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Christoph Loch
Germany

Professor of Technology and Operations Management

The GlaxoSmithKline Chaired Professor of Corporate Innovation

Dean of PhD Programme



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Christoph H. Loch is Professor of Technology Management at INSEAD and was recently named Dean of the PhD Progamme. His research revolves around the management of product innovation, particularly technology strategy, project selection, concurrent engineering, project management under high uncertainty, and performance measurement. He is also interested in the emotional aspects of motivation and performance in organizations (such as R&D organizations).

Professor Loch is department editor of Management Science and Production and Operations Management, a senior editor of Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM), and he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JETM). His work has appeared in many leading academic and practice oriented journals. He has co-authored three books on management quality in manufacturing, on portfolio management in R&D, and on project management in highly uncertain projects. He teaches MBA courses and executive seminars at INSEAD, consults European corporations on technology management, and serves on the supervisory board of an educational software start-up company.

Professor Loch holds a Ph.D. in business from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, an MBA from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and a Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur degree from the Darmstadt Institute of Technology in Germany. Prior to joining INSEAD, he worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company in their San Francisco and Munich offices.


Research Areas

Product Development; Management of R&D; Innovation Management; Motivation of Professional Personnel in Organisations.


Teaching

Strategic R&D Management; Project Management; Director of several company specific programs.


Sectors

Automobiles; Electronic & Electrical Equipment; Engineering & Machinery; Mining; Pharmaceuticals and Health

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