Dr Kristian J. Sund
Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management
Department: Business and management
Contact
- Telephone: +44 (0)20 8411 5561
- E-mail: K.Sund@mdx.ac.uk
Qualifications
Post-Doc, PhD, MA, MSc, PGCertHE
Research Interests
- Organizational and managerial interpretation
- Perceived uncertainty
- Generic strategies
- Innovation orientation and barriers to innovation
- Industry life cycle and evolution
- Industries covered include the tourism, hospitality, and postal industries.
Teaching Interests
- Module Leader, MGT3170 Strategic Management
- Module Leader, MBA4641 Strategy Dynamics
Biography
Post-Doc (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
PhD in Management (University of Lausanne)
MA in Society, Science & Technology (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
MSc in Economics (University of Lausanne)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (Middlesex University)
Websites:
Current Work including Administrative and Professional Duties:
Dr. Sund is the Programme Leader for the MBA in Shipping and Logistics, operated in collaboration with Lloyd's Maritime Academy
Selected Publications:
Articles and Chapters in Edited Books:
- Sund, K.J. and A. Adala (2011). 'e-Government Clusters - From Framework to Implementation.' In: Piaggesi D., Sund K. J. & Castelnovo, W. (Eds.): 'Global Strategy and Practice of E-Governance: Examples From Around the World'. Hershey, IGI Global.
- Boksberger, P.E., Sund, K.J. & Schuckert, M.R. (2009). Between Past, Present and Future - Implications of Socio-demographic Changes in Tourism. In: Conrady & Buck (Eds): Trends and Issues in Global Tourism, Springer Verlag: Berlin.
- Sund, K.J. (2008), 'Strategies and Barriers to Innovation', Union Postale, 134(3), 26-27.
- Sund, K. J. (2006). "The Geographical Distribution and Concentration of Hotels in Switzerland." In: Weiermair, K., H. Pechlaner and T. Bieger (Eds.): "Time Shift, Leisure and Tourism". Berlin, Erich Schmidt Verlag.
Referred Articles:
- Sund, K. J. (2008). "Perceived Trends and Uncertainty in the Hotel Industry: An Exploratory Investigation." Asia Pacific Management Review. 13(4): 747-761.
- Sund, K. J. and P. Boksberger (2006). "Senior and Non-Senior Traveler Behaviour: Some Exploratory Evidence from the Holiday Rental Sector in Switzerland". Tourism Review 62(3): 21-23.
- Sund, K. J. (2006). "The Geographical Concentration of Hotels in Switzerland and the Industry Life Cycle". Tourism and Hospitality Planning & Development 3(1): 1-18.
Conferences:
Sund, Kristian J. (2010). "The Process of Organizational Interpretation and Three Types of Uncertainty: an Integrated Framework". British Academy of Management Conference, Sheffield September 2010. (Winner of Best Paper Award)
Sund, Kristian J. (2010). "Environmental Scanning, Perceived Uncertainty and the Interpretation of Trends: an Empirical Study". Academy of Management Conference, Montréal August 2010.
Sund, Kristian J. (2010). “Attendance, employability and learning technologies: are we getting it right?“In: Engaging the Digital Generation in Academic Literacy., 29th June 2010, Middlesex University, London.
Sund, K. J. (2009). 'Perceived Industry Change, Opportunities, Threats and Environmental Uncertainty among African Postal Regulators: An Exploratory Study.' GPREN Conference, April 2009.
Sund, K. J. (2008). "The Interpretative Process and Three Types of Environmental Uncertainty Revisited." Academy of Management Conference, August 2008.
Boksberger, P. B., K. Sund, & M. Schuckert (2008). "Between Past, Present and Future - Implications of Socio-demographic Change on Tourism." ITB University Forum, Berlin, February 2008.
Sund, K. J. (2007). "The Interpretative Process and Three Types of Environmental Uncertainty Revisited." Southern Management Association Conference, November 2007 (paper accepted but not presented for personal reasons).
Sund, K. J. (2007). "A Model of How Hotel Managers Perceive, Interpret and Strategically Respond to Environmental Changes." Proceedings of the Hospitality & Leisure: Business Advances and Applied Research Conference, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne.
Sund, K. J. and P. Boksberger (2007). "Senior and Non-Senior Traveler Behaviour: Some Exploratory Evidence from the Holiday Rental Sector in Switzerland". Proceedings of the Leisure Futures Conference 2007, University of St. Gallen.
Sund, K. J. (2006). "Perceived Trends and Uncertainty in the Hotel Industry: An Exploratory Investigation." Proceedings of the 12th Asia Pacific Management Conference, Bangkok.
Sund, K. J. (2006). "Ageing Population and Tourism: Is Switzerland Ready for the Demographic Shift?" Presentation at the 2006 World Ageing & Generations Congress, St. Gallen.
Invited Lectures and Presentations:
- Sund, K. J. (2008). "Innovation in the Postal Sector: Strategies, Barriers and Enablers". Presentation to the World Postal Business Forum, London.
- Sund, K. J. (2008). "Perceived Change and Innovation in the Postal Sector". Presentation to the Forum on Innovation in the Postal Sector, National University of Singapore.
- Sund, K. J. and F. Abdallah (2007). "Technology & Institutions in the Postal Sector." Presentation at the Conference on the Postal Sector and Information Society, Universal Postal Union, Bern.
Editorships:
- Program Chair for the 2009 Global Postal Research and Education Network Conference, Lausanne, April 27th 2009.
- Occasional reviewer for several conferences and journals
Professional Membership:
Academy of Management
Southern Management Association
British Academy of Management
Links with Partner/Business Organisations:
- Managed research project sponsored by SAP on innovation in the postal sector. Report: Sund, K. J. (2008). "Innovation in the Postal Sector: Strategies, Barriers and Enablers". SAP Research Publication. 20 pages.
- Managed research project funded by the Swiss Commission for Technology, the Swiss Hotel Association and several other sponsors in the period 2006-2008. Report: Sund, K. J. (2008). "When Baby Boomers Get Old: Is Switzerland Ready for the Demographic Shift?"Research Report for the Swiss Commission for Technology. 133 pages.
- Authored a pre-feasibility study for Verbier, Switzerland, for the development of new infrastructure. Report (unpublished): Sund, K. J. (2006). 'Analyse preliminaire sur la construction d'un parc aquatique sur le territoire du Val de Bagnes." Consulting Report. 56 pages.
