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Henning Piezunka is an Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD from Stanford University, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a Diploma Kaufmann from the University of Mannheim. Before academia, he co-founded and led a web design company for 18 years, growing it to 30+ employees serving 80+ countries before its sale in 2016.
His research examines:
- Competition and collaboration dynamics in entrepreneurial firms, family businesses, and sports contexts
- Crowdsourcing innovation and platform strategies
- Organizational decision-making structures and learning processes
- CEO succession planning and its organizational impacts
His recent publications (2019-2025) demonstrate methodological diversity, combining archival analysis of Formula One/soccer data, crowdsourcing platform experiments, and organizational case studies. Key thematic focuses include: how competition manifests in collaborative settings, AI's role in strategic learning, and how organizational structures shape individual behavior.
Awards & Honors:
- Wharton Teaching Excellence Award (2023)
- Emerging Scholar Award, TIM Division, Academy of Management (2022)
- Poets & Quants Best 40 Under 40 Professor (2019)
- Multiple teaching commendations for MBA/EMBA courses (2014-2023)
He teaches core entrepreneurship courses including MGMT2300 (Entrepreneurship) and MGMT2310 (Entrepreneurship Launchpad), focusing on venture creation, resource acquisition, and scaling strategies. He also leads doctoral seminars on research design and maintains an active advisory practice through the 'Between the Lines' webinar series featuring business school authors.
