Assistant Professor Dr. Julia de Groote
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group
Julia de Groote is Merck Finck Assistant Professor of Family Business Management. Before joining WHU, she was Assistant Professor of Family Business Management at the Institute for Human Resources and Organization at the University of Bern, Switzerland (non-tenure track). In research, teaching and practice transfer, Julia de Groote focuses on the question of how companies can be sustainably successful leveraging innovation and leadership. She has conducted research and taught on these topics at various universities, including the LMU in Munich (Germany), the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano (Switzerland) and Aarhus University (Denmark). Her work regularly appears in renowned academic journals such as Organization Studies, the Journal of Product Innovation Management, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Long Range Planning as well as practice-oriented publications. She is past chair of the strategic interest group of family business research of the European Academy of Management and a member of the DFG-sponsored research network “venturing together”.
Publications (peer reviewed)
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Family firm internationalization and top management team collaboration: roles, emotional attachment, and risk perceptions
de Groote, J., Feninger, M., Kammerlander, N. (Pre-Print), Journal of World Business, Vol. 58 (6), Article no. 101489, 16 pages
Family firm internationalization and top management team collaboration: roles, emotional attachment, and risk perceptions
de Groote, J., Feninger, M., Kammerlander, N. (Pre-Print), Journal of World Business, Vol. 58 (6), Article no. 101489, 16 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
The role of affect in the selection of nonfamily top management team members in family businesses
Schell, S., de Groote, J., Richard, S., Hack, A., Kellermanns, F. (Pre-Print), Long Range Planning, Article no. 102288, 53 pages
The role of affect in the selection of nonfamily top management team members in family businesses
Schell, S., de Groote, J., Richard, S., Hack, A., Kellermanns, F. (Pre-Print), Long Range Planning, Article no. 102288, 53 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Breaking with the past to face the future?Organisational path dependence in family businesses
de Groote, J., Kammerlander, N. (2023), Organization Studies, Vol. 44 (5), pp. 713–737
Breaking with the past to face the future?Organisational path dependence in family businesses
de Groote, J., Kammerlander, N. (2023), Organization Studies, Vol. 44 (5), pp. 713–737
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
How can family-owned Mittelstand firms use their unique resources to master the age of digitalization?the role of family historical, venture, and collaborative capital
de Groote, J., Soluk, J., Laue, S.-L., Heck, M., Kammerlander, N. (2023), Business Horizons, Vol. 66 (1), pp. 133-152
How can family-owned Mittelstand firms use their unique resources to master the age of digitalization?the role of family historical, venture, and collaborative capital
de Groote, J., Soluk, J., Laue, S.-L., Heck, M., Kammerlander, N. (2023), Business Horizons, Vol. 66 (1), pp. 133-152
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Recognizing new complementarities before they become common sense: the role of similarity recognition
Gibbert, M., de Groote, J., Högl, M., Mendini, M. (2023), Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 52 (1), Article no. 100915, 9 pages
Recognizing new complementarities before they become common sense: the role of similarity recognition
Gibbert, M., de Groote, J., Högl, M., Mendini, M. (2023), Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 52 (1), Article no. 100915, 9 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
The role of similarity and complementarity in the selection of potential partners for open innovation projects in family firms
de Groote, J., Schell, S., Kammerlander, N., Hack, A. (2023), Small Business Economics, Vol. 60 (4), pp. 1347–1367
The role of similarity and complementarity in the selection of potential partners for open innovation projects in family firms
de Groote, J., Schell, S., Kammerlander, N., Hack, A. (2023), Small Business Economics, Vol. 60 (4), pp. 1347–1367
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
The role of trust in family business stakeholder relationships: a systematic literature review
Deferne, M., Bertschi-Michel, A., de Groote, J. (2023), Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 14 (1), Article no. 100501, 22 pages
The role of trust in family business stakeholder relationships: a systematic literature review
Deferne, M., Bertschi-Michel, A., de Groote, J. (2023), Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 14 (1), Article no. 100501, 22 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Everything comes at a price: the influence of job seekers' motives on preference in the trade-off between pay and leisure
de Groote, J., Gruetter, M., Koch, A. (2021), German Journal of Human Resource Management : Zeitschrift für Personalforschung, Vol. 35 (4), pp. 385-408
Everything comes at a price: the influence of job seekers' motives on preference in the trade-off between pay and leisure
de Groote, J., Gruetter, M., Koch, A. (2021), German Journal of Human Resource Management : Zeitschrift für Personalforschung, Vol. 35 (4), pp. 385-408
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
From intention to trust to behavioral trust: trust building in family business advising
de Groote, J., Bertschi-Michel, A. (2021), Family Business Review, Vol. 34 (2), pp. 132-153
From intention to trust to behavioral trust: trust building in family business advising
de Groote, J., Bertschi-Michel, A. (2021), Family Business Review, Vol. 34 (2), pp. 132-153
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
How can family businesses survive disruptive industry changes?Insights from the traditional mail order industry
de Groote, J., Conrad, W., Hack, A. (2021), Review of Managerial Science, Vol. 15 (8), pp. 2239–2273
How can family businesses survive disruptive industry changes?Insights from the traditional mail order industry
de Groote, J., Conrad, W., Hack, A. (2021), Review of Managerial Science, Vol. 15 (8), pp. 2239–2273
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Similarity perceptions in investor reactions to acquisition announcements
de Groote, J., Kleindienst, I., Högl, M., Schweizer, D., Laamanen, T. (2021), Long Range Planning, Vol. 54 (1), Article no. 101946, 20 pages
Similarity perceptions in investor reactions to acquisition announcements
de Groote, J., Kleindienst, I., Högl, M., Schweizer, D., Laamanen, T. (2021), Long Range Planning, Vol. 54 (1), Article no. 101946, 20 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Initiating open innovation collaborations between incumbents and startups: how can David and Goliath get along?
de Groote, J., Backmann, J. (2020), International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 24 (2), Article no. 2050011, 33 pages
Initiating open innovation collaborations between incumbents and startups: how can David and Goliath get along?
de Groote, J., Backmann, J. (2020), International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 24 (2), Article no. 2050011, 33 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Successor selection in family business: a signaling game
Schell, S., de Groote, J., Moog, P., Hack, A. (2020), Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 11 (3), Article no. 100286, 14 pages
Successor selection in family business: a signaling game
Schell, S., de Groote, J., Moog, P., Hack, A. (2020), Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 11 (3), Article no. 100286, 14 pages
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
In the eye of the beholder: the role of cognitive style and similarity in the evaluation of brand extensions
de Groote, J., Mendini, M., Gibbert, M. (2019), Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Vol. 18 (1), pp. 63-73
In the eye of the beholder: the role of cognitive style and similarity in the evaluation of brand extensions
de Groote, J., Mendini, M., Gibbert, M. (2019), Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Vol. 18 (1), pp. 63-73
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Insights on the self-identity of the descendants of family business owners: the case of German Unternehmerkinder
de Groote, J., Schell, S. (2018), International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 112-131
Insights on the self-identity of the descendants of family business owners: the case of German Unternehmerkinder
de Groote, J., Schell, S. (2018), International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 112-131
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Idea selection in suggestion systems: a thematic similarity perspective
Froehlich, J., Högl, M., Gibbert, M. (2016), R&D Management, Vol. 46 (5), pp. 887-899
Idea selection in suggestion systems: a thematic similarity perspective
Froehlich, J., Högl, M., Gibbert, M. (2016), R&D Management, Vol. 46 (5), pp. 887-899
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Thematic thinking and individual performance in research and development
Froehlich, J., Högl, M., Weiss, M. (2015), Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32 (6), pp. 939-953
Thematic thinking and individual performance in research and development
Froehlich, J., Högl, M., Weiss, M. (2015), Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32 (6), pp. 939-953
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Thematic thinking and individual performance in research and development
Froehlich, J., Högl, M., Weiss, M. (2015), Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32 (6), pp. 939-953
Thematic thinking and individual performance in research and development
Froehlich, J., Högl, M., Weiss, M. (2015), Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 32 (6), pp. 939-953
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Thematic ideation - antecedents and consequences of individuals' thematic similarity recognition
Froehlich, J., Högl, M. (2012), Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 21 (4), pp. 443-456
Thematic ideation - antecedents and consequences of individuals' thematic similarity recognition
Froehlich, J., Högl, M. (2012), Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 21 (4), pp. 443-456
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Socioanalytic theory and work behavior: roles of work values and political skill in job performance and promotability assessment
Blickle, G., Froehlich, J., Ehlert, S., Pirner, K., Dietl, E., Hanes, T., ... Ferris, G. (2011), Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 78 (1), pp. 136-148
Socioanalytic theory and work behavior: roles of work values and political skill in job performance and promotability assessment
Blickle, G., Froehlich, J., Ehlert, S., Pirner, K., Dietl, E., Hanes, T., ... Ferris, G. (2011), Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 78 (1), pp. 136-148
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