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Chairholder Prof. Dr. Carolin Häussler

Prof. Dr. Carolin Häussler
Prof. Dr. Carolin Häussler
Chairholder
Room 112, WIWI
Innstraße 27
94032 Passau
Fax: +49(0)851/5092482

Office hours: Please contact her Secretary to make an appointment.

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Professor Carolin Haeussler has held the Chair of Organisation, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship since 2011. Since 2019, she is member of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation of the Federal Government and among other posts she is member of the board for Innovation Surveys of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). She has been bringing researchers from all over the world to Passau with the International Centre for Economics and Business Studies. Prior to joining the University of Passau, she worked at Institut für Innovationsforschung, Technologiemanagement und Entrepreneurship (LMU Munich) and as Guest Professor at Stanford University (United States).

  • Technology and Innovation Management
  • Economics of Science
  • Entrepreneurship
  • University-Industry Interfaces
  • Intellectual Property Management

Since 2011 University Passau, Germany
Professor for Organisation, Technology Management and EntrepreneurshipFaculty of Business Administration

2005 - 2011 Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
Post-Doc/Assisstant Professor of Management, Munich School of Management, Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship

2005 Stanford University
Visiting Professor

2001 - 2005 Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
Ph.D.student, Munich School of Management, Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship

2001 - 2006 Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
Ph.D.student at ODEON Center for Entrepreneurship (LMU Entrepreneuship Center)

2001 - 2010: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
Venia legendi and Dr. habil. (2005-2010)
Dr. oec. publ. with summa cum laude (2001-2005)
Master of Business Research (2005-2007)
Diplomstudiengang BWL (1997-2001)

1999 - 2001: LMU München / TU München
Master Student – Center for Digital Technology & Management

2001: MIT Sloan School of Management
Master Student – Sloan MBA/Visiting Scholar

2001: Harvard Business School
Diploma Thesis Project

Publications in Refereed Journals

Working Papers and submitted Papers

  • Haeussler C., Higgins M., Hochhold S., Does the early bird get the worm? Exploring first mover advantages in corporate venture investing
  • Hanisch M., Koenig A., Haeussler C., Cho T., Graf-Vlachy L., The Influence of Cognitive Frame Similarity on Contingency Planning in Strategic Alliances
  • Apel S., Bock T., Hanisch M., Haeussler C., Progressing Along Lateral Lines of Authority: Converse Effects of Technical and Communicative Specialization 
  • Figge P., Haeussler C., Mueller E., Founder-Inventors and Experience

Work in Progress (Selection)

  • Hanisch M., Reuer J., Haeussler C., Devarakonda S., Administrative Interfaces in Strategic Alliances
  • Haeussler C., Higgins M., Probing in Europe, attacking in the US: European Oppositions and Paragraph IV Challenges
  • Leusmann D., Haeussler C., Hanisch, M., Changing Meaning in Alliance Contracts

Monographs/Books

  • Haagen F., Haeussler C., Harhoff D., Murray G., Rudolph B., 2007, Finding the Path to Success - The Structure and Strategies of British and German Biotechnology Companies, Anglo-German Biotech Observatory Report, Munich: LMU
  • Haeussler C., 2005, Inter-Firm Collaboration: Valuation, Contracting, and Firm Restructuring, Wiesbaden: Gabler DUV, (Order here)
  • Haeussler C., 2003, Organisation von New Ventures: Intern, Extern und neue Modelle, Hamburg: BoD

Contributions to Books

  • Regulation und Deregulation of the Telecommunication Market (with  Jostarndt P., Jokisch M.), in: Buttermann A., Franz A., Sties P., Vogel S. (Eds.): Ad-hoc Networking - Technology and Trends, München 2001, BoD, S. 81-90
  • Wearable Computers (with Dötzer F., Jokisch M., Kof L., Oster M.), in: Buttermann A., Franz A., Sties P., Vogel S. (Eds): Ad-hoc Networking - Technology and Trends, München 2001, BoD, S. 213-247
  • Diverse Contributions to Gruber M., Henkel J., Witzler R. (Eds): Gründungsmanagement - Wie Jungunternehmer Ideen finden, Strategien entwickeln und Wachstum erzielen, Frankfurter Allgemeine Buch (FAZ-Institut), 2002

Invited Publications in Publications in Non-refereed Journals

Teaching Material

  • Internationale Rechnungslegung (mit Hoffmann J.) in: Steuerrechts-Institut Knoll GmbH München, Lehrbrief Nr. 23, München 2003
  • Internationale Rechnungslegung (mit Hoffmann J.) in: Steuerrechts-Institut Knoll GmbH München, Lehrbrief Nr. 23, München 2002

Other Publications

  • ODEON- Entrepreneurship-Impulse für die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (mit Gruber M.) in: Arndt W./MBPW (Hrsg.), Erfolgsfaktor Standortentwicklung: Unternehmensgründungen mit Zukunft, München, 2002, S. 112-113
  • Evaluation des Münchner Business Plan Wettbewerbs (mit Harhoff D.), Project Report, München 2002

Presentations

  • Start-up to Scale up Conference, AOM Special Conference, Tel Aviv, 2018 Haeussler C., Hennicke M., Mueller E., Founder Inventors and Their Investors: Implications for Firm Survival and Growth
  • Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society (SMS), Paris, 2018
    Hanisch M., Haeussler C., Koenig A., Cho T., The Influence of Cognitive Frame Similarity on Contingency Planning in Strategic Alliances
    Assmus A., Haeussler C., Horizontal and Vertical Skills: Increasing Success Rates in Clinical Trials
  • 78. Annual Meeting of the Acedemy of Management (AOM) Chicago, 2018
    Hanisch M., Haeussler C., Berreiter S., Apel S., Developer's Progression from Periphery to Core in the Linux Kernel Development Project
    Hanisch M., Haeussler C., Graf-Vlachy L., Koenig A., Cho T., The Influence of Cognitive Frame Similarity on Contingency Planning in Strategic Alliances
  • 16th International Open and User Innovation Conference, New York, 2018
    Wimbauer L., Figge P., Haeussler C., Revealing hidden treasures: Considering the crowd's evaluations in organizational idea selection
    Wimbauer L., Haeussler C., Crowd-based Allocation of Emplyees on Projects for Collaboration
    Hanisch M., Haeussler C., Apel S., (2018): Developer's Progression from Periphery to Core in the Linux Kernel Development Project, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA
  • The 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Atlanta, Georgia, August 4–8, 2017
    Haeussler C., Hanisch M., Koenig A., Graf-Vlachy L., Cho, T., Logics of Action and Incomplete Contracts: A Dyadic Socio-Cognitive Theory of Contract Design
  • 15th International Open and User Innovation Conference. Innsbruck, Austria, July 10–12, 2017
    Haeussler C., Hanisch M., Berreiter St., Apel S., Leßenich O., Who Moves to the Center of Gravity? Developers’ Progression from Periphery to Core in the Linux Kernel Development Project
  • DRUID Konferenz, New York, June 11-16, 2017
    Haeussler C.
    , Absorbing partner knowledge in R&D collaborations - the influence of founders on knowledge recognition, assimilation, and exploitation 
    Haeussler C., Assmus A., Bridging the Gap between Inventions and Innovations - Increasing Success Rates in Clinical Trials
  • 79. Annual Conference of the Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) St. Gallen, Schweiz, June 7 -9, 2017
    Haeussler C., Assmus A., Bridging the Gap between Inventions and Innovations - Increasing Success Rates in Clinical Trials
  • Strategic Management Society Conference, Berlin, September, 2016 
     Haeussler C.
    , Assmus A., Bridging the gap from inventions to innovations - increasing success rates in clinical trials
  • 11th Annual Conference of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, INGROUP Helsinki/Finland, Juli 13-17, 2016
     Haeussler C.
    , Sauermann H., The anatomy of teams: division of labor in collaborative knowledge production
  • NBER Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program Meeting, Cambridge MA, March 26, 2016 
     Haeussler C.
    , Sauermann H., The anatomy of teams: division of labor in collaborative knowledge production
  • The 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 7-11, 2015 
     Haeussler C.
    , Mueller E., Hennicke M., Founder Involvement in Research and Development: Implications for Firm Survival and Growth
  • The 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 7-11, 2015
     Haeussler C.
    , Assmus A., Bridging the gap from inventions to innovations - increasing success rates in clinical trials
  • The 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 7-11, 2015 
     Haeussler C.
    , Sauermann H., The anatomy of teams: division of labor in collaborative knowledge production
  • Open User Innovation Conference 2015 at Lisbon, Portugal, July 13-15, 2015 
     Haeussler C.
    , Vieth S., Me, the Crowd or the Expert? An Empirical Analysis of Solution Seeking through a Problem-based View
  • Open User Innovation Conference 2015 at Lisbon, Portugal, July 13-15, 2015
     Haeussler C.
    , Vieth S., Exploring Drivers of Advice Discounting from Crowds and Individuals: A Quantitative and Qualitative
  • 35th BABSON College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), MA, USA, June 10-13, 2015 
     Haeussler C.
    , Mueller E., Hennicke M., Founder Involvement in Research and Development: Implications for Firm Survival and Growth
  • GSE Summer Institute "Economics of Innovation" at Barcelona, Spain, June 9-12, 2015
     Haeussler C.
    , Assmus A., Bridging the gap from inventions to innovations - increasing success rates in clinical trials
  • DRUID Summer Conference 2015: "The relevance of Innovation" at ROME, Italy, June 12-17, 2015
     Haeussler C.
    , Assmus A., Bridging the gap from inventions to innovations - increasing success rates in clinical trials

  • GSE Summer Institute "Economics of Innovation" at Barcelona, Spain, June 9-12, 2015
     Haeussler C.
    , Sauermann H., The Anatomy of Teams: division of labor in collaborative knowledge production

  • DRUID Summer Conference 2015: "The relevance of Innovation" at ROME, Italy, June 12-17, 2015
     Haeussler C.
    , Sauermann H., The Anatomy of Teams: division of labor in collaborative knowledge production

  • Lei & Brick Workshop on “The Economics of Knowledge”The  Organisation, Economics and Policy of Scientific Research, Torino, Italy, April, 2015

     Haeussler C., Sauermann H., The anatomy of teams: division of labor in collaborative knowledge production, Lei & Brick Workshop on The Economics of Knowledge

  •  SLOAN Economics of Knowledge Contribution and Distribution Workshop and Roundtable Engineering Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Atlanta, USA, 2014

     Haeussler C., Sauermann H., The Anatomy of Teams: Division of Labor in Knowledge Production

  • TIE-Tagung, TU München, München, 2014  

    Haeussler C., Sauermann H., The Anatomy of Teams: Division of Labor in Knowledge Production

  • TIE-Tagung, TU München, München, 2014

     Haeussler C., Mueller E., Hennicke M. , D., Founder involvement in R&D teams: Implications for firm survival and growth

  • HEC Paris- 5th Conference in Entrepreneurship, 2014

     Haeussler C., Mueller E., Hennicke M. , D., Founder involvement in R&D teams: Implications for firm survival and growth

  • Harvard Business School, Open User Innovation Conference, Cambridge, MA, 2014 
    Haeussler C.
    , Vieth S., Do it yourself or seek solutions via the crowd or an expert? An empirical analysis through a problem-based view

  • AOM, Philadelphia, 2014

    Haeussler C., Figge P., Developing organizational transactive memory systems: The impact of the costs of reciprocity

  • St. Gallen – Rencontres de St. Gall, 2014

     Haeussler C., Mueller E., Hennicke M., D., Founder involvement in R&D teams: Implications for firm survival and growth

  • Beyond Spillovers Conference, Kassel, 2014

    Haeussler C., Antecedents of Academic Entrepreneurship

  • EPIP –European Policy of Intellectual Property, Paris, 2013

     Haeussler C., Harhoff D., Mueller E., How does Patenting Inform VC Investors – The Case of Biotechnology

  • Academy of Management Conference, Orlando, 2013

     Haeussler C., Higgins M., Control Rights in Alliances: A Property Rights and Capabilities Based Approach

  • VHB Pfingsttagung, Würzburg, 2013

     Haeussler C., Jiang L., Thursby J., Thursby M., General and Specific Sharing of Information

  • Copenhagen Business School, Fakultätsseminar, 2013

     Haeussler C., Harhoff D., Mueller E., Signaling and Certification: The Patent System as Analysis Tool

  • Rencontres, St. Gallen, 2012

     Haeussler C., Harhoff D., Mueller E., To be financed or not: The role of patents for VC financing

  • Academy of Management Conference, Boston, 2012
    Haeussler C., Colyvas J., Presentation within the PDW: Research on universities and science: Geography, institutions, and disciplinary fields Haeussler C., Sauermann H., Credit where credit is due. The impact of project contribution and social factors on authorship and inventorship  Haeussler C., Higgins M., Hochhold S., Does Being First Matter? Financial and Technological Returns to Corporate Venture Capital
  • DRUID Conference, Copenhagen, 2012
    Haeussler C., Sauermann H., Credit where credit is due. The impact of project contribution and social factors on authorship and inventorship 
  • Universität Zürich, Fakultätsseminar, 2012
    Haeussler C., Jiang L., Thursby J., Thursby M., Sharing among competing researchers
  • German Economic Association of Business Administration, Zürich, 2011
    Haeussler C., Jiang L., Thursby J., Thursby M., General and Specific Sharing among Scientists
  • Haeussler C., Sauermann H., Credit where credit is due. The impact of project contribution and social factors on authorship and inventorship,Technology Transfer Society Meeting, Augsburg, 2011 
  • Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, 2011
     Haeussler C., Higgins M., Explaining control in strategic alliances: a property rights and capabilities perspective
  • Haeussler C., Higgins M., Hochhold S., Corporate Venture Capital – Is there a first mover advantage?
  • Brick-Dime Conference, Torino, 2011
    Haeussler C., Sauermann H., Credit where credit is due. The impact of project contribution and social factors on authorship and inventorship
  • Academy of Management Conference, Montréal, 2010
    Haeussler C., Colyvas J., Antecedents of Academic Entrepreneurship
  • Haeussler C., Information Sharing – A Research Agenda
  • DRUID Conference, London, 2010 
    Haeussler C., Jiang L., Thursby J., Thursby M., General and Specific Sharing among Scientists
  • Tagung der TIM Kommission des VHB, Aachen, 2009
    Haeussler C., Information-Sharing of Scientists in Academia and the Industry: A Comparative Study
  • G-Forum, Leipzig, 2009
    Haeussler C., The Role of Patents for VC-Financing
  • GEABA, Vallendar, 2009
    Haeussler C., Information-Sharing of Scientists in Academia and the Industry: A Comparative Study
  • Academy of Management, Chicago, CA, USA, 2009
     Haeussler C., Comparison of Information-Sharing of Scientists in Academia and the Industry
  • Haeussler C., Harhoff D., Schirge M., Stock Market Reactions to Patent Oppositions in Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
  • Haeussler C., Higgins M., Strategic Alliance Contracts: An Overview of Ex Ante Preferences for Control Rights
  • Summer Conference of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
     Haeussler C., Jiang L., Thursby J., Thursby M., General and Specific Sharing among Scientists
  • VHB Konferenz, Nürnberg, 2009
    Haeussler C., Harhoff D., Mueller E., To Be Financed Or Not - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing
  • EGOS Conference, Barcelona, 2009
    Haeussler C., Comparison of Information-Sharing of Scientists in Academia and the Industry
  • Haeussler C., Colyvas J., 2009, Breaking the Ivory Tower: Academic Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences in UK and Germany
  • 2nd COMMUNIA Conference, Torino, 2009
    Haeussler C., Comparison of Information-Sharing of Scientists in Academia and the Industry
  • DRUID Conference, Kopenhagen, 2009
    Haeussler C., Comparison of Information-Sharing of Scientists in Academia and the Industry
  •  "To be Financed or Not - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing", VHB Tagung, Nürnberg, May 2008.
  • "To be Financed or Not - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing", Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008.
  • "The Determinants of Technology Commercialization: An Empirical Analysis", Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008.
  • "Strategic Alliances and Product Development: The Moderating Effect of Technological Capabilities", Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008.
  • "To be Financed or Not - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing", Knowledge for Growth Conference, Toulouse, July 2008.
  • "The Determinants of Knowledge Sharing - An Empirical Analysis of Firm and University Scientists", BRICK Dime Workshop on the Organisation, Economics and Policy of Academic Research, Torino, July 2008.
  • "To be Financed or Not - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing", DRUID Celebration Conference, Copenhagen, June 2008.
  • "To be Financed or Not - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing", MC Health Workshop, Munich, February 2008.
  • "The Determinants of Technology Commercialization: An Empirical Analysis", G-Forum, Aachen, November 2007.
  • "Comparing the German and the British Biotechnology Industries – Finance, Management and Regulation", ESF-IfW Conferences on The Global Health Economy, Kiel, October 2007.
  • "The Determinants of Technology Commercialization: An Empirical Analysis", GEABA, Tuebingen, September 2007.
  • "National Systems of Innovation - Convergence in British and German Biotechnology?", Economics of Technology Policy, EPFL, Ascona, June 2007.
  • "Take and Give versus Knowledge Absorption", Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Madrid, June 2007.
  • "National Systems of Innovation - Convergence ante portas", SPRU 40th Anniversary Conference, Brighton, September 2006.
  • "Take and give versus knowledge catching", EGOS Conference, Bergen, July 2006.
  • "Minimize secrecy, maximize knowledge - An empirical analysis of the management of knowledge flows", Schumpeter Conference, Nicce, June 2006.
  • "Take and Give versus Knowledge Catching", DRUID Summer Conference, Copenhagen, June 2006.
  • "Cluster Performance reconsidered: Structure, Linkages and Paths in the German Biotechnology Industry, 1996-2003", ACCS Strategy Conference, May 2006.
  • "Minimize Secrecy, Maximize Knowledge - An empirical analysis of the management of knowledge flows", TR 15 Workshop "Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Würzburg, March 2006.
  • "Can´t buy me Control Rights! Contracting and Performance of assymetrical inter-firm collaborations in the Biotechnology Industry", EGOS Conference, Berlin, 2005.
  • "R&D Collaborations of emerging Firms - Common Knowledge Path and Differentiation", Jim March-Seminar, Stanford University, 2005.
  • "Organizing for Innovation, Knowledge Paths and the role of National Innovation Systems", Stanford University, 2005.
  • "Contracts and Performance - Asymmetrial Alliances in Biotechnology", Stanford University, 2005.
  • "The Allocation of Control Rights and Structure of R&D Alliances in German Biotechnology", Doctoral Workshop RENT Conference, Barcelona, 2002.
  • "Does Partnering Pay off?", CEFS-ODEON Kolloquium, München, November 2003.
  • "Does Partnering Pay off? Stock Market Reactions to Inter-firm Collaboration Announcements", GEABA, Bonn, October 2004.

Non-academic articles

  • "Gesucht: Unternehmer im Unternehmen", in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Electronic Media, November 2001.
  • "Ein Segen?! - die Beratungs- und Inkubatorenbranche", in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Electronic Media, Januar 2002.
  • "Kooperationen und komplementäre Ziele - Strategie für Start-ups", in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Electronic Media, August 2002.
  • "Raus aus der Depression, rein in aktives Krisenmanagement", in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Electronic Media, Januar 2003.

Since 2019 member of Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI) at the German Federal Government
 

  • Academy of ManagementGerman
  • Strategic Management Society
  • Academic Association for Business Research (VHB eV)
  • Haniel Young Leaders Network
  • MIT Club of Germany
  • German Economic Association of Business Administration (GEABA)
  • European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS)
  • DRUID Society

  • KSG Entrepreneurship Research Award 2019 of the G-Forum 2019 in Vienna for the paper “Kindred spirits: The influence of cognitive frame similarity on contingency planning in strategic alliances” (Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Marvin Hanisch, Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy, Prof. Dr. Andreas Koenig, Prof. Dr. Theresa S. Cho). For more information see  FGF-Seite
  • Best paper of the Tracks “Strategic Management Behavioral Strategy” of the EURAM Conference in Paris, 2019, for the papier „Kindred Spirits: The Influence of Cognitive Frame Similarity on Contingency Planning in Strategic Alliances” ( Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Marvin Hanisch, Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy, Prof. Dr. Andreas Koenig, Prof. Dr. Theresa S. Cho).
  • Finalist (best 5) Best Paper Award of the Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society (SMS), Paris, 2018, for “The Influence of Cognitive Frame Similarity on Contingency Planning in Strategic Alliances” (Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Marvin Hanisch, Prof. Dr. Andreas Koenig, Prof. Dr. Theresa S. Cho).
  • Nominated Best Paper Award of the Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society (SMS), Paris, 2018 for “Horizontal and Vertical Skills: Increasing Success Rates in Clinical Trials” (Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Anne Assmus).
  • Best Paper Designation of the 78. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, 2018, for “Developer's Progression from Periphery to Core in the Linux Kernel Development Project” (Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Marvin Hanisch, Stefan Berreiter, Sven Apel).
  • Best Paper Designation of the 78. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, 2018, for “The Influence of Cognitive Frame Similarity on Contingency Planning in Strategic Alliances” (Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Marvin Hanisch, Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy, Prof. Dr. Andreas Koenig, Prof. Dr. Theresa S. Cho).
  • Best Practice Paper Award of the 79. Annual Conference of the Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) in St. Gallen for their paper, Bridging the Gap between Inventions and Innovations -Increasing Success Rates in Clinical Trials (Prof. Dr. Carolin Haeussler, Anne Assmus).
  • Prize of the Association of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for an outstanding dissertation | Excellence Award, 2006.
  • Prize of the Alumni Management Association of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for an outstanding dissertation, 2005.
  • Ottmar Bühler-Prize for an outstanding research paper, 2002.

Reviewing Institutions (Selection):

  • DFG
  • Leibniz Gemeinschaft
  • BMBF
  • Schweizer Nationalfonds
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • Österreichische Nationalbank

Reviewing Journals (Selection):

  • Science
  • Academy of Management Journal
  • Management Science
  • Organization Science
  • Research Policy
  • Journal of Business Venturing
  • Economics, Innovation and New Technology
  • Strategic Management Journal
  • PIOS
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