Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs

Biography

Dr. Bert Wolfs, D. Litt, Ph.D., MDP (Harvard Graduate School of Education),  holds the position of the Academic Dean and DBA Program Manager at the institution.

Dr. Wolfs is also a Professor of SBS educational programs with a special interest in entrepreneurship and e-commerce and holds the Albert Einstein Peace Award from IAEWP. He has industry experience with Master Foods and Mars, and consulting.

Overview of Publication Indices

• RESEARCH GATE
• SCOPUS
• ORCID

Academic and Professional Qualification

• MDP, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston, 2009
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), UC, Kentucky, 2015
• Doctor of Literature (D. Litt), VSK, India, 2014
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), EU, Geneva, 1993
• Bachelor of Education, PHI, KUL, Belgium, 1990

Honors and Awards

• Special Price, Belgian-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland, 2018
• Acknowledgment from the Latvian Ministry of Education, Minister Sadurskis, 2016
• Honorary Professor, Russian-Armenian University, 2014.
• Albert Einstein Peace Award, International Ass. Of World Educators, UN-NGO, 2001

Memberships

• Member of Editorial Board of the BA Research Conference.
• Member of the Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland
• Member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

Courses Taught

• New Venture Creation (taught in Banku Augstskola (Riga), Academy of National Economy (Moscow), RIMS (Bengaluru), KMBS (Kiev).
• Business Policy and Strategy
• European and International Business

Research Interest

• Zurich Airport Region
• Entrepreneurship
• Higher Education
• Digitalization

Recent Publications

• Dr. Bert Wolfs (2025). The United Tariffs States: How the U.S. Brings the Entire World to the Negotiation Table. ISBN: 978-3-9526264-0-5
• Frimpong, V. & Wolfs, B. (2024). Beyond the P-Value: The Significance of Inconclusive Results and the Role of the IIRF in Advancing Scientific Inquiry. Journal of Investment, Banking and Finance: ISSN: 2997-2256. – https://www.opastpublishers.com/journal/journal-of-investment-banking-and-finance/articles-in-press
• N.B. Zharkinbayeva, N. B. & Wolfs, B. (2023). The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Organizational Behavior in terms of Innovative Changes In Enterprises. The Bulleting of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan – https://doi.org/10.32014/2023.2518-1467.561
• Wolfs, B. (2022). Strategic resilience: Navigating between pandemics/war realities and digital innovation and sustainability visions. In 15th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference (ASBBMC) (pp. Panelist at the Academic Expert Discussion), Riga, Latvia, June 1-3, 2022.
• Bhat, S., Sharma, S., & Wolfs, B. (2020). Measuring Stages of Concern of Management Academic About IT-Based Education: A Comparative Study Between Government-Owned University Departments and Private B-Schools. International Journal Of Management (IJM) – Scopus Indexed, 11(7). doi: 10.34218/IJM.11.7.2020.029
• Prosvirkina, E., & Wolfs, B. (2019). Top Management Team Characteristics and Return on Assets: Case from the Russian Banking Sector. Open Journal For Research In Economics, 2(1), 1-12. doi: 10.32591/coas.ojre.0201.01001p
• Female Entrepreneurs & Investors, we dare but we don’t match! – Dr Bert Wolfs and Patricia Martínez Montesinos  – 2018
• Family Business, Firm Efficiency and Corporate Governance Relation: The Case of Corporate Governance Index in Turkey
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• The Increasing Role of Female Top Managers in Banks on the Russian MarketCambridge Scholars Publishing By Prosvirkina, E. & Wolfs, B.
• Carrefour in FYROM 2015 – Dr. Bert Wolfs
• CEO Magazine, Autumn 2015 – Ethics, Big Business, and the MBA
• Palgrave Connect, December 2013 – 2014: A Year of Polarization!
• LESARA: QUO VADIS? – 2018

Press Review

• Magazyn Gazeta Bankowa, March 2018 – Rewolucja szwajcarska? (Polish)
• CEO Magazine, Autumn 2016 – 2017: The End of Atlantic Globalisation
• CEO Magazine, Volume 12, 2013 – MBA – Decision-making in Action
• Euronews Special Report, November 2012 – Learning World: In Business
• CEO Magazine, Volume 8, 2012 – MBA – Master of Brilliant Adaptation
• Handelszeitung Nr. 38, September 2012 – Mit Krisen leben lernen
• Diplomatic World, Nr. 35, 2012 – Interview with Dr. Bert Wolfs
• CEO Magazine 2012 – The Triple A MBA
• Swiss Style Magazine, Issue 225, 2011 – Education answers the Euro crisis
• Handelszeitung, March 3, 2011 – Interview with Dr. Bert Wolfs

Speeches

• Wolfs, B. (2023).  “Agile Business Ventures”. Presented at the 6th International Conference organized    by PIBM in Pune, India, on 25/26 August 2023.
• Wolfs, B. (2023).  “Circular Business Models”. Panel Discussant at the 6th International Conference         organized by PIBM in Pune, India, on 25/26 August 2023.
• Wolfs, B. (2023).  Closing Speech at the 6th International Conference organized by PIBM in Pune, India, on 25/26 August 2023.
• April 11th, 2019: Business Scenarios for the World, SBS Alumni Talk.
• March 28th, 2019: Speech held at student-led forum, Seeking CSR about Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals
• November 8th, 2017: Speech by Dr. Bert Wolfs, to Executive MBA students from IIM, Indore
• September 9th, 2017: ACBSP Symposium in Chicago

Consulting

• Strategy Advisor to CSW, Belgium
• Entrepreneurial Advisor to several SME’s in Belgium, Switzerland.