Professor Dr. Martin Högl (Ph.D., Univ. of Karlsruhe, Germany; Habilitation, Technical University of Berlin, Germany) holds the Chair of Leadership and Human Resource Management at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. Before joining WHU, Professor Högl served on the faculties of Washington State University (USA) and Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). Moreover, Professor Högl held a visiting professorship at the National Sun Yat-Sen University (Taiwan) and has given guest lectures at various international universities. He has conducted research projects with major firms in the US and Europe. He has published in leading international journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Decision Sciences, Human Resource Management, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Research Policy, and others.