Blagoy Valentinov Blagoev
Blagoy Valentinov Blagoev
Prof. Dr.
Full Professor of Organization Studies
SoM-HSG
Rosenbergstrasse 51
Büro 33-510
9000 St. Gallen
Rosenbergstrasse 51
Büro 33-510
9000 St. Gallen
Publications
Fields of research
Organizational change and transformation
Organizing for sustainability
New forms of work and organizing
Emerging technologies and organizing
Education
- 2015 Dr. rer. pol., Freie Universität Berlin, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg "Research on Organizational School" – Pfadkolleg (summa cum laude), Ernst-Reuter-Preis 2016
- 2011 M. Sc. Management & Marketing, Freie Universität Berlin
- 2009 B. Sc. Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Freie Universität Berlin
Professional Career
- since 2024 University of St. Gallen, School of Management, Full Professor of Organization Studies
- 2021-2024 Technische Universität Dresden, School of Business and Economics, Professor of Business Administration, esp. Organization
- 2018-2021 Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Institute of Management and Organization, Lecturer
- 2015-2018 Freie Universität Berlin, Management Department, Professorship of Organization and Leadership, Post-doctoral research associate
- 2011-2015 Dr. rer. pol., Freie Universität Berlin, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg "Pfade organisatorischer Prozesse" (summa com laude)
- 2006-2011 Undergraduate and graduate studies of Business Administration at Freie Universität Berlin and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Affiliations
- Academy of Management (AoM)
- European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS)
- Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft (ERG)
- Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB)
- Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
Awards
- 2022, BEST of B.E.S.T. Award, Organizational Communication Division, 72 nd Annual ICA Conference, Paris
- 2021, Shortlisted for the Academy of Management, OMT Division Best Paper on Environmental and Social Practices Award
- 2021 Shortlisted for EGOS Best Paper Award
- 2019 Research Excellence Award, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- 2019 Shortlisted for the bi-annual Roland Calori Prize, Organization Studies
- 2018 Research Excellence Award, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- 2016 Ernst Reuter Prize (Best Dissertation Award), Freie Universität Berlin
- 2016 – 2017 Governing Responsible Business Fellowship, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication
- 2014 – 2015 Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2011 – 2014 Doctoral Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)
- 2010 Dean’s List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
- 2008 – 2011 Scholarship, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Talks
- The Future of Coworking after COVID-19: Oscillating between Physical and Virtual Spaces? Keynote at GeNeMe conference, Dresden, October 2022.
- Arbeitsbelastung in Beratungsfirmen nach Corona: Was hat die Pandemie verändert? gfa | public, Berlin, July 2022.
- Time as a Social (and Organizational) Phenomenon. Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino, Florence, Italy, April 2021.
- The paradox of openness. Sofia Art Week, Bulgaria, July 2019.
- Why do extreme work hours persist? Temporal Uncoupling as a new way of seeing. Center for Organizational Time, Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, February 2019.
- Beyond work life balance: Theorizing the evolution and persistence of organizational working time regimes. Institute for Management Research, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands, February 2017.
- Sociocracy: Coworking as a new form of social organizing? Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, September 2015.
- Eingelockte Arbeitszeitregimes: Wie die Vergangenheit die Zukunft prägt. FUture Slam – Wissenschaft trifft Zukunft, Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany, June 2015.
- Locked-in working time regimes: Exploring barriers to change in a management consulting firm. Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, February 2015.
- Arbeitszeitregime im Lock-in? Wandelhemmnisse bei einem Beratungsunternehmen. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany, May 2014.
- Barrieren zur Flexibilität: Pfade in der Organisation von Arbeitszeit in einem Beratungsunternehmen. Forschungswerkstatt, School of Business and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, January 2014.
- Back to the office? Creative work and the paradox of autonomy in a coworking space. Forschungswerkstatt, School of Business and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, November 2012.
Research Cooperation
- Copenhagen Business School, Department for Organization, Center for Organization and Time
- DFG Network "A Temporal Perspective on Disruptive Innovation Processes", co-coordinator
- DFG Network "Grand Challenges and New Forms of Organizing", associated member
- DFG Network "Temporary Organizing under Tension: Between Stability and Change", member