Stephan Billinger

Stephan Billinger is a Professor with special responsibilities at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), affiliated with the Strategic Organization Design Unit (SOD) and the Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS). His research focuses on hierarchical micro-mechanisms, particularly authority dynamics across organizational levels, and their implications for strategic management. He employs experimental and case study methodologies in firms to explore these topics. Billinger holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and previously served as a postdoctoral research fellow at London Business School (UK).

His research interests span organizational behavior, strategic management, and experimental economics. Notable themes include exploration-exploitation tradeoffs in complex search tasks, feedback effects on decision-making, and the role of hierarchy in cooperation dynamics. His work has appeared in journals like Organization Science and Journal of Experimental Economics.

Beyond research, Billinger contributes to academic discourse through seminars and collaborative projects. Recent activities include organizing online research seminars at SDU, focusing on topics such as decision structures and boundary-spanning in professional services firms.