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Niklaus Leemann

Niklaus Leemann

Strategy advisor, author and founder focused on strategy and transformation

niklaus-leemann
Rheinfelden, Switzerland
Joined April 2026
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Summary

Practitioner-focused strategic advisor and founder: Leemann founded and runs Leemann GmbH, advising top management on corporate strategy, organisational design and transformation across Europe and North America; he positions himself as a critical challenger delivering practical, implementation-oriented strategic guidance. leemann+1
Academic researcher on dynamic capabilities and incumbent adaptation: He completed a PhD at HHL and has published academic work (including a systematic literature review) and a dissertation focused on how incumbent firms adapt, linking scholarly research with applied strategy practice. hhl+2
Board-level experience in healthcare and media publishing: Since 2023 he has been involved with Somedia Health AG, Helvète Media and, from 2024, Rosenfluh Publikationen AG, playing roles in acquisitions, integration and strategic development of medical and healthcare media assets. somedia+3
Author and educator bridging research and practice: He is the author of the practitioner book 'Adaption!' and has produced teaching materials (Ivey case) and academic papers; he also appears as a keynote speaker and guest lecturer, conveying research-based, actionable insights for practitioners. hanserpublications+3

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Adaption!: Wie sich etablierte Unternehmen an radikalen Wandel anpassen

January 1, 2023

Practitioner-oriented book explaining how established companies can adapt and prosper during periods of radical change; integrates academic concepts (dynamic capabilities, resource-based view, disruption) with practical tools, case examples and a method toolkit.

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Toward a taxonomy of dynamic capabilities – a systematic literature review

January 1, 2022

Academic literature review on dynamic capabilities (listed among his Google Scholar entries), contributing to the understanding of capability taxonomies and incumbent adaptation.

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Adaptation of Incumbent firms to changing environments: a dynamic capability perspective

January 1, 2022

Doctoral dissertation and research on how incumbent firms adapt to changing environments from a dynamic capabilities perspective.

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