is Full Professor in the field of management and organization at the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business (SEBLU). His research interests include non-technological innovations, creativity, organizational behavior and psychology, leadership, digital work and multi-level issues in management, and he completed his PhD studies 2,5 years.
He has received numerous awards for his research and his research was published in top management journals (e.g. Academy of Management Journal, ranked 2nd in the field of management).
In the past, he was active within the Centre of Excellence for Biosensors, Instrumentation, and Process control (CO BIK), where he was focused on the co-creation of disruptive solutions for hi-tech entrepreneurship and fostering innovation capacities at the individual, team, company, and economy level in the Adriatic region within the PACINNO (www.pacinno.eu) project.
Institutional responsibilities at SEBLU: •Member of the Committee for Scientific Research and Doctoral Studies Research visits and exchange program •DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University (June 2016 – September 2016) •BI Norwegian Business School (10 research visits; period of February 2012 – ongoing)
Invited talks: BI Norwegian Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Trieste University, ABC Accelerator Ljubljana, Sarajevo School of Business and Economics, DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University, University of Udine, University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and
Business Awards, honors and achievements: •University of Ljubljana - Best Young Professor Award for Extraordinary Teaching and Research Achievements (2016) •EDAMBA Top 9 PhD Theses 2015 •Paper nominated (one of three) for the “Best Paper Award 2015” at the R&D management conference 2015, Pisa, Italy •Faculty of Economics Univ of Ljubljana – Award for Best Paper published in 2014 •Academy of Management – OB Division, Best Reviewer Award 2014 and 2017 •CEEMAN Champions Award in category 'Research' •Academy of Management – OB Division, Best Conference Paper Proceedings 2013 and 2012
Academic service: The Leadership Quarterly (editorial board member) ; Economic and Business Review (editorial board member) ; Dynamic Relationships Management Journal (Editor-in-Chief); Human Resource Management Journal (editorial board member) ; Human Resource Management (editorial board member) ; Human Resource Management Review (editorial board member)
