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Wolfgang AMANN

Affiliate Professor

Strategy and Business Policy

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Biography

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Amann has been designing, directing, delivering and teaching in executive education seminars for more than 24 years.

He currently serves as professor of strategy and leadership as well as the academic director of degree and custom programs of HEC Paris in Qatar.

He is a graduate of key faculty development programs worldwide, such as Harvard University’s MLE, IMD’s ITP, IESE’s IFP, and EFMD’s International Deans’ Program.

He published 50+ books for executives and compiled more than 100 case studies for his executive education seminars. He received several research and teaching awards.

Most notably, he was repeatedly honored for delivering the best CEMS course amongst all courses offered in the world.

Scientific articles

Challenges of AI Adoption in the UAE Healthcare

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, June 2022, vol. 26, n° 2, pp 193-207, (in coll. with F. K. Al Badi, K. A. Alhosani, F. Jabeen, A. Stachowicz-Stanusch, N. Shehzad)

Behavioral patterns in born-again global firms

Multinational Business Review, 2014, vol. 22, n° 4, pp 418-441, (in coll. with P. SCHUEFFEL, R. BALDEGGER)

Books

Heartful Leadership - A Primer for Transforming Education

Walnut publication (in coll. with P. GUPTA, S. TRIPATHI)

How to Build Practical Wisdom in Executive Education

Walnut publication

Building a Leadership Pipeline for Deans in Business Schools

Walnut publication

Doing business in Qatar: case studies for executive education

Editions Winterwork (in coll. with L. KERBACHE)

Management and Business Education in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

Information Age Publishing (in coll. with A. STACHOWICZ-STANUSCH)

Advancing African Knowledge Management and Education

Information Age Publishing (in coll. with H. H. KAZEROONY, A. STACHOWICZ-STANUSCH)

Contemporary Perspectives in Corporate Social Performance and Policy

Information Age Publishing (in coll. with A. STACHOWICZ-STANUSCH)

Doing Business in the MENA Region: Insights from the EFMD Case Writing Competition

Emerald Group Publishing Limited (in coll. with L. KERBACHE, N. BURQUEL)

Fostering Sustainability by Management Education

Information Age Publishing (in coll. with A. STACHOWICZ-STANUSCH)

Chapters in edited books

Management Education for Corporate Social Responsibility: Fashion or Necessity

Fostering Sustainability By Management Education, Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch, Wolfgang Amman, Information Age Publishing

Scientific articles

Challenges of AI Adoption in the UAE Healthcare

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, June 2022, vol. 26, n° 2, pp 193-207, (in coll. with F. K. Al Badi, K. A. Alhosani, F. Jabeen, A. Stachowicz-Stanusch, N. Shehzad)

Behavioral patterns in born-again global firms

Multinational Business Review, 2014, vol. 22, n° 4, pp 418-441, (in coll. with P. SCHUEFFEL, R. BALDEGGER)

Books

Heartful Leadership - A Primer for Transforming Education

Walnut publication (in coll. with P. GUPTA, S. TRIPATHI)

How to Build Practical Wisdom in Executive Education

Walnut publication

Building a Leadership Pipeline for Deans in Business Schools

Walnut publication

Doing business in Qatar: case studies for executive education

Editions Winterwork (in coll. with L. KERBACHE)

Chapters in edited books

Management Education for Corporate Social Responsibility: Fashion or Necessity

Fostering Sustainability By Management Education, Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch, Wolfgang Amman, Information Age Publishing

Education

  • Doctorate, International Business Strategy, Université de Saint-Gall - Switzerland
  • Dipl.-Kfm, International Management and Strategy, Friedrich-Alexander-University - Germany

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2014- Affiliate Professor, HEC Paris in Qatar, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris