUCK, K., RICHTER, A. (2013). Institutional leverage capability – using home country institutions for SME internationalization.. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
- MACK, T., LANDAU, C. (2013). Participation decisions and idea quality in online innovation contests an individual level investigation based on the componential model of creativity. 20th International Product Development Management Conference.
- LANDAU, C., MACK, T. (2013). Participants’ self-selection for crowdsourced innovation contests: boon or bane?. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
- GALAL, K., LANDAU, C., RICHTER, A. (2013). Inter-group and intra-group performance differences of strategic groups in the consulting industry.. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
- LANDAU, C. (2013). Active involvement of private equity firms in portfolio companies and its performance effects.. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
- MACK, T., LANDAU, C. (2012). Towards a comprehensive understanding of individual innovation contribution to corporate NPD – a creativity-based approach.. 10th International Open and User Innovation Workshop.
- LANDAU, C., BOCK, C. (2012). Beyond Agency Theory: Resource-based value creation by private equity firms.. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- LANDAU, C., BOCK, C. (2011). Value addition by private equity firms – a resource-based empirical analysis of European primary buyouts.. the Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- LANDAU, C., GIETL, R., RAHMEL, M. (2011). Vertical value addition by central units in unrelated diversified multibusiness firms – the case of private equity firms.. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
- LANDAU, C., BOCK, C. (2010). Value addition by private equity firms in European spin-off buyouts – an empirical analysis.. Strategic Management Society Annual Conferenc.
- LANDAU, C., WULF, T., STUBNER, S., GIETL, R. (2009). Can private equity investors add value to formerly family owned businesses?. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
- LANDAU, C., GIETL, R., STUBNER, S. (2009). Private equity and family business – can investors add to the success of former family firms?. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
- KUTA, K., LANDAU, C., DIEHL, M.-R. (2018). CSR - Was Unternehmen für Flüchtlinge tun.
- STEINERT, C., LANDAU, C., UHLENBRUCK, K. (2020). Causation, effectuation, and innovation performance: The mediating role of Absorptive Capacity. Academy of Management National Meetings.
- LANDAU, C. (2010). Wertschöpfungsbeiträge durch Private-Equity-Gesellschaften – Empirische Untersuchung europäischer Spin-off-Buyouts.
- BAYER, F., LANDAU, C. (2022). Opportunity-seeking behaviors in strategic entrepreneurship: What do we know from the effectuation literature?. In Elgar (Ed.), Research Handbook of Strategic Entrepreneurship (pp. 50-81). Elgar Publisher.
- LANDAU, C., KREUTZER, M. (2017). Tools im Stresstest - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen strategischer Analyseverfahren. In Burkhard Schwenker und Barbara Dauner-Lieb (Ed.), Gute Strategie: Der Ungewissheit offensiv begegnen - Eine neue Agenda strategischer Führung.. Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag.
- LANDAU, C., KARNA, A., TÄUBE, F. (2016). The internationalization of hidden champions - setting the context for advancing research on emerging market strategies for German Mittelstand firms. In Merchant, H. (Eds.), Handbook of contemporary research on emerging markets. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
- BRAUNE, A., LANDAU, C. (2016). FinTech – Digitale Geschäftsmodelltransformationen im Bankensektor. In Schallmo, D., Rusnjak, A., Anzengruber, J., Werani, Th., Jünger, M. (Eds.) (pp. 495-519). Springer.