Leadership experts

Covering leadership in today's fast-changing world? Researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics study many aspects of modern leadership, including organizational culture, implementation of AI, team dynamics, diversity, and leadership in digital and hybrid work environments.

Emma Bell

Professor, Department of Management and Organization

Areas of expertise:

  • Organizational culture, leadership development, critical perspectives on leadership
  • Transformational leadership in modern organizations, ethical leadership practices

Email: emma.bell@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 97 99
Languages: English

Katja Einola

Associate Professor, Department of Management and Organization

Areas of expertise:

  • Leadership in a complex world
  • Dynamics and human relations in modern teamwork
  • Impact of AI on leadership and team dynamics
  • Leadership and HR management in hybrid workplaces

Email: Katja.Einola@hhs.se
Languages: English, Swedish

Renate Kratochvil

Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Strategy

Areas of expertise:

  • Leadership during changing strategies
  • Managers and employees’ reactions to new ideas and innovations
  • Understanding why leadership strategies and new innovations fail

Email: Renate.Kratochvil@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)76 228 16 58
Languages: English

Laurence Romani

Professor, Department of Management and Organization; Director, Center for Responsible Leadership

Areas of expertise:

  • Diversity in leadership, cross-cultural leadership, challenges and opportunities in promoting workplace diversity

Email: Laurence.Romani@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 94 82
Languages: English, Swedish, French, Dutch

Roberto Verganti

Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • The frontiers of leadership: the role of art, imagination and vision in leadership
  • Leadership and change
  • Leading talent in creative industries

Email: Roberto.Verganti@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)72 378 66 86
Languages: English, Italian

Karl Wennberg

Professor, Department of Management and Organization; Scientific Director, House of Governance and Public Policy; Head, Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence

Areas of expertise:

  • Effects of cultural and gender diversity in top management teams on performance and innovation

Email: karl.wennberg@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)70 510 53 66
Languages: English, Swedish

Andreas Werr

Professor, Department of Management and Organization

Areas of expertise:

  • The influence of consultants and consulting firms on corporate strategy, decision-making and knowledge transfer
  • Talent management, high-potential employees, emotional dynamics associated with talent programs in firms
  • Organizational learning from failure; how organizations can foster environments where sharing mistakes leads to growth and a willingness to learn from errors
  • Teamwork and collaboration; how teams and organizations can improve their ability to use their members knowledge and experience

Email: andreas.werr@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 97 42; +46 (0)70 558 97 42
Languages: English, Swedish, German