Name Stefan Groesser | ||
Stefan N. Grosser (born May 1, 1978 in Goppingen (Germany) is a German economist and professor of strategic management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences.
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Life
From 2000 to 2004, Groesser studied Business Administration at the University of Stuttgart. After finishing his degree in business he continued studying at the University of Bergen, where he studied System Dynamics and completed a Master in Philosophy. Along with working at a consulting company he completed his PhD in Business Education at the University of St. Gallen in 2011. During his PhD studies he was also active as a guest researcher at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Since 2011, Groesser has been working as a professor for strategic management at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland. He acts as director of simulation labs (Lab for Business, Policy and Strategy) and as deputy head of the research field "Strategy and Entrepreneurship". Additionally he acted as Vice-President for the NGO ShelterBox in Switzerland.
Research
Groesser's main research interests include strategic management, business models, mental models and simulation. He focuses particularly on the use of dynamic models and frameworks in strategic management and organizational development for better decision making in a complex world. He shows that models and computer simulations play an important role in individual and group-based decision making. His works contribute to increased awareness on that topic.