Bernd Venohr (born April 16, 1959 in Hanau,

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) is a German

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and

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. He is the editor of the ''"Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer"'' (Encyclopedia of German world-market leaders) about the German

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companies.Uncommon common sense propels Germany’s family companies to become global leaders. FT.com, July 28, 2008. Between 2006 and 2008 he was a tenured full Professor of strategic management at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Before taking up this academic position he spent about 20 years in industry as

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at Accenture and senior partner and member of the worldwide board of directors at

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. Venohr studied business administration at the Goethe University Frankfurt, where he also took his Ph.D. degree. In addition, he holds a

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degree (MBA) from

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. He is married with two children and lives in

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Bibliography

* Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Ed.): ''Heilbronn-Franken. Region der Weltmarktführer: Rund 100 Weltmarktführer einer der erfolgreichsten Regionen Deutschlands''. Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2011, . Portrayal of about 100 world-market leaders in the area of

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. * Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Ed.): ''Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer (vollständig überarbeitete Neuauflage).'' Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2014, . Encyclopedia of German world-market leaders. * Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Ed.): ''Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer. Die Königsklasse deutscher Unternehmen in Wort und Bild''. Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2010, . Encyclopedia of German world-market leaders. * Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Ed.): ''The Best of German Mittelstand - THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS''. DAAB Verlag, Cologne 2015, . * Bernd Venohr: ''Wachsen wie Würth: Das Geheimnis des Welterfolgs''. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt a.M. 2006, . Best practise analysis of The Würth Group. * Bernd Venohr: ''Marktgesetze und strategische Unternehmensführung. Eine kritische Analyse des PIMS- Programms''. Gabler, Wiesbaden 1988, .

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External links

Webpage of Prof. Dr. Bernd Venohr
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