Achim Schmitt , PhD

Qualification(s)

PhD (Dr. oec.) in Business Administration and Management, University of Geneva
Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), Université de Paris-Dauphine

Function

Full Professor - Associate Dean - Graduate Programs

Teaching Location(s)

EHL Campus Lausanne
EHL Campus (Singapore)

Employment Type

Full-time

Courses and Modules Taught

CERTIFICATE IN MANAGING UNDERPERFORMING PROPERTIES (E-LEARNING)
• Managing Underperforming Properties

EHL ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY FINANCE LEADERSHIP
• Leadership and Management

Teaching Subject(s)

Business Field Trip: Europe
Capstone Thesis
Hospitality Strategic Management in the 21st Century
Introduction to the MBA Program
Managing Underperforming Properties
Strategic Management in the Hospitality Industry

Area(s) of Expertise

Corporate strategy
Corporate turnaround
Organizational ambidexterity
Organizational decline
Strategic management
Strategic renewal

Short Bio

Dr Achim Schmitt is a Full Professor at EHL and Dean (a.i.) of EHL’s Graduate School. During the past 8 years, Achim led the creation of multiple new Graduate Programs: the MSc Global Hospitality Business, the MSc in Wine and Hospitality, the blended MBA in Hospitality, as well as the Hospitality EMBA. Dr Schmitt holds a PhD from the University of Geneva, obtained his Habilitation at the University of Paris-Dauphine in France, and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Geneva.

Before joining the academic world, Achim was a turnaround consultant in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He has gained academic experience at Audencia Business School in Nantes (France), Columbia Business School (USA), HEC University of Geneva (Switzerland), Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota (Colombia), the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS, China).

Dr Achim Schmitt’s research focuses on organization theory and strategic management, with particular interest in organizational ambidexterity, organizational decline, corporate turnarounds and strategic renewal. His articles and papers have been published in diverse outlets including the Harvard Business Review, International Journal of Management Research, Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, Management Learning, and MIT Sloan Management Review. He currently serves on two boards in the private sector, the academic advisory board at CEIBS Europe, as well as the Editorial Boards at Long Range Planning.

Funded Research Projects

Schmitt, A., Project: A Behavioral Process Perspective on Hotel Corporation's Investment Decisions, Date: 01.09.2017 to 30.06.2019, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
Schmitt, A. Project: Scale development of gambling fallacy and its effect on gambling problem behaviors: A cross cultural study among Korea, USA, and Switzerland (Kyung Hee University, South Korea and the University of Houston, USA), Date: 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2019, External Fundraising.

Awards

Best Reviewer Award 2016/2014/2010: BPS Division, Academy of Management Meeting, USA
Nominated for the Best Conference Paper Prize; 31st Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Miami, USA
Best Division Reviewer Award 2011: Strategic Management Track
Finalist Best Conference Reviewer Award 2011; EURAM Conference, June 2-4, in Tallinn, Estonia
Best Paper Proceedings 2010; Academy of Management Meeting in Montreal, Canada
Nominated for the Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications; 29th Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Washington. D.C., USA