ESTT members G. Reischauer, A. Engelmann and W. H. Hoffmann contributed to the 37th EGOS Colloquium (July 8-10, 2021) that was held online with the paper “Tankers that ride the wave: How incumbents innovate in ecosystems in the face of challengers”. The abstract is as follows: Research suggests that incumbents seldom recognize challengers early enough,…

ESTT member G. Reischauer contributed to the NEFI (New Energy for Industry) Conference with a presentation on the management of ecosystems in energy.

ESTT member N. Hampl contributed to the EGU General Assembly 2021 that was held online with the paper “Photovoltaics in Austria – open space and rooftop potential analysis on a high spatial resolution”. The abstract is as follows: Austria aims to meet 100% of its electricity demand from domestic renewable sources by 2030 which means,…

ESTT member G. Reischauer published a paper on aligning the design of intermediary organisations with the ecosystem together with two colleagues in the Industry and Innovation journal. Here is the abstract: Intermediary organisations such as technology transfer organisations (TTOs) are an important mechanism of open ecosystem governance, as they support how ecosystem participants search for…

ESTT member A. Engelmann published a paper on clarifying the concept of dominant logic together with two colleagues in the International Journal of Management Reviews. Here is the abstract: Since its introduction, Prahalad and Bettis’s concept of dominant logic has informed a variety of scholarly conversations in management and strategy research. However, scholars have interpreted…

ESTT members contributed to the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference that was held online with the paper “Collaborating and Competing in Multiple Platform Ecosystems”. The abstract is as follows: In platform ecosystems, platform sponsors provide the infrastructure through which firms offer complementary components. These complementors increasingly multi-home: they offer components in multiple ecosystems and…

ESTT members contributed to the British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference ‘in the cloud’ with the paper “Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ Adoption of CSR Standards and Guidelines: An Exploration of specific Drivers in Austrian Firms” The abstract is as follows: In this study, we investigate to which extent small and medium-sized enterpriseses (SMEs) are…

ESTT member M. Wiener contributed to the Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference 2020 (online) with the paper “Cross-industry collaborations: The role of intermediaries in the team development process”. The abstract is as follows: Collaborations with organizations from other industries are advantageous as “industry-blindness” and “bounded rationality” can be overcome and ideas for breakthrough innovations can…

ESTT members contributed to the 2020 Virtual Academy of Management (AOM) Meeting  as follows: The Impact of Outside Partnering Opportunities on Alliance Termination Decisions, W. H. Hoffmann & N. Hampl: Paper. Nascent scholarly work has found support for the negative impact that alternative partnering opportunities exert on the stability of established alliance relationships. Still, little…

ESTT member M. Wiener contributed to the ISPIM Innovation Conference 2020 (online) with the paper “Foresight to foster crisis-driven innovation”. The abstract is as follows: In the current COVID-19 crisis, household names like LEGO, Carlsberg and General Motors and many others proved that they have the agility to turn around (temporarily) their operating business to…