Management Team Alumni
Dipl.-Kfm. Nikolaus Konrad, MBR

Nikolaus Konrad pursued his Management Science studies at Munich School of Management (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich), E.M. Lyon Business School in France and HEC Montréal in Canada. During his studies he specialized in operations management, management accounting, information systems and organizational theory with particular focus on TIME industries. Additionally he graduated in Technology Management at the Center for Digital Technology and Management in 2006 and completed his Master of Business Research in 2010.
Besides his studies he was working with Aptar Group Inc., HVB Info, Siemens, and Telefonica. Additionally he co-created and worked as CTO in a Munich real estate company and was a consultant in the real estate industry.
Nikolaus has been a lecturer in the Master and Bachelor in Business Administration Programs at LMU, the Honours Degree in Technology Management Program at CDTM and the European Master of Management Program of E.M.Lyon, Aston Business School and LMU.
He completed his Ph.D. thesis in management, specializing on techno-economic aspects of next-generation broadband and telecommunication regulation, at the Institute for Information, Organization and Management (Prof. Dr. Dres h.c. Arnold Picot), Munich School of Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.
In 2012 Nikolaus worked as a Visiting Researcher at the School of Information at the University of California at Berkeley (USA).
Nikolaus joined CDTM in 2006.
Contact
Taught and Organized Courses
- Telecommunications:
- Strategy and Regulation in ICT Industries (ST 2009)
- Telecommunications: Markets and Technologies (WT 2008/09)
- Entrepreneurship:
- Entrepreneurship Laboratories (WT 2006/07, ST 2007, WT 2007/08, ST 2008, WT 2008/09, ST 2009, WT 2009/10)
- Entrepreneurial Negotiations (ST 2007, ST 2008, ST 2009)
- Business Planning:
- Business Planning (WT 2008/09, WT 2007/08)
- Global Business Studies (ST 2009, WT 2009/10, WT 2010/11)
- Business Intelligence:
- Business Intelligence and Performance Management (ST 2010)
- Information Systems:
- Advanced Topics in Information Systems (ST 2007, ST 2008)
- Managing Information Systems (WT 2009/10)
- Interpersonal Skills:
- Interview Training (WT 2006/07, WT 2007/08)
- Negotiation Training (WT 2006/07, ST 2007, WT 2007/08)
- Soft Skills with Detecon (WT 2006/07)
- Change Management (ST 2008)
- Team Dynamics and Conflict Management (WT 2007, WT 2008, WT 2009, WT 2010, WT 2011)
- Other:
- Science and Technology in Society: Cultural Aspects of User Interface Design (ST 2008, WT 2008/09, ST 2009, WT 2009/10)
- Science and Technology in Society: Innovation Cultures (ST 2008, WT 2008/09, ST 2009, WT 2009/10)
Supervised Student Research Projects
Master theses: | |
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Modeling and evaluation of the migration process - from SDH to Carrier Ethernet
Master Thesis
Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Fakultaet fuer Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik,
2008
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Theses: | |
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Development of a Two-Sided Platform Life Cycle Model
Diploma Thesis
Technische Universitaet Muenchen,
Fakultate fuer Wirtschaftswissenschaften
September
2010
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The Customer Value of Flexibility in Next-Generation-Networks (NGN)
Diploma Thesis
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen,
Munich School of Management
March
2010
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The Central Importance of Network Architecture with respect to the Next Generation Networks
Project Work
Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
September
2009
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The Effectiveness of Video Portals for Marketing Communications
Diploma Thesis
Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Fakultaet fuer Wirtschaftswissenschaften,
2008
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Impact of vertical integration on technological adaptability of mobile network operators
Master Thesis
Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Fakultaet fuer Wirtschaftswissenschaften,
2007
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Publications and Conferences
Books: | |
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Managing Resources in Next Generation Broadband. Studies on Resource Management and Regulation to Solve Infrastructure Investment Incentive Problems in Broadband Internet
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology & Management, Munich,
2013
to be published
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Conferences: | |
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Increasing cost transparency using process oriented OpEx modeling methods and standardized process frameworks
33rd European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC07), Workshop on Operation Expenditures (OpEx) Studies
September
2007
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Talking Media
9th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
ACM
2007
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Theses: | |
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Pricing and effective management of resources to solve infrastructure investment incentive problems in Next Generation Networks
Master Thesis
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Munich School of Management,
2010
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Strategische Positionierung von Festnetz-Carriern zur Sicherung der Wettbewerbsfaehigkeit
Diploma Thesis
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Munich School of Management,
2006
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Reports: | |
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Digitale Zukunftsfelder in Bayern. Ziele und Handlungsempfehlungen zu den Feldern Industrie, Energie, Gesundheit, Mobilitaet, Sicherheit, Software und Gruendertum
Report
Center for Digital Technology & Management
April
2013
in preparation
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Treiber und Barrieren der Heimvernetzung.
Studie fuer den IT-Gipfel 2008 des Kanzleramtes.
Heimvernetzungsstudie
2008
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Edited Books
Books: | |
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Developer Platforms and Communities in the Telecom Industry
In , , and , editor,
Volume 20
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2010
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-6-0
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E-Energy
In , and , editor,
Volume 19
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2009
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-5-3
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Technologies and Services in the Light of Demographic Changes
In , and , editor,
Volume 17
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2009
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-3-9
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The Future of Social Commerce
In and , editor,
Volume 15
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2009
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-1-5
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The Future of the Web and its Value Creation for Telcos
In and , editor,
Volume 16
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2009
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-2-2
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The Service Centric Car in 2020
In , and , editor,
Volume 18
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2009
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-4-6
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Seamless Context Aware Services
In , , , , and , editor,
Volume 12
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2007
ISBN: 978-3-9808842-6-6
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The Future of Publishing. Trends for the Bookmarket in 2020
In , , , and , editor,
Volume 14
of CDTM Trend Report
Publisher: Center for Digital Technology and Management, Munich,
2007
ISBN: 978-3-9812203-0-8
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