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Sonja Opper is a Full Professor at the Department of International Management, Università Bocconi. She previously held the Gad Rausing Professorship of International Economics and Business at Lund University's Department of Economics.
- PhD in Economics, University of Tubingen
Her research examines how individual effort and local institutions drive business success, focusing on institutional change, social network dynamics, and strategic decision-making heuristics in transition/emerging economies like China. She employs methodologies such as manager surveys, laboratory experiments, and social network analysis.
Recent publications analyze topics like trust dynamics, relational embedding, and temporal myopia in strategic contexts. Her work has appeared in Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Journal, and American Journal of Sociology.
- Scientific Awards
- Excellence in Research Award (2022)
- OMT Best Paper in Entrepreneurship (2016)
- George R. Terry Book Award (2013)
- Axiom Business Book Gold Medal (2013)
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2012)
