Prof. Dr.

Thomaz Teodorovicz

Associate Professor of Strategic Management

Thomaz Teodorovicz ist Associate Professor für Strategisches Management an der Universität St.Gallen. In seiner Forschung untersucht er, wann und wie Führungskräfte privater und öffentlicher Organisationen überdurchschnittliche Leistungen erzielen und gleichzeitig Lösungen für drängende gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen entwickeln können. Vor seiner Berufung an die Universität St.Gallen war er Postdoktorand an der Harvard Business School und Inhaber des CBS Executive Fonden Assistant Pro-fessorship Chair an der Copenhagen Business School. Darüber hinaus hatte er Gastpositionen am INSEAD, an der SDA Bocconi, an der HEC Paris und am Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact inne. Er erhielt seinen Ph.D. in Business Economics vom der Insper Institute of Education and Research.

Thomaz untersucht in seiner Forschung, wie organisationale Governance, strategische Entscheidungen und Humankapital sowohl die Leistungsfähigkeit von Organisationen als auch gesellschaftliche Ergebnisse beeinflussen. Seine Forschung umfasst öffentliche und private Organisationen, Staatsunternehmen, öffentliche Dienstleistungen, unterschiedliche Beschäftigungsformen und öffentlich-private Kooperationen. Zu seinen Forschungsthemen zählen unter anderem Leistungsvergleiche zwischen öffentlichen und privaten Organisationen, Investitionen in das Humankapital von Vertragsarbeitskräften sowie Anreizprogramme für die Standortwahl von Remote-Arbeitenden. Seine Forschung wurde in führenden internationalen Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht, darunter das Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science und das Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Darüber hinaus hat er praxis- und politikorientierte Beiträge für die Inter-American Development Bank, die Brookings Institution und die Harvard Business Review verfasst.

Thomaz ist Mitglied der Editorial Review Boards des Strategic Management Journal und des Journal of Organization Design und übernimmt verschiedene Funktionen innerhalb der Academy of Management und der Strategic Management Society. Sein Engagement umfasst zudem politik- und praxisorientierte Forschungsprojekte, unter anderem mit der Inter-American Development Bank und der Brookings Institution. Für seine Forschung und sein Engagement in der akademischen Gemeinschaft wurde er mehrfach von der Strategic Management Society und der Academy of Management ausgezeichnet.

Thomaz verfügt über Lehrerfahrung im strategischen Management auf PhD-, MBA- und Master-Stufe sowie in der Executive Education. Inhaltlich umfasst seine Lehre strategisches Management und Innovation, strategisches Management im gesellschaftlichen Interesse sowie den Umgang mit der Zukunft der Arbeit. Er hat an der Copenhagen Business School, am INSEAD und an der Harvard Business School unterrichtet.

Berufserfahrung

  • 2022 – 2026: Copenhagen Business School – Department of Strategy and Innovation
    CBS Executive Fonden Assistant Professor Chair (Jan/2025-Jul/2026)
    Assistant Professor (Aug/2022-Dec/2024)
  • 2019-22 Harvard University/Harvard Business School (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Forschungstätigkeiten

  • 2025 – 2026: Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact (Academic Fellow)
  • 2025: HEC Paris – Society & Organizations Institute (Visiting Researcher)
  • 2024 – 2026: INSEAD – Stone Centre; Strategy Unit (Visiting Faculty & Lecturer)
  • 2023: SDA Bocconi School of Management – IMSL (Academic Fellow)
  • 2016- 2019: Insper Metricis – Socioenvironmental Impact Assessment (Research Fellow)

Ausbildung

  • 2019: Insper Institute of Education and Research (Ph.D. in Business Economics)
  • 2018: University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management (Visiting Ph.D. Student)
  • 2015: Federal University of Paraná (M. Phil. in Public Policy)
  • 2012: Federal University of Paraná (B.A. in Economics)

Awards

  • 2026
    • Strategic Management Journal 2026 Outstanding Reviewer Award
    • 86th AOM Outstanding Reviewer Award – Strategic Management Division
  • 2025
    • CBS Executive Fonden Chair in Leadership
    • FAPESP Research Project (co-investigator) – BRL 380,000
    • HEC Paris, Society & Organization Institute Research Support – EUR 3,000
  • 2024
    • Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality Research Support – EUR 1,500
    • Otto Mønsteds Fond Travel Grant – DKK 7,500
    • INSEAD Research Support – Remote Learning and Comparative Governance – EUR 3,000
    • Outstanding Service to the Strategic Management Society Recognition
    • Excellence in Teaching Recognition – Copenhagen Business School
    • 84th AOM STR Division Research Awards (finalist)
    • 84th AOM Outstanding Reviewer Award – Strategic Management Division
  • 2023
    • ION Management Science Lab – Research Support – EUR 25,000
    • Excellence in Teaching Recognition – Copenhagen Business School
    • SMS Best Competitive Strategy Proposal for Creativity Award – SMS 43rd Annual Conference (finalist)
    • SMS Best Responsible Research Paper Prize – SMS 43rd Annual Conference (nominated)
    • SMS Best Research Methods Paper Prize – SMS 43rd Annual Conference (nominated)
    • 83rd AOM Outstanding Reviewer Award – Strategic Management Division
  • 2022
    • Interamerican Development Bank – Research Support – USD 50,000
    • SMS Outstanding Reviewer Award – Knowledge and Innovation – SMS 42nd Annual Conference
    • SMS Outstanding Reviewer Award – Stakeholder Management – SMS 42nd Annual Conference
  • 2021
    • Lemann Research Grant – USD 20,000
    • SMS Outstanding Reviewer Award – Knowledge and Innovation – SMS 41st Annual Conference
    • 81st AOM Best Papers and Proceedings (Top-10% Best Papers) – STR Division
    • 81st AOM Best Papers and Proceedings (Top-10% Best Papers) – PNP Division
  • 2020
    • SMS Best Conference Paper Prize – SMS 40th Annual Conference (finalist)
    • SMS Best Strategic Human Capital Paper Prize – SMS 40th Annual Conference (finalist)
    • SMS Best Research Methods Paper Prize – SMS 40th Annual Conference (nominated)
  • 2019
    • SMS Best Conference Paper Prize – SMS 39th Annual Conference (finalist)
    • SMS Best Strategic Human Capital Paper Prize – SMS 39th Annual Conference (finalist)
    • SMS Best Research Methods Paper Prize – SMS 39th Annual Conference (finalist)
  • 2017
    • FAPESP International Exchange Program Grant – USD 20,000
    • FAPESP Doctoral Scholarship Grant – BRL 116,000 (adjusted for inflation)
  • 2015
    • INSPER Doctoral Scholarship Grant – BRL 53,000 (adjusted for inflation)
  • 2013
    • CAPES Masters Scholarship Grant – BRL 90,000 (adjusted for inflation)
  • 2012
    • State Economic Council Award – Best Graduating Student (Federal University of Paraná)

Journal Articles

  • Nardi, L., Huysentruyt, M., Obloj, T., Teodorovicz, T. (2026). Diversity and/or Inclusion? Evidence from Disability Quota and Inclusion Laws in Brazil. Organization Science. Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2024.18693
  • Camuffo, A., Gambardella, A., Teodorovicz, T. (2026). Unleashing the value of a “scientific approach” to entrepreneurship: Building an empirical research agenda. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Wiley. https://sms.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sej.70038
  • Teodorovicz, T., Choudhury, P. (., Starr, E. (2025). Location-Specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers. Organization Science, 36(1). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/orsc.2023.17712
  • Teodorovicz, T., Lazzarini, S., Cabral, S., McGahan, A. M. (2024). Investing in general human capital as a relational strategy: Evidence on flexible arrangements with contract workers. Strategic Management Journal, 45(5). Wiley. https://sms.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smj.3571
  • Teodorovicz, T., Lazzarini, S., Cabral, S., Nardi, L. (2023). Can Public Organizations Perform Like Private Firms? The Role of Heterogeneous Resources and Practices. Organization Science, 34(4). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2022.1634
  • Lazzarini, S., Cabral, S., Firpo, S., Teodorovicz, T. (2022). Why Are Counterfactual Assessment Methods Not Widespread in Outcome-Based Contracts? A Formal Model Approach. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 33(3). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://academic.oup.com/jpart/article/32/3/509/6485792
  • Teodorovicz, T., Kun, A. L., Sadun, R., Shaer, O. (2022). Multitasking while driving: A time use study of commuting knowledge workers to assess current and future uses. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 162. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102789
  • Teodorovicz, T., Sadun, R., Kun, A. L., Shaer, O. (2022). How does working from home during COVID-19 affect what managers do? Evidence from time-Use studies. Human–Computer Interaction, 37(6). Taylor and Francis (United Kingdom). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07370024.2021.1987908