Ardito, L., Ernst, H., Petruzzelli, A. M. (2020), The interplay between technology characteristics, R&D internationalisation, and new product introduction: empirical evidence from the energy conservation sector, Technovation, Vol. 96-97, 102144.

Prof. Dr. Holger Ernst
Chairholder
Telefon: +49 (0)261 6509 240
E-Mail: holger.ernst[at]whu.edu
Chairholder
Telefon: +49 (0)261 6509 240
E-Mail: holger.ernst[at]whu.edu
Akademischer Werdegang und Positionen
Holger Ernst ist ordentlicher Professor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement an der WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Deutschland. Er studierte Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Kiel und an der University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Er erhielt einen Abschluss in Betriebswirtschaftslehre (1992), seinen Doktortitel (1996) und die Habilitation (2001) von der Universität Kiel, Deutschland.
Prof. Ernst ist regelmäßiger Gastprofessor und Mitglied des Center for Research in Technology and Innovation (CRTI) an der Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA. Er wurde zum Honorarprofessor und Principal Fellow der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Melbourne Business School der University of Melbourne, Australien, ernannt. Prof. Ernst war von 2009 bis 2011 Vorsitzender des Fachbereichs Technologie, Innovation und Unternehmertum im Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaftslehre in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz und von 2007 bis 2009 stellvertretender Vorsitzender.
Prof. Ernst war zwischen 2007 und 2013 Sprecher der Gruppe Innovation und Unternehmertum an der WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Deutschland.
Lehre und damit verbundene Auszeichnungen
Prof. Ernst verfügt über 24 Jahre Erfahrung in der Executive Education. Er hat in mehreren Executive MBA Programmen unterrichtet, z.B. im Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Programm (seit KW01), im Melbourne Business School Senior Executive MBA Programm (seit Beginn 2004), im Melbourne Business School Executive MBA Programm und in verschiedenen WHU und Kellogg Executive Customized Programs für Unternehmen wie 3M, Dt. Börse, Esai Pharmaceuticals, Merck, L'Oreal, Süd-Chemie, Sony, Nissan, DuPont, SITA und Sony-Ericsson sowie für Universitäten wie die Carnegie Mellon University, CEIBS, Drexel University, Milliken University, Sun Yat Sen University, Tsinghua University und Xiamen University. Prof. Ernst erhielt 2006 den Best Teacher Award für das WHU Full-Time MBA Programm, 2008 für das Bucerius-WHU Master of Law and Business Programm und 2012 für das WHU Part-Time MBA Programm.
Managementerfahrung und Branchenexposition
Prof. Ernst ist Mitbegründer der Firma Patentsight mit Sitz in Bonn, die sich auf die Entwicklung und den Vertrieb von Softwareprodukten und Beratungsdienstleistungen im Bereich Business Intelligence auf der Basis von Patentdaten spezialisiert hat. Die einzigartigen Produkte von Patentsight basieren auf Prof. Ernsts langjähriger und bahnbrechender Forschung in den Bereichen Patentanalytik, Patentbewertung und Patentmanagement. Patentsight ist ein Marktführer in seinem Bereich und bedient namhafte Kunden weltweit. Patentsight wurde 2018 von RELX (Lexis Nexis) übernommen.
Prof. Ernst hat das InnovationSuccess Panel (IsP®) entwickelt und leitet es, ein umfassendes Audit-Tool, das das Innovationsmanagement eines Unternehmens mit dem von Innovations- und Marktführern aus verschiedenen Branchen vergleicht. Prof. Ernst berät und spricht für Unternehmen weltweit. Zu seinen bisherigen Kunden zählen u.a. Allianz, Asahi Kasei, BASF, Biocon, Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte, Constantia Hück, Cognis, Daikin, DPDHL, Dt. Telekom, Elster Group, General Electric, Gerresheimer, Henkel, Johnson & Johnson, Kion, LTS, NAB Bank Australia, Novo Nordisk, Otto Bock, Randstad, Ricoh, Sabic, SAP, Sebapharma GmbH & Co, Siemens, Simon, Kucher & Partner, SITA, SMA-Solar, Stabilus, Styrolution, Sumitomo Chemical, Swiss Re, Takeda, Trox GmbH, TÜV-Nord, Zühlke AG und andere.
Prof. Ernst war im Beirat von Start-up-Unternehmen tätig und unterstützt Start-ups als Business Angel.
Publikationen
Dubiel, A., Banerjee, S., Ernst, H., Subramaniam, M. (2018), International-market-information use across new-product-development stages: antecedents and performance implications, International Marketing Review, Vol. 35 (5), pp. 760-784.
Ernst, H. (2017), Intellectual property as a management discipline, Technology & Innovation : Journal of the National Academy of Inventors, Vol. 19, pp. 481-492.
Ernst, H., Conley, J., Omland, N. (2016), How to create commercial value from patents: the role of patent management, R&D Management, Vol. 46 (Supplement S2), pp. 677–690.
Ernst, H., Kahle, H., Dubiel, A., Prabhu, J., Subramaniam, M. (2015), The antecedents and consequences of affordable value innovations for emerging markets, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32, pp. 65-79.
Subramaniam, M., Ernst, H., Dubiel, A. (2015), From the special issue editors: Innovations for and from emerging markets, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32, pp. 5-11.
Behrens, J., Ernst, H. (2014), What keeps managers away from a loosing course of action? go/stop decisions in new product development, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 31, pp. 361-374.
Behrens, J., Ernst, H., Shepherd, D. (2014), The decision to exploit an R&D project: divergent thinking across middle and senior managers, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 31, pp. 144–158.
The democratizing effects of frugal innovation
Kahle, H., Dubiel, A., Ernst, H., Prabhu, J. (2013), The democratizing effects of frugal innovation: implications for inclusive growth and state-building, Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 5, pp. 220-234.
Value articulation
Conley, J., Bican, P., Ernst, H. (2013), Value articulation: a framework for the strategic managment of intellectual property, California Management Review, Vol. 55, pp. 102-120.
Bartl, M., Füller, J., Mühlbacher, H., Ernst, H. (2012), A manager's perspective on virtual customer integration for new product development, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 29, pp. 1031-1046.
How to develop a successful technology licensing program
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H., Conley, J. (2011), How to develop a successful technology licensing program: six practices can help companies implement licensing as part of an open innovation strategy, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 52, pp. 17-19.
Ernst, H., Legler, S., Lichtenthaler, U. (2010), Determinants of patent value: insights from asimulation analysis, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 77, pp. 1-19.
Not-sold-here
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H., Högl, M. (2010), Not-sold-here: how attitudes influence external knowledge exploitation, Organization Science, Vol. 21, pp. 1054-1071.
Sales, marketing and research-and-development cooperation across new product development stages
Ernst, H., Hoyer, W., Rübsaamen, C. (2010), Sales, marketing and research-and-development cooperation across new product development stages: implications for success, Journal of Marketing, Vol. 74.
Identification of lead users for consumer products via virtual stock markets
Spann, M., Ernst, H., Skiera, B., Soll, J. (2009), Identification of lead users for consumer products via virtual stock markets, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 26, pp. 322-335.
How to manage virtual teams
Siebdrat, F., Högl, M., Ernst, H. (2009), How to manage virtual teams, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 50, pp. 63-68.
Coulon, M., Ernst, H., Lichtenthaler, U., Vollmoeller, J. (2009), An overview of tools for managing the corporate innovation portfolio, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 5, pp. 221-239.
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2009), The role of champions in the external commercialization of knowledge, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 26, pp. 371-387.
Opening up the innovation process
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2009), Opening up the innovation process: the role of technology aggressiveness, R&D Management, Vol. 39, pp. 38-54.
Ernst, H., Lichtenthaler, U. (2009), Innovation portfolio management: an understudied driver of innovation success?, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 5, pp. 111-117.
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2008), Intermediary services in the markets for technology: organizational antecedents and performance consequences, Organization Studies, Vol. 29, pp. 1003-1035.
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2008), Die Bedeutung von Promotoren im interorganisationalen Technologietransfer, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, Vol. 78 (2018-08-07), pp. 779-811.
Innovation intermediaries
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2008), Innovation intermediaries: why internet marketplaces for technology have not yet met the expectations, Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 17, pp. 14-25.
Organisational culture and fuzzy-front end performance in new product development
Ernst, H., Kohn, S. (2007), Organisational culture and fuzzy-front end performance in new product development, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft / Special issue, pp. 1-18.
Ardito, L., Ernst, H., Petruzzelli, A. M. (2020), The interplay between technology characteristics, R&D internationalisation, and new product introduction: empirical evidence from the energy conservation sector, Technovation, Vol. 96-97, 102144.
Dubiel, A., Banerjee, S., Ernst, H., Subramaniam, M. (2018), International-market-information use across new-product-development stages: antecedents and performance implications, International Marketing Review, Vol. 35 (5), pp. 760-784.
Ernst, H. (2017), Intellectual property as a management discipline, Technology & Innovation : Journal of the National Academy of Inventors, Vol. 19, pp. 481-492.
Ernst, H., Conley, J., Omland, N. (2016), How to create commercial value from patents: the role of patent management, R&D Management, Vol. 46 (Supplement S2), pp. 677–690.
Ernst, H., Kahle, H., Dubiel, A., Prabhu, J., Subramaniam, M. (2015), The antecedents and consequences of affordable value innovations for emerging markets, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32, pp. 65-79.
Subramaniam, M., Ernst, H., Dubiel, A. (2015), From the special issue editors: Innovations for and from emerging markets, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32, pp. 5-11.
Behrens, J., Ernst, H. (2014), What keeps managers away from a loosing course of action? go/stop decisions in new product development, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 31, pp. 361-374.
Behrens, J., Ernst, H., Shepherd, D. (2014), The decision to exploit an R&D project: divergent thinking across middle and senior managers, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 31, pp. 144–158.
The democratizing effects of frugal innovation
Kahle, H., Dubiel, A., Ernst, H., Prabhu, J. (2013), The democratizing effects of frugal innovation: implications for inclusive growth and state-building, Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 5, pp. 220-234.
Value articulation
Conley, J., Bican, P., Ernst, H. (2013), Value articulation: a framework for the strategic managment of intellectual property, California Management Review, Vol. 55, pp. 102-120.
Bartl, M., Füller, J., Mühlbacher, H., Ernst, H. (2012), A manager's perspective on virtual customer integration for new product development, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 29, pp. 1031-1046.
How to develop a successful technology licensing program
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H., Conley, J. (2011), How to develop a successful technology licensing program: six practices can help companies implement licensing as part of an open innovation strategy, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 52, pp. 17-19.
Ernst, H., Legler, S., Lichtenthaler, U. (2010), Determinants of patent value: insights from asimulation analysis, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 77, pp. 1-19.
Not-sold-here
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H., Högl, M. (2010), Not-sold-here: how attitudes influence external knowledge exploitation, Organization Science, Vol. 21, pp. 1054-1071.
Sales, marketing and research-and-development cooperation across new product development stages
Ernst, H., Hoyer, W., Rübsaamen, C. (2010), Sales, marketing and research-and-development cooperation across new product development stages: implications for success, Journal of Marketing, Vol. 74.
Identification of lead users for consumer products via virtual stock markets
Spann, M., Ernst, H., Skiera, B., Soll, J. (2009), Identification of lead users for consumer products via virtual stock markets, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 26, pp. 322-335.
How to manage virtual teams
Siebdrat, F., Högl, M., Ernst, H. (2009), How to manage virtual teams, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 50, pp. 63-68.
Coulon, M., Ernst, H., Lichtenthaler, U., Vollmoeller, J. (2009), An overview of tools for managing the corporate innovation portfolio, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 5, pp. 221-239.
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2009), The role of champions in the external commercialization of knowledge, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 26, pp. 371-387.
Opening up the innovation process
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2009), Opening up the innovation process: the role of technology aggressiveness, R&D Management, Vol. 39, pp. 38-54.
Ernst, H., Lichtenthaler, U. (2009), Innovation portfolio management: an understudied driver of innovation success?, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 5, pp. 111-117.
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2008), Intermediary services in the markets for technology: organizational antecedents and performance consequences, Organization Studies, Vol. 29, pp. 1003-1035.
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2008), Die Bedeutung von Promotoren im interorganisationalen Technologietransfer, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, Vol. 78 (2018-08-07), pp. 779-811.
Innovation intermediaries
Lichtenthaler, U., Ernst, H. (2008), Innovation intermediaries: why internet marketplaces for technology have not yet met the expectations, Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 17, pp. 14-25.
Organisational culture and fuzzy-front end performance in new product development
Ernst, H., Kohn, S. (2007), Organisational culture and fuzzy-front end performance in new product development, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft / Special issue, pp. 1-18.