Lars Schweizer
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Frankfurt University
Germany
Biography
Prof. Dr. Lars Schweizer has held the UBS-Endowed Professorship for Strategic Management at Goethe University Frankfurt since December 2007 and was Associate Professor for Organizational Behavior and Management at Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France. Moreover, he is Associate Dean of Goethe Business School (GBS) and the Academic Director of the Goethe Full Time MBA Program. He holds a doctoral degree and the habilitation from the University of Bamberg. Prof. Schweizer has been honored several times for his scientific contribution, including the “Nachwuchspreis for the best publication of a young German researcher of the VHB (German Academic Association for Business Research).
Research Interest
Main research focuses are Mergers & Acquisitions, strategic management, and entrepreneurship.
Publications
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Schweizer, L. Knowledge transfer and implications for R&D and innovation in pharmaceutical companies after the acquisition of a biotechnology company.
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Schweizer, L. (2005). Organizational integration of acquired biotechnology companies into pharmaceutical companies: The need for a hybrid approach. Academy of Management Journal, 48(6), 1051-1074.
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Schweizer, L. (2005). Knowledge transfer and R&D in pharmaceutical companies: A case study. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 22(4), 315-331.
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Patzelt, H. (2010). CEO human capital, top management teams, and the acquisition of venture capital in new technology ventures: An empirical analysis. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 27(3), 131-147.
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Schweizer, L. (2002). The key drivers and success factors for M&A strategies in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industrym {1}. Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law, 5, 41-62.
