Professor, Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at
Esade
URL Associate Professor
Director Académico Master of Science in Global Strategic Management, Master of Science in Global Strategic Management
Research Vice Dean, Vice-Deanship of Research
Biography
Frank Wiengarten has completed his PhD degree entitled 'Measuring the performance
impact of electronic business applications in buyer-supplier relationships within
the German automotive industry' in September 2008 Ulster Business School, UK. He holds
a Diplom in Business & Management Paderborn University, Germany. After completing
his PhD he worked as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the UCD Smurfit School of
Business Dublin, Ireland. Besides his academic career he has worked for various well-known
consultancy and logistic firms such as Price Waterhouse Coopers and the DB Schenker
Group. Frank Wiengarten's current research explores the role of several environmental
and sustainable practices e.g. ISO 14,000 certification, workers health & safety,
recycling & waste reduction in the supply chain setting. Specifically, he explored
the impact of institutional factors such as the country and the level of economic
development on the degree of investments in sustainable supply chain management practices.
In his earlier research projects he has explored the role and importance of electronic
business systems on collaborative supply chain practices. He has explored the enabling
role of various electronic business systems on collaborative supply chain practices
such as information sharing or joint decision making. Frank Wiengarten is currently
working on two research projects. Firstly, he is involved in an ESRC research grant
that explores the impact on ISO 14,000/9,000 certification on a firms' financial performance
in various countries. Secondly, he is part of a multicountry research group exploring
various sustainable supply chain and related operational performance issues.
Contact details
Tel: +34 932 806 162
Ext. 2218
Fax: +34 932 048 105