
Biography
Svenja Sommer received her Ph.D. in Management from INSEAD (France).
Her research interests cover the areas of project management and new product development (NPD) focusing on management of highly uncertain projects, idea generation in NPD, and technology choice in product rollover decisions. Her research has been published in journals such as Management Science, Organization Science and POM. She serves as a Senior Editor for the "New Product Development, R&D, and Project Management" department of POMS. She is also an ad-hoc reviewer for a number of journals, including Management Science, Operations Research, MSOM, and POMS.
She teaches in the MBA and Grande Ecole programs, including supply chain management (operations management core course) and a project management elective. Prior to joining HEC, she was on the faculty at the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University.
She received her PhD in Management from INSEAD, France.
Scientific articles
Management Science, March 2020, vol. 66, n° 3, pp 1395-1420, (in coll. with E. BENDOLY, S. KAVADIAS)
Project Management Journal, October 2019, vol. 50, n° 5, pp 524-537, (in coll. with C. LOCH)
Production and Operations Management, March 2018, vol. 27, n° 3, pp 496–515, (in coll. with T. SHALPEGIN, Z. WAN)
California Management Review, February 2017, vol. 59, n° 2, pp 45-67, (in coll. with C. LOCH, M. MÄHRING)
Organization Science, January-February 2009, vol. 20, n° 1, pp 118-133, (in coll. with C.H. Loch, J. Dong)
Management Science, December 2009, n° 12, pp 1899-1913, (in coll. with S. Kavadias)
Production and Operations Management, March-April 2009, vol. 18, n° 2, pp 185-196, (in coll. with C. Loch)
Management Science, 2004, vol. 50, n° 10, pp 1334-1347, (in coll. with C. Loch)
Chapters in edited books
Encyclopedia Of Technology And Innovation Management, V. K. Narayanan, G. C. O'Connor (eds), John Wiley & Sons US
Handbook Of New Product Development And Management, C. H. Loch, S. Kavadias (eds), Elsevier Limited, Oxford
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2020
Mimeo , 2011
INSEAD Working Paper , 2011
Mimeo , 2010
Scientific articles
Management Science, March 2020, vol. 66, n° 3, pp 1395-1420, (in coll. with E. BENDOLY, S. KAVADIAS)
Project Management Journal, October 2019, vol. 50, n° 5, pp 524-537, (in coll. with C. LOCH)
Production and Operations Management, March 2018, vol. 27, n° 3, pp 496–515, (in coll. with T. SHALPEGIN, Z. WAN)
California Management Review, February 2017, vol. 59, n° 2, pp 45-67, (in coll. with C. LOCH, M. MÄHRING)
Chapters in edited books
Encyclopedia Of Technology And Innovation Management, V. K. Narayanan, G. C. O'Connor (eds), John Wiley & Sons US
Handbook Of New Product Development And Management, C. H. Loch, S. Kavadias (eds), Elsevier Limited, Oxford
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2020
Mimeo , 2011
INSEAD Working Paper , 2011
Mimeo , 2010
Education
Academic appointments
Academic responsabilities at HEC
- 2020- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris
- 2008- Associate Professor HEC Paris
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Member of INFORMS, MSOM, and POMS
Editorial activities
Conference organisation
Awards & honors
- 2020 HEC Foundation Best Paper 2019 Award for "Collaborative Prototyping of Alternative Designs Under a Targert Costing Scheme", Production and Operations Management, mars 2018, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 496515
- 2010 2010 Management Science Meritorious Services Award
- 2009 Syntec Management Consulting Best article award in the category "Operations, Gestion, controle/Systeme d'information et Technologies, "Managing complexity and unforeseeable uncertainty in startup companies : an empirical study", Organization Science
- 2006 Dean's MBA core teaching award for Mgmt 664