Professor Martin Friesl
Professor of Strategic ManagementCareer Details
Martin Friesl is Professor of Strategic Management at Lancaster University Management School and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Management Reviews (IJMR). Martin’s research focuses on strategic renewal, strategy implementation, and the development, change and replication of organizational capabilities in a variety of contexts such as Biotechnology, IT offshoring, Retailing, Franchising, Commercial Property Development, the Armed Forces and Financial Services. He received his Masters’ degree in Business Education from LMU Munich and his Doctorate in Management from University Bw Munich. Martin has worked as a project manager for change management with Siemens AG, as a consultant, as well as in various finance roles in in the UK, Germany and China. Martin has also served on the board of the Strategy Practice IG at the Strategic Management Society. He is a member of the Strategic Management Society and the European Group of Organization Studies and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. His work has received awards for its implications for practice and is published in leading peer-reviewed journals.
Qualifications
Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) University Bw Munich
MA (Dipl.-Hdl.) Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich
Current Research
My research interests focus on strategic renewal and the development, change and replication of organizational capabilities. I am interested in how firms try to occupy particular market positions, how they deal with changing market situations or how they address the strategic (over-) dependence on certain market segments. The common denominator in all my projects is an interest in strategy and management practice; in how those issues are manifest in the everyday work of managers. Previous research projects have spanned a number industries including Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry, IT Offshoring, Mobile Technology, Retailing, Commercial Property Development, Franchising as well as the Armed Forces.
Web Links
Check out my blog posts on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-martin-friesl-5317ba2a/detail/recent-activity/
External Roles
Board Member Strategy Practice IG: Strategic Management Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Current Teaching
Full-time MBA
Strategic Management
Postgraduate:
MNGT 578: International Corporate Strategy & Structure
MNGT 582: Global Corporate Strategy
PhD Supervision Interests
Applications for PhD are welcome from candidates interested in strategic management and who have a strong academic background. I am interested in supervising doctoral students that share my interest in the micro-level aspects of competitive strategy, in particular in regards to the development, replication and change of knowledge, routines and capabilities in organizations. I am interested in research both in small and medium sized businesses as well as large MNEs.
Selected Publications
When the parent imitates the child: Strategic renewal through separation and reintegration of subsidiaries
Friesl, M., Garreau, L., Heracleous , L. 01/2019 In: Strategic Organization. 17, 1, p. 62-94. 33 p.
Journal article
The secret ingredient that made Netflix a world beater could lead to its demise
Friesl, M. 2018 The Conversation
Article
Why Unilever is right to consolidate its headquarters in Rotterdam
Friesl, M. 15/03/2018 The Conversation
Article
Abseiling from the Shard: The Cognitive Foundations of Capability Development in Temporary Organizations
Ford, C.J., Friesl, M. 28/11/2019 In: European Management Review. 16, 3, p. 507-523. 17 p.
Journal article
Managerial coordination challenges in the alignment of capabilities and new subsidiary charters in MNEs
Friesl, M., Silberzahn, R. 1/12/2017 In: Organization Studies. 38, 12, p. 1709-1731. 23 p.
Journal article
The strategic importance of top management resistance: extending Alfred D. Chandler
Friesl, M., Kwon, W. 02/2017 In: Strategic Organization. 15, 1, p. 100-112. 13 p.
Journal article
The exploration phase of replication: the role of autonomous action for overcoming knowledge boundaries in replicator organizations
Friesl, M., Larty, J. 07/2018 In: British Journal of Management. 29, 3, p. 411-427. 17 p.
Journal article
Putting strategy into action – The role of artefacts for business format replication
Friesl, M., Larty, J., Jacobs, C. 2018 In: European Management Review. 15, 2, p. 221-235. 15 p.
Journal article
Managing to make markets: Marketization and the conceptualization work of strategic nets in the life science sector
Mason, K., Friesl, M., Ford, C.J. 19/07/2017 In: Industrial Marketing Management. 67, p. 52-69. 18 p.
Journal article
The future of traditional TV looks bleak, and it shouldn’t worry us
Friesl, M. 2015 The Conversation
Article
Replication of Routines in Organizations: Existing Literature and New Perspectives
Friesl, M., Larty, J. 01/2013 In: International Journal of Management Reviews. 15, 1, p. 106-122. 17 p.
Journal article
Challenges in establishing global collaboration: temporal, strategic and operational decoupling
Friesl, M., Silberzahn, R. 04/2012 In: Long Range Planning. 45, 2-3, p. 160-181. 22 p.
Journal article
Knowledge acquisition strategies and company performance in young high technology companies
Friesl, M. 09/2012 In: British Journal of Management. 23, 3, p. 325-343. 19 p.
Journal article
Sustainable change: long-term efforts toward developing a learning organization
Sackmann, S.A., Eggenhofer-Rehart, P., Friesl, M. 2009 In: The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 45, 4, p. 521-549. 29 p.
Journal article
All Publications
Organizational change at Magnox Reprocessing Plant
01/05/2018 → 31/03/2021
Research
Managing Digitally Mediated Business Model Development at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
18/05/2015 → 01/11/2015
Research
Performativity of Market and Marketing Models and Theories
01/06/2013 → …
Other
Strategic Organization (Journal)
Editorial activity
Publishing in IJMR International Journal of Management Reviews
Invited talk
Studying in the UK and Careers in Higher Education
Invited talk
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Visiting an external academic institution
Strategies for Growth in SMEs
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
A strategy perspective on organizational decline and corporate insolvency
Invited talk
University Paris Dauphine
Visiting an external academic institution
Scientific Commission for Strategic Management:
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Visiting an external academic institution
Scientific Commission for Strategic Management at the Association of Business Schools in Germany (VHB) (External organisation)
Membership of board
Seminar: When the Parent Imitates the Child
Invited talk
Strategic renewal through the separation and reintegration of subsidiaries
Invited talk
Manoeuvres in the dark – How organizations change course
Invited talk
International Journal of Management Reviews (Journal)
Editorial activity
SAP Community Day Panel: Academic careers and career decisions
Invited talk
We don't do strategy: Responses to co-evolutionary lock-in in technology ventures
Invited talk
Wiley (Publisher)
Editorial activity
Strategic Management Society: Strategy Practice Interest Group (External organisation)
Membership of committee
35th Strategic Management Society Conference (Event)
Membership of committee
Strategic Management Society: Strategy Practice Interest Group (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Seminar: Framing qualitative research
Invited talk
Abseiling from the Shard. The assembly of capabilities in temporary organizations
Invited talk
Strategic Management Society Conference (Event)
Membership of committee
Open Strategy Design Session
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
European Group of Organization Studies (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Seminar at University Bw Munich: Against the grain: Capability renewal through contested initiatives
Invited talk
Strategic Management Society: Strategy Practice Interest Group (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Abseiling from the Shard. The assembly of capabilities in temporary organizations
Invited talk
Framing qualitative research
Invited talk
DO WE MIND THE GAP? CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE OF SUBSIDIARY CHARTERS AND CAPABILITIES
Invited talk
Micro-foundations of capability development: The Case of IT Offshoring
Invited talk
“Show us your trail of evidence”: Analysing and presenting qualitative data for publication
Invited talk
Organizer SAP Paper Development Workshop at Strategic Management Society Conference
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Symposium at AOM: Breaking out of strategy vectors: Renewing the capability base of large organizations
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
DAAD UK Network of German Academics (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel For Social Community and Cultural Engagement
Sage (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
Journal of International Business Studies (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Exploring Strategy, Prantice Hall (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Strategic Management Society (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Invited Presentation: Career paths and trajectories in management research
Invited talk
British Journal of Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Management Studies (Journal)
Publication peer-review
IJMR Reviewer of the Year 2014
Other distinction
2014 Innovation Grant: Strategic Management Society
Other distinction
Outstanding Reviewer Award
Prize (including medals and awards)
Finalist Best Paper Award for Practice Implications
Prize (including medals and awards)
Award for Best Practice-Oriented Paper
Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Full Paper Award - British Academy of Management
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Networks, Knowledge and Strategy
- Research Group Strategic Management