Blagoy Valentinov Blagoev

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Title
Prof. Dr.
Last Name
Blagoev
First name
Blagoy Valentinov
Email
blagoy.blagoev@unisg.ch
Phone
071 224 7870
Fields of research
Organizational change and transformation
Organizing for sustainability
New forms of work and organizing
Emerging technologies and organizing
Education(s)

  • 2015 Dr. rer. pol., Freie Universität Berlin, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg "Research on Organizational School" – Pfadkolleg (summa cum laude), Ernst-Reuter-Preis 2016
  • 2011 M. Sc. Management & Marketing, Freie Universität Berlin
  • 2009 B. Sc. Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Freie Universität Berlin
Professional Career

  • since 2024 University of St. Gallen, School of Management, Full Professor of Organization Studies 
  • 2021-2024 Technische Universität Dresden, School of Business and Economics, Professor of Business Administration, esp. Organization
  • 2018-2021 Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Institute of Management and Organization, Lecturer
  • 2015-2018 Freie Universität Berlin, Management Department, Professorship of Organization and Leadership, Post-doctoral research associate
  • 2011-2015 Dr. rer. pol., Freie Universität Berlin, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg "Pfade organisatorischer Prozesse" (summa com laude)
  • 2006-2011 Undergraduate and graduate studies of Business Administration at Freie Universität Berlin and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Talk(s)

  • The Future of Coworking after COVID-19: Oscillating between Physical and Virtual Spaces? Keynote at GeNeMe conference, Dresden, October 2022.
  • Arbeitsbelastung in Beratungsfirmen nach Corona: Was hat die Pandemie verändert? gfa | public, Berlin, July 2022.
  • Time as a Social (and Organizational) Phenomenon. Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino, Florence, Italy, April 2021.
  • The paradox of openness. Sofia Art Week, Bulgaria, July 2019.
  • Why do extreme work hours persist? Temporal Uncoupling as a new way of seeing. Center for Organizational Time, Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, February 2019.
  • Beyond work life balance: Theorizing the evolution and persistence of organizational working time regimes. Institute for Management Research, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands, February 2017.
  • Sociocracy: Coworking as a new form of social organizing? Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, September 2015.
  • Eingelockte Arbeitszeitregimes: Wie die Vergangenheit die Zukunft prägt. FUture Slam – Wissenschaft trifft Zukunft, Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany, June 2015. 
  • Locked-in working time regimes: Exploring barriers to change in a management consulting firm. Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, February 2015.
  • Arbeitszeitregime im Lock-in? Wandelhemmnisse bei einem Beratungsunternehmen. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany, May 2014. 
  • Barrieren zur Flexibilität: Pfade in der Organisation von Arbeitszeit in einem Beratungsunternehmen. Forschungswerkstatt, School of Business and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, January 2014.
  • Back to the office? Creative work and the paradox of autonomy in a coworking space. Forschungswerkstatt, School of Business and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, November 2012.
Affiliation(s)

  • Academy of Management (AoM)
  • European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS)
  • Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft (ERG)
  • Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB)
  • Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
Award

  • 2022, BEST of B.E.S.T. Award, Organizational Communication Division, 72 nd Annual ICA Conference, Paris
  • 2021, Shortlisted for the Academy of Management, OMT Division Best Paper on Environmental and Social Practices Award
  • 2021 Shortlisted for EGOS Best Paper Award
  • 2019 Research Excellence Award, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • 2019 Shortlisted for the bi-annual Roland Calori Prize, Organization Studies
  • 2018 Research Excellence Award, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • 2016 Ernst Reuter Prize (Best Dissertation Award), Freie Universität Berlin
  • 2016 – 2017 Governing Responsible Business Fellowship, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication
  • 2014 – 2015 Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • 2011 – 2014 Doctoral Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • 2010 Dean’s List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
  • 2008 – 2011 Scholarship, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Research Cooperation