Henning Piezunka

Henning Piezunka is an Associate Professor of Management at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include Competition, Collaboration, and Crowdsourcing. He examines these topics through the lens of entrepreneurial firms, family firms, and sports contexts such as F1, chess, soccer, and basketball. His teaching focuses on helping firms compete and collaborate more effectively, fostering innovation and better succession management. Piezunka's academic career includes a PhD from Stanford University, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a Diploma Kaufmann from the University of Mannheim. Prior to academia, he co-founded a web design company in 1998, which he sold in 2016. He has been recognized with the TIM Emerging Scholar Award by the Academy of Management and the Emerging Scholar Award by the Strategic Management Society.

Henning Piezunka's research explores collaboration, competition, crowdsourcing, and CEO- & Founder Succession. His work investigates how organizations manage crowds, filter suggestions, and elicit ideas through attention mechanisms. He examines the dynamics of competition in networks, such as Formula One drivers, and the impact of feedback on crowdsourced ideas. His studies also analyze the role of organizational structure in aggregating and shaping individual contributions, as well as the effects of competition on platforms and tie formation. Piezunka's research highlights the interplay between organizational strategies, technological platforms, and the complexities of corporate strategy.