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Prof. Dr. Alexander Hunziker

Profile

Prof. Dr. Alexander Hunziker Dozent

Contact

Links

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Business School
    Institut New Work
    Brückenstrasse 73
    3005 Bern
You can find more information on the German profile page.

Activities

  • Positive Leadership and Mindfulness

Teaching

  • Bachelor in Business Adminstration

  • Mindfulness and Positive Psychology

  • Inner Work

Research

  • Positive Psychology and Mindfulness

  • Influencing Performance, Agility, and Diversity Practices

  • Designing Effective Interventions in a Business Context

CV

  • Alexander Hunziker, Ph.D. in Economics, is a professor of economics at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. In the areas of positive leadership, mindfulness, and resilience, he trains executives and conducts applied research. He heads the corresponding research group at the New Work Institute. He also teaches research methodology in executive education programs.

    • He studied economics and psychology and earned his Ph.D. in business administration, both from the University of Zurich. His dissertation focused on organization and strategy in the public sector.
    • As a consultant, he has supported numerous change initiatives and contributed to a wide variety of executive assessments and training programs.
    • He played a key role in shaping the EMBA program in Public Management at Bern University of Applied Sciences and led it from its inception in 2001 until 2021.
    • He has worked in Germany, South Africa, and Japan. During his sabbatical in 2009, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University in Boston, USA.
    • For several years, he has been engaged with positive psychology and meditation from both scientific and practical perspectives. He is an NLP Master Practitioner and a certified mindfulness teacher.
    • He is the author of various academic books about “Strategic Public Management” and “scientific work" (10th edition). His latest book about “Positive Leadership” (3rd edition 2026, in press).

Projects

  • 2021/22: Mindful Teams / meeting quality
    2020/21: Positivity Training for Leaders, Traffic Office of the Canton of Bern
    2019: Training "Emotionale Kompetenz" für Floorwalker, BAFU
    2017-2020: Positivity Training und Schulentwicklung, Kantonsschule Frauenfeld
    2016: Positivity Training, City of Dietikon, Department of Social Services
    2016: Positivity Training, City of Köniz, Department of Social Services

Publications

Memberships

  • SWIPPA Swiss Association of Positive Psychology

  • MBSR teachers association

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Professional working proficiency
  • United States of America
  • Germany
  • South Africa
  • Japan