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The above-mentioned professorship at the faculty is advertised as of April 1, 2026. The application deadline is February 8, 2026. The job advertisement can be found here: W3 Professorship in transformation and innovation management (m/f/d) (englisch)

Dr. Anna Waßenhoven, Malte Stenzel, and Vanessa Lind from the Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models have returned from their research visit at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Under the local project leadership of Dr. Nathalie Sick, they collaborated with colleagues from the School of Mechanical and Mechatronic...

As part of “Let’s Talk! Science Direct” on November 6, 2025, Dr. Michael Rennings from the Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models presented the innovation management assessment. In lively discussions with company representatives, he explained how the assessment helps companies to test and increase their innovative capacity. With the...

The Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models was represented twice at this year’s VHB TIE Conference in Weimar. Dr. Michael Rennings presented the chair’s latest research findings on complementary innovation ecosystems. In his presentation, he showed how these ecosystems arise, how their architectures develop, and how actors assume leadership...

The Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models was represented by Michael Rennings at this year's EURAM (European Academy of Management) Conference 2025 in Florence, Italy. Michael Rennings presented the Chair's current research findings on the “Convergence of scientific fields”. In his presentation, he showed how new interdisciplinary fields of...

As part of the BNE@RUB project, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bröring provides exciting insights into her perspective on Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9) - “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”. In the interview, she talks about the importance of SDG 9 for Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the Ruhr region, her personal approach...