Dr Stefan Hurtak

Profile

Stefan is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing at Leeds University Business School. He holds a doctorate in Marketing from the University of Graz, Austria, where he also earned his BSc and MSc in Business Administration. Before joining the University of Leeds, Stefan was a Research Associate and Lecturer for Innovation Management and Marketing Research at the Department of Marketing of the University of Graz.

Currently, Stefan’s research focuses primarily on the management of international distribution channels by multinational corporations and the governance of buyer-supplier relationships. Further areas of interest include the coordination of interorganizational relationships, business model design, and other domains of marketing strategy. Stefan’s research has been published in the Journal of Business Research. He regularly acts as an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Business Research.

Research interests

Interfirm/Interorganisational Relationships

• Governance of Interfirm Relationships
• Plural Governance/Dual Distribution
• Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
• Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing
• Buyer-Supplier Relationships

Marketing Strategy

• Business Model Design
• International Marketing Channel and Supply Chain Management

Qualifications

• BSc in Business Administration (Specialisation in Management Science)
• MSc in Business Administration (Specialisations in Sustainable Operations & B2B Management)
• PhD (Dr. rer. soc. oec.) in Business, Economics, and Social Sciences (Marketing)

Professional memberships

• European Marketing Academy (EMAC)
• American Marketing Association (AMA)

Student education

• Marketing Strategy (UG)
• UG Dissertation Supervisor
• PG Dissertation Supervisor