IST Institute

    The Institute for Strategic Innovation and Technology Management is the competence center for innovation and strategy. Research focuses on Strategic Transformation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Startups, Ambidextrie, Agility and Digitalization.

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    Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter

    M.Eng. Nicolai Heinzelmann

    heinzelmann@innovationsinstitut.org
    Phone: +49 (0) 7531 206-9098
    Room: G 340

    Corporate Entrepreneurship, Corporate Venturing, Corporate Entrepreneurship Portfolios

    • More about Nicolai Heinzelmann

      Career

      Nicolai Heinzelmann completed his bachelor and master studies (B.Eng./M.Eng.) in Industrial Engineering at the University of Konstanz. During a semester abroad at the University of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia) he deepened his knowledge in the fields of Innovation & Entrepreneurship as well as Strategic Management. Nicolai has been involved in research projects at the IST Institute since 2014. In the beginning, he supported the investigation of indicators that suggest the survivability of young tech start-ups. Later he focused his research on Corporate Entrepreneurship and Corporate Venturing. He is supported by the HAW doctoral fellowship.

      Working and Research Focuses

      In the area of Corporate Entrepreneurship and Corporate Venturing, Nicolai examines in particular which types of Corporate Venturing units are suitable for achieving specific strategic objectives and which framework conditions must be in place for successful implementation. Building on this, Nicolai examines which interactions arise from a combination of different Corporate Venturing units and how these influence the achievement of objectives.

    M.Eng. Christina Lang

    lang@innovationsinstitut.org
    Phone: +49 (0) 7531 206-9084
    Room: G 340

    Corporate Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship, Intrapreneur

     

    • More about Christina Lang

      Career

      Christina Lang studied industrial engineering at the Esslingen University of Applied Sciences with a bachelor's degree (B. Eng.) and a master's degree (M. Eng.), which she successfully completed with a thesis on intrapreneurship. During her studies she gained insights into companies of different sizes and industries and gained experience in production and new business marketing. Christina has been involved in research projects at the IST Institute since 2018.

      Working and Research Focuses

      Her work focuses on the study of where the challenges of digital transformation come from for SMEs and what established SMEs can learn from the start-up world to master digital transformation.

      In the field of corporate entrepreneurship, Christina examines how the various entrepreneurial innovation units can be successfully managed by established companies in their implementation. She focuses on the question of success in corporate entrepreneurship and how this success can be measured and controlled. On this basis, she aims to develop a management system for corporate entrepreneurship.

    B.Eng. Felix Duffner

    duffner@innovationsinstitut.org
    Phone: +49 (0) 7531 206-9099
    Room: G 340

    Project staff EXIST- potentials

    • More about Felix Duffner

      Career

      Felix Duffner completed his bachelor's degree (B.Eng.) in industrial engineering at the University of Konstanz. During the practical semester he deepened his knowledge in the field of innovation and project management and successfully completed his studies with a thesis on the subject of free innovation. He then worked for a Startup Accelerator in Cologne and Düsseldorf, where he accompanied over 80 early stage startups.

      Working and Research Focuses

      Together with the University of Konstanz, Felix is working on the joint application for the EXIST Potentials funding measure of the BMWi.

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