Prof. Dr. Dries Faems

Prof. Dr. Dries Faems holds the Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He also is a Visiting Professor at the LUISS Business School in Rome. His current research focuses on collaboration for innovation. In particular, he studies how alliance activities influence firms´ innovation and financial performance and how firms can effectively manage different types of open innovation strategies. His research has been published in top journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Management and has received several awards at international conferences.