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Urs Fueglistaller

title Prof. Dr.
name Urs Fueglistaller
institute KMU-HSG – Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (KMU)
address Dufourstrasse 40a, St.Gallen, Switzerland
phone +41 71 224 71 00
fax +41 71 224 71 01
e-mail
homepage www.kmu.unisg.ch
publications papers (162)
projects project entries (9)
School Management
position Director of the Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (KMU-HSG)

Chairman of the Advisory Board at the Center for Family Business and member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence

Professor of Management with special focus on Small Dynamic Companies at the University of St.Gallen

Member of the University Council of Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany

Co-editor of the Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship (ZfKE)
university status professor
fields of research Small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, structure and development of small and medium-sized enterprises, service competence in SMEs and entrepreneurship, innovation management, corporate management in SMEs
former positions Career at the University of St.Gallen:
since 2002: Professor
2001: Habilitated Lecturer
1994: Full-Time Lecturer
1993: Lecturer
1992: Teaching Assistant

Further functions at the University of St.Gallen:
since 2009: Member of the Appeals Commission
since 2007: Chairman of the Scholarship and Loan Commission

Career at the KMU-HSG:
since 2002: Managing Director
2002 - 2008: Director of the SME Intensive Study Programme
1997: Deputy Director and Head of the Practice Division
1987: Project Leader

Career at the Steinbeis University, Berlin:
since 1999: Member of the University Council
1999 - 2001: Professor of Management

Further academic activities at the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland:
1999 - 2010: Start-up work / Main Lecturer: Service Management
1997 - 2000: Start-up work and director of a lecture course: Management for Engineers

Career as a working student:
1982 - 1987: Credit Suisse: Student Member of Staff
1982 - 1986: Lecturer at the Interpreters’ School
1982 - 1987: Waiter in the “National” Restaurant, St.Gallen
affiliations St.Gallen Rotary Club St.Gallen (since 2004)
St.Gallen Appenzell Chamber of Industry and Commerce IHK (since 2004, board member)
additional inform... born 1961, swiss, married, two adult children

Activities as a director in the following firms:
- Christian Fischbacher AG, St.Gallen (since 2008)
- Galifa AG, St.Gallen (since 2008)
- Sanitär Gemperle AG, Gossau, SG (since 1999)
- Leutenegger + Frei AG, Andwil, SG (since 2001)
- Noventa AG, Diepoldsau, SG (since 2004)
- Optiprint AG, Rehetobel + Berneck (since 2004)
- Rüesch Engineering GmbH (since 2004)

Education, schools:
1997 - 2001: Habilitation at the University of St.Gallen
1990 - 1993: Doctoral thesis at the Cottbus University of Technology, Germany
1982 - 1987: Studies at the University of St.Gallen, majoring in Management
1968 - 1981: Elementary schools in Herisau, final school leaving examinations in Trogen, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Stays abroad:
2003 - 2004: Six-month sabbatical at the University of Otago, NZ
1999 - 2001: Various stays in Japan with the Steinbeis University
1986: Six-month stay in Canada

Languages:
German (native language), English, French

Hobbies:
e-bike, sports, reading