Current dissertation projects:

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James Liu:

Technology Path of New Energy Vehicle Industry in China

Delia Mangelkramer:

Developing and testing a (responsible-)innovation process model for the sustainable agri-food system transition in Germany. (working title)

Fabio Voss:

How to make the governance blackbox work? The implementation of mission orientation in energy transition

Hailun Zhang:

Targeted Innovation Policy for Different SME Innovation Patterns

Completed dissertation projects:

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Daniel Weiss:

Essays on the empirical analysis of Technological Innovation Systems

Carsten Schwäbe:

Demand-sided Financial Incentives for Innovations - Concept and Challenges Based on the Example of the German Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Energy

Nadia Weidner:

Absorptive capacity beyond R&D

Henriette Naims:

Assessing new technologies in value chains with Multi-Attribute Utility Theory:The case of carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies

Hamdy Abdelaty:

Open Innovation Strategy: Innovation Outcomes and Managerial Determinants

Clelia Medina: 

eCommerce Best Practices Adoption in Latin American and European Small and Medium Export Companies

Laura Mitzscherling: 

Evaluation of Internal Processes of Research Institutions in Terms of Their Ability to Innovate

Maria Zolotareva:

Innovation Management in the Transfer Process: the Influence of Subsidiary Companies and Re-contextualisation

Martina Kovac:

Dynamics and Stability of Innovation Policy Design Processes

Katharina Mattes:

Adoption of Material Efficient Production Technologies in Organizations of Processing Industries – an Analysis and Holistic Examination of Various Drivers and Motives

Djerdj Horvat:

Strategic Location Upgrading Processes of Growth Markets, Strategies and Approaches to Promote the Innovation Ability of Newly Established Companies

Christian Lerch:

Interaktion von Produkt- und Dienstleistungsinnovationen in Industrieunternehmen – Ein empirisch-simulatives Erklärungsmodell

Thilo Sandner:

Innovations at the Boundaries of Sectoral Systems of Innovation and Production: A Study on the Pharmaceutical Industry

Alexander Martin:

Development of Organizational Routines and Competencies: Theoretical Practice Approach and Empirical Foundation on the Example of a Young Technology Company

Oliver Som:

Innovation without R&D – Heterogeneous Innovation Patterns of Non-R&D-Performing Firms in the German Manufacturing Industry