About Me
I am currently working as a lecturer at the National University of Ireland Maynooth School of Business.
Piece on “how to use LinkedIn more effectively”
I recently published a piece on RTÉ Brainstorm on “how to use LinkedIn more effectively.” The post summarizes some core ideas and research results of the social network literature for a non-academic audience. In particular, I argue that we need to think strategically about the structure of our professional networks depending on the objectives we would like to achieve. In any case, building up professional networks is a long-term endeavor that does not necessarily deliver immediate returns.
New Publication in PLoS ONE
I am delighted to announce that our paper “Did relaxing clinical trial regulation enhance the stock of scientific knowledge in India? Not necessarily” co-authored by Carolin Häussler (University of Passau) has been published in PLoS ONE. By examining a change in clinical trial regulations in India, a country often viewed as a first-choice offshoring location, we study how the relaxation of clinical trial regulations affects the number and the type of clinical trials as well as the domestic scientific knowledge base. Based on trial data from ClinicalTrials.gov and data on associated publication activities, our empirical analysis suggests that, despite an […]
PhD Workshop Social Network Analysis in Management Research
On September 04, 2018 I gave a PhD workshop on “Social Network Analysis in Management Research” at the University of Gothenburg. PhD students from the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship participated in this workshop. The workshop introduced PhD students to Social Network Analysis as a methodological approach for studying social relations among different types of actors and discussed the application of this approach in management research. A hands-on session introduced the participants to the network analysis software Pajek and enabled students to apply their knowledge of network measures acquired during the workshop.
Board Member of the International Schumpeter Society
The general assembly of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) has elected myself as member of the Board of Management. The general assembly was held during the 17th ISS Conference in Seoul, South Korea in July 2018. With several hundred members from across the globe the ISS aims to advance research in directions that are in the spirit of Joseph A. Schumpeter. Its members address research areas such as the dynamics of structural change, its origins and effects, the role of the dynamic entrepreneur, as well as technical change and innovation. Among other activities, the ISS organizes and supports […]
Outstanding Reviewer Award of the Strategic Management Division
It is a great honor for me to receive the Outstanding Reviewer Award of the Academy of Management’s Strategic Management Division (STR). The Outstanding Reviewer Award is given to a small group of researchers (top 5% or less of reviewers) who provided the highest-quality, i.e., most extensive and constructive, reviews of competitive paper and symposium submissions for the STR Division’s program as part of the Academy of Management’s annual meeting. The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management is one of the most important international conferences for management scholars. With approximately 5,200 members, the STR Division is one of the […]
Paper Presented at the 17th Schumpeter Society Conference
Recently I presented the project “Exploring Network Dynamics in Complex Fields of Science: Investigator Networks in Clinical Trials” at the 17th Conference of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society. The conference was held at Seoul National University. The paper is a joint research project with Maureen McKelvey (University of Gothenburg) and Pablo D’Este (INGENIO). Focusing on collaborative relations among investigators in phase 2 clinical trials, we explore whether the mechanisms of preferential attachment, homophily or multi-connectivity drive the endogenous formation of ties to investigators with valuable knowledge in basic and clinical research.
Best Reviewer Award of the Technology and Innovation Management Division
I am delighted to announce that I will be awarded with the Best Reviewer Award of the Academy of Management’s Technology and Innovation Management Division (TIM). The TIM Division grants the Best Reviewer Award to a small group of reviewers who provided high quality and highly constructive feedback during the review process in preparation of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. It is a great honor to receive this award once again after having been one of the best reviewers of the TIM Division in 2015, 2016, and 2017. The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management is […]
Paper presented at Workshop on Medical Innovation 2017
Recently I presented a new research project on clinical trial investigators and their collaborative relations at this year’s Workshop on Medical Innovation in Reykjavik, Iceland. The objective of this project is to shed some light on the development of collaborative relations among trial investigators and to find out more about their backgrounds, such as their institutional backgrounds and their knowledge bases. The project is joint work with Maureen McKelvey (University of Gothenburg) and Pablo D’Este (INGENIO).
Paper Presentation at the TIE Conference 2017
I recently presented a paper on ‘How do networks affect knowledge generation for drug development? – A study of investigator networks, knowledge domains, and knowledge generation’ at the Annual Meeting of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Division (TIE Kommission) of the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) which took place at the University of Koblenz-Landau. In this paper my co-authors Pablo D’Este (INGENIO Valencia), Maureen McKelvey (University of Gothenburg), and Anne Assmus (University of Passau) and myself analyze whether the interplay of structural holes and actors’ knowledge domains affects the production of new scientific knowledge in clinical trials.