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Biography
Johann Peter Murmann is Professor of Strategic Management and a director of the Institute of Management at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. Previously he was a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (1997–2005) and the Australian Graduate School of Management at the UNSW Business School in Sydney (2006–2018). He was Visiting Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania during the academic years 2011/12 and 2012/13. Most recently he was a visiting scholar at Cass Business School in London and Fudan University in Shanghai.
Murmann’s research is mainly focused on studying systematically how firms gain and lose competitive advantage over long periods of time. His award-winning comparative study of the early history of the synthetic dye industry was published in 2003 by Cambridge University Press under the title Knowledge and Competitive Advantage: The Coevolution of Firms, Technology and National Institutions.
Reviews of Earlier Books
“Murmann’s study of the synthetic dye industry puts one in mind of some grand painting by an Old Master: not only is the main scene imposingly displayed, but fascinating, well-rendered details are to be found in every corner and shadow.”
Sidney G. Winter, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
“In this pioneering work, Johann Peter Murmann immediately establishes himself as one of the most innovative and bold scholars in the field. This is one of the most methodologically original books in interdisciplinary history to come out in recent years.”
Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University
“Johann Peter Murmann’s book is a major contribution to our understanding of the interrelations between technological change and industry evolution. It is a book for researchers as well as for policy makers.”
Michael Tushman, Harvard Business School
New Research Project
Inspired by the work of Philip Tetlock on political forecasting, we are starting forecasting tournaments at the University of St. Gallen to help improve the business forecasting skills of managers.