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Professor Belz (b. 1966) conducts both international and interdisciplinary research on sustainability innovation and sustainability marketing, including the invention, incubation, introduction and diffusion of sustainable products such as electric cars and energy plus homes. His work has taken him to Gothenburg, Sweden (1997), Boston, USA (2001) and Toronto, Canada (2009). Dr. Belz studied business administration at the Universities of Giessen and Mannheim. He earned his PhD in 1995 and acquired his postdoctoral teaching qualification (habilitation) in 2001 from the University of St. Gallen where he served as staff president and assistant professor until his appointment at TUM in 2003.
| 1966: | Born in Singen/Hohentwil at Lake Constance, Germany |
| 1985 - 1987: | Undergraduate Studies of Business Administration at the University of Giessen |
| 1987 - 1990: | Graduate Studies of Business Adminstration at the University of Mannheim |
| 1991 - 1995: | Ph.D. studies and research assistant at the University of St. Gallen Degree: Dr. oec. (HSG) |
| 1996 - 2001: | Assistant Professor for Corporate Environmental Management and Eco-Marketing at the University of St. Gallen |
| 1997 - 2001: | President of the oikos Foundation for Economy and Ecology |
| 2001 - 2003: | Associate Professor for Corporate Environmental Management and Eco-Marketing at the University of St. Gallen (HSG)(Switzerland) Vice Director of the Institute for Economy and Ecology at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) President of the oikos Foundation for Economy and Ecology |
| since 2003: | Chair at the Technische Universität München (TUM School of Management) |
| 2004 - 2008: | Academic Director of the Master Program in Consumer Science |
| 2010-2013: | Vice-Dean of the TUM School of Management |
| 2012-2013: | Distinguished Visiting Professor at Aalto University School of Business (Finland) |
| 2014-2016: | Coordinator of the large-scale European research project "Sustainable Lifestyles 2.0: End User Integration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship" (EU-InnovatE) |
| 2005: | Teaching Award of the International Center of Food and Life Sciences Weihenstephan at the Technische Universität München by the Students Council |
| 2010: | Award for the „Best Text Book of the Year 2010“ by the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) |
| 1997: | University of Gothenburg (School of Business, Economics & Law) |
| 2001: | Boston University (School of Management) |
| 2009-2010: | York University (Schulich School of Business) |
| 2014: | Aalto University (School of Business) |
| Deutscher Hochschulverband | |
| Member of the editor board of the international journal "Business Strategy and the Environment" | |
| Academy of Management (AoM): Division Entrepreneurship Division Organization and the Natural Environment |
Areas of interest
Sustainable Energies and Entrepreneurship in the Global South
Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Women Entrepreneurship
Contacts
Tel: +49.8161.71-3279
Fax: +49.8161.71-3209
Office hours: by appointment
E-Mail: lisa.gadenne@tum.de