Wolfgang Sofka

Presentation

Dr. Wolfgang Sofka is Professor (MSO) in Strategic and International Management at the Department of Strategic Management and Globalization at Copenhagen Business School. He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Hamburg and Master degrees from Wayne State University, Detroit (Economics) as well as the University of Augsburg (Business Administration). He currently also holds a professorial appointment as Chair in International Business (part time, permanent) at the University of Liverpool Management School. Wolfgang coordinates the Master program concentration Finance and Strategic Management (FSM) at CBS.

Wolfgang’s research focuses on topics in international and innovation strategy. He investigates how firms search for innovative ideas and commercialize them successfully. This includes the strategic choices of multinational companies (MNCs), the hiring of strategic human capital as well as value capturing strategies. Wolfgang’s research has appeared in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy or the Journal of Product Innovation Management. He provides regular research inputs to international organizations such as the European Commission or the International Monetary Fund.

Primary research areas

Innovation

Knowledge search

Knowledge protection