About us
The Strategy Research Forum was initiated and founded by Carla Edite Vieira and co-founded by Dr. Ralf Helbig (UB) and Marco Rogg to encourage the community of strategic thinkers and researchers to join forces and share their information with their fellow students, academics, consultants and everyone out there interested in strategy. Acknowledgements also go to our advisors Dr. Carlos Cândido (UALG) and Dr. Dag Bennett (SBU).
Carla Edite Vieira studied with the OU and SBU and has earned a BA, MA, MBA and MSc with specializations in Strategy, Marketing, Microfinance and Health Management in developing countries. She has worked as freelance consultant on a number of projects in the education sector, the travel industry and in development management and is currently working as a consultant for the Basel Consulting Group, while doing research in strategy. With an adventurous spirit she traveled all around Asia and she has a keen interest in the development of the Indian and Chinese markets.
Dr. Ralf Helbig, is a lecturer at the University of Bonn and a Senior Consultant for the Basel Consulting Group. He is the author and co-author of numerous articles and papers published in renowned journals as well as books on process optimization, strategy implementation and leadership development. He has consultant with major multinational corporations in the areas of IT Strategy and has been the project leader for complex process optimization and strategy implementation projects with international organizations.
Marco Rogg holds a Masters degree in computer science and management and is a Senior Consultant specialised in Strategic IT Management and Outsourcing. He is a project manager and project leader for major supra-national organisations ranging from the WTO to Dubai Bank and has authored and co-authored research papers and seminars in the area of IT Strategy and Outsourcing.
Dr. Carlos Cândido is a senior lecturer at the University of the Algarve. He received a Bsc in Business Management (UALG), a MSc in Strategy Management and Corporate Development (ISCTE) and a PhD from Sheffield Hallam University with a specialization in Total Quality Management. He has published articles in internationally renowned journals in the area of total quality management and strategy implementation. His research interests focus on strategy implementation, change management and total quality management.
Dr. Dag Bennett is a senior lecturer at South Bank University. He received a BA from Carlton College, an MBA from Indiana University and a PhD with a specialisation in consumer behaviour and pricing. His research interests focus on brand buying behaviour and marketing strategy and his work has appeared in leading business journals such as Business Horizons and in various conference proceedings, textbooks and marketing readers. He is a Deputy Director for the Ehrenberg Centre for Research in Marketing and also consults with companies such as General Motors and Heineken.
The SRF webpage was designed and is managed by Thomas Heyse, http://www.heyse.de , who has a long-standing experience in providing comprehensive yet easy to handle web-based solutions for SME’s and governmental institutions. The editing of the webpage is done by Declan Stout, an excellent performance coach. Both generously and enthusiastically contributed their expertise, skills and knowledge to professionalizing this webpage