Personal Profiles

Mr Alexander Leitner

Short Biography:

Alex joined CES as a PhD student in 2006 to work on a research project on interaction between environmental regulation and technological innovation towards a more sustainable future. Alex has a BEng in Mechanical Engineering with focus in Process Engineering, and an MSc in Management.
Alex is supervised by Dr Walter Wehrmeyer and Professor Chris France.

Research Interests:

Environmental Economics, Innovation Theory, Sustainable Development, Disruptive Technologies, Policy and Decision making processes, Corporate Strategy

Selected Publication/Conference Presentations:

Oikos PhD Summer Academy 2007 on Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (University of St.Gallen) Conference Paper: "The impact of environmental regulation on technological Innovation in the British and German automotive industry"

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