Christoph Grimpe

Presentation

Christoph Grimpe is a Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics at CBS. Prior to joining CBS in 2010, he worked as a Senior Researcher at ZEW Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim (Germany). He holds a PhD in management from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management – in Vallendar (Germany) and master degrees in management and political sciences. His research is concerned with firm innovation strategies, industry-science linkages, and the strategic use of intellectual property rights. He has published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, and Research Policy. He is affiliated with DRUID - the Danish Research Unit on Industrial Dynamics and with ZEW Centre for European Economic Research. Moreover, he is the editor-in-chief of the journal Industry and Innovation.

Primary research areas

• Firm strategy and innovation
• Open and distributed innovation processes
• Industry-science interaction
• Appropriability strategies
• Internationalization of innovation management

Courses

• Innovation and Knowledge (MSc)