Dr. Reynaldo Valle Thiele Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences Department of Business Studies Friedrichstr. 57-59 38855 Wernigerode; Germany Phone: (+49) 3943 659 275 Fax: (+49) 3943 659 299 Email: rvallethiele@hs-harz.de EDUCATION July 2007: Doctorate in Business Administration Free University of Berlin, GER Summa cum laude (with distinction) Dissertation: Executive succession and firm performance. A strategic analysis. October 2002: Master of Business Administration Free University of Berlin, GER Graduated upon the top 5% Courses taken included: Business Policy &Planning, Organization &Leadership, Operations Management FURTHER EDUCATION August 2012: Technical University Braunschweig, GER Workshop: Professional course program development June July 2008: University of Michigan, USA Summer training program of the Institute in Survey Research Techniques (ISR) [funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)] July August 2007: University of Michigan, USA Summer training program of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) [funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)] May 2007: Free University of Berlin, GER Workshop: Structural Equation Modeling with Amos 6.0 1
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 08/2012 present: Hochschule Harz, GER Full Professor of Strategic Management & Organization 09/2011 07/2012: Leibniz FH Hannover, GER Lecturer of Organization and Decision Making 01/2009 04/2010: University of Witten/Herdecke, GER Assistant Professor at the Chair of Management and Business Ethics (Prof. M. Morner) 11/2002 10/2008: Free University of Berlin, GER Research Assistant / Assistant Professor at the Chair of Strategic Management (Prof. R. Bresser) UNIVERSITY SERVICE Incoming students coordinator Hochschule Harz (2013-present) Member of the scientific board (senate), University of Witten/Herdecke (2009-2010) Member of the business faculty evaluation committee, University of Witten/Herdecke (2009-2010) Member of the business faculty council, Free University of Berlin (2004-2006) EDITORIAL SERVICE Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft (2008-present) International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics (2010-present) WORKING EXPERIENCE Claros, Zaconeta & Asociados Ltd., La Paz (Bolivia): Senior Manager / Consultant (2010-2011) Blue Fairy Ltd., Berlin (GER): Project Manager (2007-2010) ZF Guidance Systems Ltd., Berlin (GER): Internship (August-September 2001) Global TeleSystems Ltd., Berlin & Düsseldorf (GER): Management Assistant (1999-2000) Replaquima Ltd., Guatemala City (Guatemala): Internship (September-October 1998) SIEMENS Inc, Berlin & Munich (GER): Commercial Apprenticeship and Assistant at the Sales Department (1994-1997) OTHER SKILLS IT: Excellent knowledge of MS Office, SPSS, and STATA Basic knowledge of SAS, AMOS, and LISREL Language: German (native speaker), Spanish (native speaker), and English (fluent) 2
TEACHING EXPERIENCE I. Introduction to business administration (lectures/tutorials with 30-60 students) [SS* 2003, WS** 2003/04, WS 2004/05, WS 2005/06, SS 2013] Business administration as a science, the firm within the economy, legal forms, corporate governance, co-determination, corporate financial planning, and corporate control II. Business policy & strategy I (lectures/tutorials with 80-100 students) [WS 2003/04, WS 2005/06, SS 2007, SS 2008, WS 2014/15] Strategy formulation (e.g.: Porter s 5-forces, value-chain-analysis, resource & financial statement analysis), case studies (primarily from Harvard Business School) III. Business policy & strategy II (lectures/tutorials with 80-100 students) [WS 2006/07, WS 2007/08, WS 2014/15] Strategy implementation (e.g.: leadership styles, organizational structures & cultures, power & politics), case studies (primarily from Harvard Business School) IV. Research methodology (lectures/tutorials with 20-30 students) [SS 2004, SS 2006, SS 2007, WS 2014/15] Scientific working, philosophy of science, evaluation of theories, and introduction to empirical methods (quantitative and qualitative research techniques) V. Organization & Decision making (lecture/tutorials with 30-100 students) [WS 2011/12, SS 2012, WS 2012/13, SS 2013, WS 2013/14, SS 2014, WS 2014/15] Organizational structures & processes, theories of organization, rational decision making, heuristics & biases, network organizations, organizational change & transformation VI. Basic principles of Management (lecture with 20-30 students) [WS 2012/13, SS 2013, WS 2013/14, SS 2014, WS 2014/15] Nature of Management & managerial work, corporate governance, corporate mission & goals, strategy analysis, operative planning & control, business ethics VII. Special issues (seminars with 20-30 students/theses) Corporate Governance & Strategy [SS 2003, WS 2004/05, WS 2006/07, SS 2009, SS 2013] Mentoring and reviewing more than 60 bachelor and master theses in the fields of strategy, organization, marketing, innovation, and entrepreneurship [SS 2003 WS 2014/15] [*SS: Summer semester, **WS: Winter semester] 3
PUBLICATION LIST I. MONOGRAPH 1. Valle Thiele, R. (2007): Top-Manager-Nachfolge und Unternehmenserfolg - Eine strategische Analyse, (dissertation), Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac. II. PUBLICATIONS (peer reviewed journals only) 2. Morner, M./ Renger, E. M./ Valle Thiele, R. (2010): Unravelling the human side of the board: The role of motivational and cognitive compatibility in board decision-making, in: International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics 5 (4), p. 323-342. 3. Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R. (2008): Ehemalige Vorstandsvorsitzende als Aufsichtsratschefs: Evidenz zu ihrer Effektivität im Falle des erzwungenen Führungswechsels, in: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, 78 (2), p. 175-203. 4. Lüdeke, H./ Biedermann, A./ Valle Thiele, R./ Bresser, R. (2006): Zum Umgang mit Tautologien in der Managementforschung Eine Analyse des Ressourcenbasierten Ansatzes, in: Die Betriebswirtschaft, 66 (5), p. 561-584. 5. Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Lüdeke, H. (2005) Entlassung des Vorstandsvorsitzenden und Unternehmenserfolg: Eine empirische Untersuchung der größten deutschen Aktiengesellschaften, in: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, 75 (12), p. 1165-1192. III. WORKING PAPERS 6. Biedermann, A./ Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R. (2007): Modeling Social Capital: Choosing the Right Network Strategy to Manage Exploration Processes, FU Berlin 04/07. 7. Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Lüdeke, H. (2006): Opportunist or Steward? The Influence of the Board Chairmen on CEO Dismissals and Replacements, FU Berlin 01/06. 8. Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Lüdeke, H. (2005): Performance Implications of CEO Dismissals: Evidence from a Stakeholder Environment, FU Berlin 11/05. 4
IV. INVITED PRESENTATIONS (peer reviewed conferences only) 9. Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Lüdeke, H. (2014): CEOs staying on as chairs, national institutions, and their effects on succession and firm performance, Strategic Management Society Meeting (Madrid/Spain). 10. Lüdeke, H./ Biedermann, A./ Valle Thiele, R. (2014): When the former CEO stays on as board chair: the case of Germany, European Academy of Management Meeting (Valencia/Spain). 11. Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Bresser, R. (2010): CEO continuity and its impact on CEO dismissals and firm performance, European Academy of Management Meeting (Rome/Italy). 12. Morner, M./ Renger, E. M./ Valle Thiele, R. (2010): Unravelling the human side of the board: The role of motivational and cognitive compatibility in board decision-making, European Academy of Management Meeting (Rome/Italy). 13. Biedermann, A./ Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R./ Powalla, C. (2007): Modeling Social Capital: Choosing the Right Network Strategy to Manage Exploration Successfully, Strategic Management Society Meeting (San Diego/California, USA). 14. Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Lüdeke, H. (2006): Opportunist or Steward? The Influence of the Board Chairmen on CEO Dismissals and Replacements, Strategic Management Society Meeting (Vienna, Austria). 15. Lüdeke, H./ Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A. (2006): A Good Tautology is Hard to Find - Ensuring the Empirical Content of the Resource-Based View, Academy of Management Meeting (Atlanta/Georgia, USA). 16. Bresser, R./ Valle Thiele, R./ Biedermann, A./ Lüdeke, H. (2005): Performance Implications of CEO Dismissals: Evidence from a Stakeholder Environment, Strategic Management Society Meeting (Orlando/Florida, USA). 5