Carsten Zimmermann

zimmermann@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4852
Olin Hall 208

Office Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday:
9:30 a.m. to noon

Assistant Professor of Management

Ph.D. University of Cambridge, Strategic Management
M.Phil. University of Cambridge, Management

Carsten Zimmermann is Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at the University of San Diego. He is interested in questions that relate to the role of resources and capabilities in early-stage internationalization, as well as philosophical questions on the legitimacy of 'messiness' in building dynamic capabilities. Parts of this work have been awarded the 'Best PhD Paper Prize' at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, for one of the two most outstanding papers combining intellectual excellence with persuasive argument.

Professor Zimmermann holds Master and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cambridge and has worked many years in the strategic management consultancies A.T. Kearney and Capgemini Consulting. There, Carsten was engaged in projects of revenue growth, strategic sourcing and operational effectiveness in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia and the United States of America.

Selected Current Research

Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New

Zimmerman, C. (2009). “International Sourcing in European Telecommunications: Capacity Development and Reconfiguration”, in "The Economics Of Digital Markets”, Madden, G. (ed.), Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (with P. Zimmermann and D. Lange).

Zimmerman, C. (2007). "The Nature of Global Trading" in "Trading Places - A Critical Research Handbook", Lloyd-Reason, L. and Sear, L. (eds.), Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (with A. Griffiths, R. Klingebiel and S. Wall).

Book, Chapter in Textbook-New

Zimmerman, C. (2006). "Economic Integration and the European Union" in "Economics", Ison, S. and Wall, S. (eds.), London: FT Prentice Hall, pp. 422-453, 4th Edition.

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Zimmerman, C. (2009). “Analyzing Social Bookmarking Systems: A del.icio.us Endeavor", International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining. (with R. Wetzker and C. Bauckhage).

Zimmerman, C. (2008). “The State as Strategic Manager?”, Challenge. 51(4), pp. 70-88. (with D. Breznitz).

Zimmerman, C. (2004). "International Business Support for SMEs: Need and Obstacles". Education and Training, 46(8/9), pp. 424-432. (with L. Lloyd-Reason and T. Mughan).

Conference Proceeding

Zimmerman, C. (2008). “Can Dynamic Capabilities Explain Idiosyncrasies In Process Innovation? Comparative Case Insights on the Firm Institutional Level”, Strategic Management Society (SMS), Cologne. (with M. Horn and I. Wunderlich).

Zimmerman, C. (2007). "Capability And Resource Interactions Within International Entrepreneurship" Strategic Management Society (SMS). San Diego.

Zimmerman, C. (2007). "How do Conflicting Corporate Governance Systems influence Radical Innovation? A Dynamic Capabilities View", Academy of Management, BPS Division, Philadelphia. (with M. Horn).

Zimmerman, C. (2007). "The Logic of International Sourcing for Young Enterprises", Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), Madrid.

Zimmerman, C. (2007). "The State as a Strategic Manager? A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective", Academy of Management, BPS Division, Philadelphia. (with D. Breznitz).

Zimmerman, C. (2006). "Considering Internationalisation: Firm Characteristics vis-à-vis Resource-Based Constraints" , Academy of Management, ENT Division, Atlanta.

Zimmerman, C. (2006). "Developing Dynamic Internationalisation Capabilities: The Legitimacy of Diversity and 'Messiness", Academy of Management, IM Division, Atlanta.

Zimmerman, C. (2006). "Dynamic Capabilities in Telecommunications: A Revised View on Process Innovation", Academy of Management, IM Division, Atlanta. (with D. Lange, R. Klingebiel and P. Zimmermann).

Zimmerman, C. (2006). "The Importance of ‘Consideration’ in the Internationalisation Process: How Much do Resource-Based Constraints Matter", Strategic Management Society (SMS), Vienna. (with P. Kattuman).

Zimmerman, C. (2006). "The legitimacy of stretching: Firm specific determinants versus resource-based constraints amongst internationalizers", Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), Bloomington (with P. Kattuman).