Georg Reischauer is an Assistant Professor and the Head of the Energy & Strategy Think Tank. His research focuses on how established organizations can best and sustainably utilize digital technologies. He studied organizations in the business services, energy, health care, industrial goods, and mobility sector.

Georg received his PhD in Industrial Management from the Technical University of Vienna. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University, Copenhagen Business School, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley.

Contact

georg.reischauer@wu.ac.at

Selected publications

Reischauer, G., Engelmann, A., Gawer, A., & Hoffmann, W. (2024). The Slipstream Strategy: How High-Status OEMs Coopete with Platforms to Maintain Their Digital Extensions’ Edge. Research Policy, 53(7): 105032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105032

Reischauer, G. & Ringel, L. (2023). Unmanaged Transparency in a Digital Society: Swiss Army Knife or Double-Edged Sword? Organization Studies, 44(1): 77-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406221106329

Reischauer, G., Güttel, W., & Schüßler, E. (2021). Aligning the Design of Intermediary Organisations with the Ecosystem. Industry and Innovation, 28(5): 594-619. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2021.1879737

Reischauer, G. & Mair, J. (2018): How Organizations Strategically Govern Online Communities: Lessons from the Sharing Economy. Academy of Management Discoveries, 4(3): 220-247. https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2016.0164

Reischauer, G. (2018): Industry 4.0 as Policy-Driven Discourse to Institutionalize Innovation Systems in Manufacturing. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 132: 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.02.012