Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation

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Mit unserem Lehrstuhl für Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Technological Transformation verfolgen wir das Ziel, Erkenntnisse darüber zu generieren und zu vermitteln, wie Unternehmen Entrepreneurship und Innovation erfolgreich mobilisieren können, um technologische Veränderungen schaffen, steuern und adressieren zu können.

Die Forschungstätigkeiten unseres Lehrstuhls sind auf das Thema „Innovation durch Kooperation“ ausgerichtet. Wir erforschen, sowohl quantitativ als auch qualitativ, wie Organisationen kollaborative Strategien wie F+E-Partnerschaften, coopetitive Partnerschaften und Ökosysteme entwickeln und führen können. Diese Forschungsaktivitäten führten zu Veröffentlichungen in hochrangigen internationalen Zeitschriften und Fachmagazinen wie Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management and Research Policy. Zwischen 2014 und 2018 war Prof. Faems General Editor des Journal of Management Studies. Er ist auch Editorial Board-Mitglied des Academy of Management Journals

Im Bereich der Lehre bietet unser Lehrstuhl Kurse wie 'Developing Novel Business Models', 'Entrepreneurial Transformation in Corporations' und 'New Product Development' an. In diesen Kursen vermitteln wir den Studierenden fortgeschrittene akademische Einblicke darin, wie verschiedene Arten von Organisationen effektiv mit dem technologischen Wandel umgehen können. Darüber hinaus sind die Studierenden gefordert, diese Erkenntnisse in Workshops und Fallstudien anzuwenden. Für diese Lehrveranstaltungen setzen wir stets auf innovative didaktische Methoden wie beispielsweise Lego Serious Play.

Wir unterrichten an der WHU sowohl im MBA als auch dem Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA-Programm, wo Prof. Faems Themen wie Digitale Transformation und Ökosystem-Innovation unterrichtet. Professor Faems ist auch der Koordinator des von WHU Executive Education angebotenen Programms „Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship Essentials“.

Der Lehrstuhl koordiniert außerdem den WHU Innovation Ecosystem Hub, dessen Ziel es ist, die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der WHU und Industrie im Bereich "Innovation durch Kooperation" zu verstärken.

Unser Team

Prof. Dr.
Dries Faems

Lehrstuhlinhaber
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Johanna Häring

Persönliche Assistentin

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Nils Berkemeyer

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Julian Fieres

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Niklas Geiss

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Hervé Kubwimana

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Maxim Mommerency

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Lukas Müller

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Ronja Stoffregen

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Maximilian Weinhold

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Ausgewählte Publikationen

Unsere Publikationen –
Aktuelle Publikationen.

Journal of Management Studies
Theorizing Diversity in Management Studies: New Perspectives and Future Directions.

Post, C., Muzio, D., Sarala, R., Wei, L, Faems, D.

Post, C., Muzio, D., Sarala, R., Wei, L, Faems, D. (In Press) Theorizing Diversity in Management Studies: New Perspectives and Future Directions. Journal of Management Studies.

Research Policy
Evaluating Proposals in Innovation Contests: Exploring Negative Scoring Spillovers in the Absence of a Strict Evaluation Sequence.

Elhorst, P.; Faems, D.

Elhorst, P.; Faems, D. (2021) Evaluating Proposals in Innovation Contests: Exploring Negative Scoring Spillovers in the Absence of a Strict Evaluation Sequence. Research Policy, 50 (4)

Academy of Management Journal
Inter-organizational relationships as political battlefields: How fragmentation within organizations shapes relational dynamics between organizations.

Brattström, A; Faems, D.

Brattström, A; Faems, D. (2020) Inter-organizational relationships as political battlefields: How fragmentation within organizations shapes relational dynamics between organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 63 (5)

Research Policy
Ties that matter: The impact of alliance partner knowledge recombination novelty on knowledge utilization in R&D alliances.

Kok, H.; de Faria, P.; Faems, D.

Kok, H.; de Faria, P.; Faems, D. (2020) Ties that matter: The impact of alliance partner knowledge recombination novelty on knowledge utilization in R&D alliances. Research Policy, 49 (7)

R&D Management
Co-Creation and the Impact on Radical Organizational Creativity: The Moderating Roles of Organizational Structure and Organizational Creativity Support.

Balau, G., Van der Bij, H.; Faems, D.

Balau, G., Van der Bij, H.; Faems, D. (2020) Co-Creation and the Impact on Radical Organizational Creativity: The Moderating Roles of Organizational Structure and Organizational Creativity Support. R&D Management, 50 (4): 535-547.

R&D Management
Moving Forward Quantitative Research on Innovation Management: The Call for an Inductive Turn on Using and Presenting Quantitative Research.

Faems, D.

Faems, D. (2020) Moving Forward Quantitative Research on Innovation Management: The Call for an Inductive Turn on Using and Presenting Quantitative Research. R&D Management, 50 (3): 352-363.

Long Range Planning
Not Every Coopetitor Is the Same: The Impact of Technological and Market Overlap with Coopetitors on Breakthrough Invention.

Yan, Y.; Dong, J.; Faems, D.

Yan, Y.; Dong, J.; Faems, D. (2020) Not Every Coopetitor Is the Same: The Impact of Technological and Market Overlap with Coopetitors on Breakthrough Invention. Long Range Planning, 53 (1).

Journal of Management
Multistep knowledge transfer in MNC networks: When do subsidiaries benefit from unconnected sister alliances?

Faems, D.; Bos, B.; Leten, B.; Noseleit, F.

Faems, D.; Bos, B.; Leten, B.; Noseleit, F. (2020) Multistep knowledge transfer in MNC networks: When do subsidiaries benefit from unconnected sister alliances? Journal of Management, 46: 414-442.

Journal of Creativity and Innovation Management
Team experiential cognitive style and team performance: The moderating impact of workplace setting.

Balau, G., Van der Bij, H.; Faems, D.

Balau, G., Van der Bij, H.; Faems, D. (2019) Team experiential cognitive style and team performance: The moderating impact of workplace setting. Journal of Creativity and Innovation Management, 28: 343–354.

Organization Studies
From trust convergence to trust divergence: Trust development in conflictual interorganizational relationships.

Brattström, A., Faems, D.; Mahring, M.

Brattström, A., Faems, D.; Mahring, M. (2019) From trust convergence to trust divergence: Trust development in conflictual interorganizational relationships. Organization Studies, 40 (11): 1685-1711.

Journal of Management
Dusting off the knowledge shelves: Recombinant lag and the technological value of inventions

Kok, H., de Faria P.; Faems, D.

Kok, H., Faems, D.; de Faria, P. (2019) Dusting Off the Knowledge Shelves: Recombinant Lag and the Technological Value of Inventions. Journal of Management, 45 (7): 2807–2836.

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Unsere Publikationen –
Meistzitierte Publikationen.

Journal of Product Innovation Management
The role of inter-organizational collaboration within innovation strategies: towards a portfolio approach.

Faems, D.; Van Looy, B. & Debackere K.

Faems, D.; Van Looy, B. & Debackere K. (2005) The role of inter-organizational collaboration within innovation strategies: towards a portfolio approach. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 22: 238-251.

Academy of Management Journal
Toward an integrative perspective on alliance governance: Connecting contract design, contract application, and trust dynamics.

Faems, D.; Janssens, M.; Madhok, A. & Van Looy, B.

Faems, D.; Janssens, M.; Madhok, A. & Van Looy, B. (2008) Toward an integrative perspective on alliance governance: Connecting contract design, contract application, and trust dynamics. Academy of Management Journal, 51: 1053-1078.

Journal of Product Innovation Management
Technology alliance portfolios and financial performance: Value-enhancing and cost-increasing effects of open innovation.

Faems, D.; de Visser, M.; Andries, P.; Van Looy, B.

Faems, D.; de Visser, M.; Andries, P.; Van Looy, B. (2010) Technology alliance portfolios and financial performance: Value-enhancing and cost-increasing effects of open innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27: 785-796.

Journal of Management Studies
Unravelling the HRM-Performance link: value-creating and cost-increasing effects of small business HRM.

Sels, L.; De Winne, S.; Maes, J.; Delmotte, J.; Faems, D. & Forrier, A.

Sels, L.; De Winne, S.; Maes, J.; Delmotte, J.; Faems, D. & Forrier, A. (2006) Unravelling the HRM-Performance link: value-creating and cost-increasing effects of small business HRM. Journal of Management Studies, 43: 319-342.

Journal of Product Innovation Management
Technological activities and their impact on the financial performance of the firm: Exploitation and exploration within and between firms.

Belderbos, R.; Faems, D.; Leten, B.; Van Looy, B.

Belderbos, R.; Faems, D.; Leten, B.; Van Looy, B. (2010) Technological activities and their impact on the financial performance of the firm: Exploitation and exploration within and between firms. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27: 869-882.

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Preise und Auszeichnungen

Preise und Auszeichnungen –
In Anerkennung von Spitzenleistungen in Forschung und Lehre.

Winner of the 2021 Best Research Methods Paper Prize at the SMS Conference with the paper ‘Developing an integrated approach for topic modelling in management research.’
Winner of the 2021 SIG Strategic Management CENA Best Paper Award at the Euram conference with the paper ‘What drives the appointment of directors: Linking resource dependence and monitoring to human capital value in wind farm joint ventures.’
Winner of the Runner Up Best Paper Award 2021 at the International Product Development Conference with the paper ‘Innovation theater in corporate venturing activities.’
Ranked number 99 in the Ökonomenranking 2020 of the Wirtschaftswoche
Member of the CIO research advisory board (2020 - …)
Elected as a 2020-2021 Representative-at-Large for the Cooperative Strategies Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society.
Winner of the 2019 SITE Innovation Management Award with the paper ‘Dusting Off the Knowledge Shelves: Recombinant Lag and the Technological Value of Inventions.
Member of the 22nd Editorial Review Board of the Academy of Management Journal (Prof. Faems, 2019-2022)
Finalist of the 4th Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Award of the ACPI with Serious Lego Play for Structural Ambidexterity (Prof. Faems, 2018)
Member of the Scientific Council of the European Academy of Management (Prof. Faems, From 2018)
2018 Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society (Prof. Faems)
Cooperative Strategy Interest Group Best Paper Finalist and SMS Best Paper Finalist at the 2017 Strategic Management Society Meeting with the paper “From internal conflict to inter-organizational twilight: How within-firm politics influence between-firm collaboration.” (Prof. Faems)
Recipient of grant from VINNOVA (780.000 SEK in partnership with Lund University and Stockholm School of Economics) for research project on “When relationships count: an executive teaching program on the management of R&D partnerships.” (Prof. Faems, 2017–2018)