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Johan Roos

b. 1961

Swedish organizational theorist

Business theoristCopenhagen Business SchoolHult Business School
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Born 1961. Johan Roos is a Swedish business theorist, copenhagen Business School, hult Business School and stockholm School of Economics.

Johan Roos (born 1961) is a Swedish organizational theorist known for his work on intellectual capital and measuring the intellectual performance of companies as well as being the co-creator of Lego Serious Play. He is Chief Strategy Officer at Hult International Business School, previously having been President of Copenhagen Business School and Dean of the Stockholm School of Economics.

Biography In 1985 he also received his MSc in Agricultural Business and Management from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and in 1989 his PhD in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Roos started his academic career as Research Associate at the Wharton School in 1988. Back in Scandinavia from 1990 to 1994 he was Associate Professor of Strategy at the BI Norwegian Business School. From 1995 to 2000 he was Professor of General Management and Strategy at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2000 he founded the Imagination Lab Foundation, which he directed until 2006. In 2007 he returned to Sweden, where he was appointed Professor of Strategy and Dean of the Stockholm School of Economics. After two years as President of Copenhagen Business School from 2009 to 2011, he became Dean & CEO of Jönköping International Business School in 2012.

Selected publications Roos's books and articles include:

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Business theorist, Copenhagen Business School, Hult Business School, Stockholm School of Economics
Education
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Stockholm School of Economics
Employers
Stockholm School of Economics, Hult International Business School, International Institute for Management Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Johan Roos?

Swedish organizational theorist

When was Johan Roos born?

Johan Roos was born on 4 January 1961 in Sweden.

What is Johan Roos's occupation?

Johan Roos is a business theorist, copenhagen Business School, hult Business School and stockholm School of Economics.

What nationality is Johan Roos?

Johan Roos is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johan Roos

· Wikidata: Q10540414

· DBpedia: Johan Roos

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