Markus A. Fitza April 2021

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Frankfurt School of Finance and Management Adickesallee 32-34 60322 Frankfurt am Main Germany m.fitza@fs.de

Faculty Positions:	Professor for Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, Germany, from 2017.
	Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, College Station, TX, USA, 2012 - 2017.
	Assistant Professor, Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA,  2010 - 2012.
Academic Visits:	Distinguished Research Professor, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom, since Spring 2021.
	Visiting Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia Spring 2019.
	Visiting Professor, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Summer 2013 and 2014.
	Conjoint Associate Professor, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 2011 - 2017.
	Visiting Scholar, Universität Regensburg, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Innovations- und Technologiemanagement, Summer 2011 and 2012.
Education:	University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business, USA Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 2010.
	University of Oxford, Saïd Business School, Christ Church College, UK Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2003.
	University of Texas at Austin, USA Master of Arts in Molecular Biology, 2002.
	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany BS equivalent (Vordiplom), Biology, Mathematics, 1998.
Key Publications:	16.	Lerner, D., Alkærsig, L., Fitza, M., Lomberg, C. and Johnson, S. 2021 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Parasite Infection is Associated with Entrepreneurial Initiation, Engagement and Performance. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 45(1).
	15.	Sohl, T., Vromm, G. and Fitza, M. 2020 How much does business model matter for firm performance? A variance decomposition analysis. Academy of Management Discoveries, 6(1). A version of this paper was nominated for the overall “Best Conference Paper Prize” as well as for the "Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications" at the 2014 Strategic Management Society annual meeting.
	14.	Fitza, M. and Tihanyi, L. 2019 Does ownership form matter? Strategic Management Journal, 38(13).
	13.	Vedula, S. and Fitza, M. 2019 Regional Recipes: A Configurational Analysis of the Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for U.S. Venture Capital Backed Startups. Strategy Science, 4(1).
	12.	Dushnitsky, G. and Fitza, M. 2018 Are We Missing the Platforms for the Crowd? Comparing Investment Drivers Across Multiple Crowdfunding Platforms. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 10.
	11.	Johnson, S., Fitza, M., Lerner, D., Calhoun, D., Chan, E., Johnson, P. 2018 Risky business: linking Toxoplasma gondii infection and entrepreneurship behaviors across individuals and countries. Proceeding of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences), 285(1883). Covered in: NBCnews.com, July 25. 2018 Telegraph.co.uk, July 25. 2018 DiscoverMagazine.com, July 25. 2018 Independent.co.uk, July 25. 2018 Forbes.com, July 25. 2018 USAToday.com, July 26. 2018 Newsweek.com, July 26. 2018 CNN.com, July 26. 2018 Sky news, July 26. 2018 The Guardian, July 26.2018 Kurier.at, July 28. 2018 Wirtschaftswoche.de, July. 30. 2018 Die Welt, January 10. 2019
	10.	Tang, M., Lerner, D., Walsh, G. S. and Fitza, M., 2018 Green Innovation, Managerial Concern and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study. Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(1).
	9.	Withers, M. and Fitza, M. 2017 Do board chairs matter? The influence of board chairs on firm performance. Strategic Management Journal, 38(6).
	8.	Hayward, M. L. and Fitza M., 2017 Pseudo-Precision? Precise Forecasts and Impression Management in Managerial Earnings Forecasts. Academy of Management Journal, 60(3). Covered in: The Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com), 31. 2017
	7.	Fitza, M., 2017 How much do CEOs really matter? Reaffirming that the CEO effect is mostly due to chance. Strategic Management Journal, 38(3). Covered in: The Seattle Times, July 16. 2017
	6.	Josefy, M., Albert, L., Dean, T. and Fitza, M., 2017 The role of contextual factors in crowdfunding success: Evidence from independent theaters. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 41(2).
	5.	Fitza, M. and Dean, T., 2016 How much do VCs and Underwriters matter? A Comparative Investigation of Venture Capitalist and Underwriter Effects on IPO Underpricing. Venture Capital, 18(2).
	4.	Fitza, M., 2014 The use of variance decomposition in the investigation of CEO effects: How large must the CEO effect be to rule out chance? Strategic Management Journal, 35(12). A version of this paper was awarded the “Best Conference Paper Prize” at the 2010 Strategic Management Society annual meeting. Covered in: Der Standard, December 17. 2015 Financial Times, November 20. 2015 Harvard Business Review, November 16. 2015 Forbes.com, October 28. 2015 Inc.com, October 27. 2015
	3.	Ma, X., Tong, T. and Fitza M., 2013 How much does subnational region matter? Evidence from multinational corporations subsidiaries in a large emerging economy. Journal of International Business Studies, 44(1).
	2.	Matusik, S. and Fitza, M., 2012 Diversification in the venture capital industry: Leveraging knowledge under uncertainty. Strategic Management Journal, 33(4).
	1.	Fitza, M., Matusik, S. and Mosakowski, E., 2009 Do VCs matter? The importance of owners on performance variance in start-up firms. Strategic Management Journal, 30(4). Presented as one of two exemplary SMJ publications at the AoM Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference, University of Connecticut, May, 2009 This paper was also featured in: In Search of Research Excellence, Mitchell and Dino (Editors), Edward Elgar Pub, 2011
Other Publications	2.	Harrison, J. and Fitza, M., 2014 Heterogeneity of corporate parents and the paradox of corporate venture capital: A social capital perspective. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2014.
	1.	Fitza, M. and Dean, T., 2009 The relative importance of VC certification in the mitigation of information asymmetry at IPOs. Best paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management, 2009.
Work in Progress:	Fitza, M., Vedula, S., Porkayastha, A., 2020 Title removed Revise and resubmit at the Journal of Management
	Fitza, M. Title removed Reject and resubmit at the Strategic Management Journal.
	Filatotchev, I., Fitza, M., Jacobey, L., Oehmichen, J., Wolff, M. and Yoshikawa, T. Title removed Reject and resubmit at the Strategic Management Journal.
	Wang, W., Fainshmidt, S., and Fitza, M. How Much Does Stock Exchange Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from China.
	Hayward, M., and Fitza, M. The antecedents of diversification activity, a variance decomposition study.
	Obschonka, M., Lerner, D. and Fitza, M. Parasitic culture: Toxoplasma gondii infection, entrepreneurship and national aggregated phycology.
	Matusik, S., Heeley, M.,and Fitza, M. Industry, technology field, corporate, and unit effects: A decomposition of the drivers of innovation performance.
	Heyden, M. and Fitza, M. Woman on entrepreneurial boards, a cross-national study.
	Fitza, M., Vedula, S. and Conger, M. Region effects on time to market and product quality: Evidence for the US craft brewing industry.
	Billström L., Shankar, R., Dushnitsky, G., and Fitza M. Capturing the incubator effect.
	Vedula, S., Kyprianou, C., Pu, W., and Fitza M. Mapping the Narratives of Entrepreneurial Regional Ecosystems.
	Xu, K. Fitza, M., and Hitt, M. Revisiting firm and industry effects: The moderating effect of the institutional environment.
	Fitza, M. Modeling the impact of random influences on firm performance, are we "fooled" by randomness?
Work presented at Conference:	51.	Fitza, M., Vedula, S., Porkayastha, A., 2020 Size Matters: The Importance of Spatial Scale When Using Variance Decomposition to Estimate Subnational Region Effects. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, online.
	50.	Vedula, S., Kyprianou, C., Fitza M., 2020 Using Topic Modeling to Identify Cognitive Frames in Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Sustainability, Ethics Entrepreneurship Conference, San Juan, USA.
	48.	Sohl, T., Fitza, M. Hamelin, A. and Hayward, M. 2019 How Much Do Business Groups Matter in Developed Markets? Evidence from the Western European Union Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, USA.
	47.	Ellsaesser, F. Fitza, M., and Tsang, E. 2019 Comparing Internal Replication and Cross Validation as Approaches to Address the Reproducibility Crisis Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, USA.
	46.	Vedula, S., Fitza, M. 2019 Gimme Shelter: The Impact of Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Quality on Startup Performance. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson Park, USA.
	45.	Dushnitsky, G. and Fitza, M. 2018 Are We Missing the Platforms for the Crowd? Comparing Investment Drivers Across Multiple Crowdfunding Platforms. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
	44.	Balkin, D., Trevino, l., Fitza, M., Gomez-Mejia, L., Tadikonda, H., 2018 Who's on First? Uncovering the Factors that Lead to First Authorship in Management Scholarship. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA.
	43.	Vedula, S., Kyprianou, C., Fitza M., 2018 Mapping the Narratives of Entrepreneurial Regional Ecosystems. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Waterford, Ireland.
	42.	Vedula, S., Kyprianou, C., Fitza M., 2018 Tales of the Community: Using Topic Modeling to Identify Regional Entrepreneurship Narratives. Sustainability, Ethics Entrepreneurship Conference, Washington, USA. Nominated for the “Best Submission Award”.
	41.	Josefy, M. and Fitza, M., 2017 Pitch Perfect: The Importance of Cognitive and Affective Primes in Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisition. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Norman, USA.
	40.	Withers, M. and Fitza, M., 2016 Examining the Chair Effect: The Influence of Chairpersons on Firm Performance. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany.
	39.	Lerner, D. and Fitza, M., 2016 Beyond the Convention: A Novel Incremental Predictor of Entrepreneurial Psychology and Activity. Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, USA.
	38.	Fitza, M. and Matusik, S., 2016 Retained Ownership at Initial Public Offerings: A Mixed Signal? Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bodø, Norway.
	37.	Fitza, M., Vedula, S., Josefy, M., 2016 The Role of Different Types of Venture Capital Investors in Start-ups' Standard Setting Activities. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bodø, Norway.
	36.	Vedula, S. and Fitza, M., 2015 How much do Regions Matter for the Growth of Venture-Backed Startup Firms? A Life-Cycle Perspective. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.
	35.	Sohl, T., Vromm, G. and Fitza, M., 2015 How much does Business Model matter for firm performance? Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
	34.	Sohl, T., Vromm, G., and Fitza, M., 2014 The relative importance of business model and industry effects. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain. Nominated for the “SMS Best Conference Paper Prize” as well as for the "Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications".
	33.	Harrison, J. and Fitza, M., 2014 Heterogeneity of corporate parents and the paradox of corporate venture capital: A social capital approach. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain.
	32.	Fitza, M. and Tihanyi, L., 2014 Does ownership form matter? Evidence from the UK. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain.
	31.	Fitza, M. and Lerner, D. 2014 Toxoplasma gondii: Extending where we look for explanations of international differences in entrepreneurial activity rates. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, London, Canada.
	30.	Harrison, J. and Fitza, M. 2014 Heterogeneity of corporate parents and the paradox of corporate venture capital: A social capital perspective. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, London, Canada.
	29.	Albert, L., Dean, T., Josefy, M. and Fitza, M., 2013 Behind the Curtain: An empirical analysis of the mission-based model of antecedents in social entrepreneurship. NYU Stern Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, New York, USA.
	28.	Albert, L., Dean, T., Josefy, M. and Fitza, M., 2013 Crowdfunding and a mission-based model of social entrepreneurship. Kaufman Foundation, Crowdfunding Conference, Boulder, USA.
	27.	Fitza, M., Doblinger, C. and Dowling, M., 2013 Does country matter for the performance of new ventures? Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lyon, France.
	26.	Ma, X., Fitza M. and Tong, T., 2012 How much does ownership type matter? Evidence from China. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.
	25.	Hayward, M., Fitza, M. and Moore, D., 2012 False precision? Organizational antecedents and implications of earnings guidance precision. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.
	24.	Lerner, D. and Fitza, M., 2012 Disinhibition & Entrepreneurial Behavior: A New and Integrative Predictor of Entrepreneurial Action. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Fort Worth, USA.
	23.	Fitza, M., Hayward, M. L., Moore, D. and Hunt, R., 2012 Why be more precise? Corporate earnings forecast precision as a persuasion device. Academy of Management Conference, Boston, USA.
	22.	Fitza, M., 2011 IPO underpricing, money left on the table or strategic action? Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Miami, USA.
	21.	Williams, C. and Fitza, M., 2011 How and when does transparency enhance competitive advantage? Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Miami, USA.
	20.	Kortmann, S., Zimmermann, C., Perols, J. and Fitza, M., 2011 Exploring the “dynamics” of dynamic capabilities: The anteceding role of communal culture. Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, USA.
	19.	Hayward, M., Fitza, M., Miaskiewicz, T. and Zimmerman, C., 2011 Press attention, managerial overconfidence and the post-IPO performance puzzle. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Syracuse, USA.
	18.	Fitza, M., 2010 Do CEOS Matter: The use of variance decomposition in the investigation of CEO effects. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy. This paper was awarded the “SMS Best Conference Paper Prize”.
	17.	Matusik, S., Heeley, M. and Fitza, M., 2010 CVC from the start-up perspective: A quality or mixed signal? Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy.
	16.	Fitza, M., 2010 IPO underpricing, The perspective of the issuing firm: Money left on the table or strategic action? Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
	15.	Matusik, S., Heeley, M. and Fitza, M., 2010 Conditional effects of CVC funding from the start-up perspective. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
	14.	Fitza, M., 2009 CEOs matter, but not that much. Academy of Management Conference, BPS Division, Chicago, USA.
	13.	Fitza, M. and Dean, T., 2009 The relative importance of VC certification in the mitigation of information asymmetry at IPOs. Academy of Management Conference, ENT Division, Chicago, USA.
	12.	Matusik, S. and Fitza, M., 2009 Diversification in the venture capital industry, leveraging knowledge assets to manage uncertainty. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, Washington, USA.
	11.	Matusik, S. and Fitza, M., 2009 CVC from the start-up perspective: A quality or mixed signal? Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson Park, USA.
	10.	Fitza, M. and Dean, T., 2009 Venture capital investment as capital market signal in new ventures at IPO: A comparative investigation of venture capitalist and investment bank reputation effects. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson Park, USA.
	9.	Hayward, M., Fitza, M. and Larsen, K., 2008 The news media as purveyor of public status: Evidence from CEO compensation. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Köln, Germany
	8.	Fitza, M., 2008 How much do VCs matter for the post-investment fates of start-up firms? Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Köln, Germany.
	7.	Matusik, S. and Fitza, M., 2008 Diversification in the venture capital industry. West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA.
	6.	Mosakowski, E, Fitza, M. and Matusik, S., 2008 Venture Capitalists’ influences on start-up success versus failure. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chapel Hill, USA.
	5.	Matusik, S. and Fitza, M., 2008 Diversification of knowledge assets and performance: Evidence from venture capital investments. Academy of Management Conference, ENT Division, Anaheim, USA.
	4.	Fitza, M., Matusik, S. and Mosakowski, E., 2007 Measuring VC effects: What contributes to start-up firms’ performance variance? Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, San Diego, USA.
	3.	Fitza, M., Larsen, K. and Hayward, M., 2007 Claims to Fortune: Does the availability of CEO press attention explain discretionary CEO compensation? Academy of Management Conference, BPS Division, Philadelphia, USA.
	2.	Matusik, S. and Fitza, M., 2007 Diversification and performance in the VC industry: An exploration of leveraging knowledge assets. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Madrid, Spain.
	1.	Fitza, M., Matusik, S. and Mosakowski, E., 2006 Do VCs Matter? Evidence from performance variance in start-up firms. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bloomington, USA.
Invited Talks:	37	King's College London, King's Business School, London, UK, 2020
	36	Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 2019
	35	Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK, 2019
	34	University of Sydney, Entrepreneurship Department, Sydney, Australia, 2019
	33	University of Sydney, International Business Department, Sydney, Australia, 2019
	33	Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, 2019
	32.	Nord University, Bodø, Norway, 2018
	31.	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2018
	30.	University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2018
	29.	Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2018
	28.	Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2018
	27.	Nord University, Bodø, Norway, 2018
	26.	Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany, 2018
	25.	Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, 2018
	24.	Nord University, Bodø, Norway, 2017
	23.	Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, 2016
	22.	Nord University, Bodø, Norway, 2016
	21.	Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, 2016
	20.	Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, 2016
	19.	University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2016
	18.	New York University, New York, USA, 2015
	17.	University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2015
	16.	University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 2015
	15.	Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Wien, Austria 2015
	14.	London Business School, London, UK, 2015
	13.	University College London, London, UK, 2015
	12.	University of Oxford, Said Business School, Oxford, UK, 2014
	11.	INSEAD Business School, Singapore, 2014
	10.	University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2014
	9.	WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany, 2012
	8.	Chapman University, Orange, USA, 2012
	7.	University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2012
	6.	University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2011
	5.	The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2011
	4.	PENG - Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Design, Kunst und Kommunikation, Mainz, Germany, 2011
	3.	London Business School, London, UK, 2010
	2.	University of San Diego, San Diego, USA, 2009
	1.	Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group, Jena, Germany, 2008
Participation in Academic Symposiums:	Research agenda and empirical design, Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortium, Strategic Management Society, 2021. Wellbeing and mental health, Academy of Management Conference, 2019, Boston, USA. BPS Manage your dissertation workshop, Academy of Management Conference, 2012, Boston, USA.
Selected Media Mentions of research:	Die Welt: “Bestimmt ein Parasit unser Verhalten?“, January 10. 2019.
	CNN.com: “How a parasite from cat poop can reduce your fear and maybe make you an entrepreneur”, July 26. 2018.
	Independent.co.uk: “Mind-altering parasite spread by cats could give humans more courage and overcome 'fear of failure', research suggests”, July 25. 2018.
	SkyNews.com: “Parasite toxoplasma gondii spread by cats may help business tycoons”, July 26.2018
	USAToday.com: “Cat poop parasite may alter human brains to reduce fear, study finds”, July 26. 2018.
	Newsweek.com: “Parasite fond in cat feces may make you more entrepreneurial”, July 26. 2018.
	NBCnews.com: “Parasite in cat poop could be reducing our fear of failure, study finds” July 25. 2018.
	Telegraph.co.uk: “Parasite spread by cats drives entrepreneurial brilliance in humans”, July 25. 2018.
	DiscoverMagazine.com: “A Parasite In Cat Poo Could Push People To Take Risks”, July 25. 2018.
	Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com): “Executives Tend to Offer Precise Forecasts to Reassure Investors” May 31. 2017
	The Seattle Times: “CEOs sitting pretty, despite public’s view that they’re paid too much” July 16. 2017
	Der Standard: “Aufstieg und Chefposten nur durch Glück?” December 17. 2015.
	Financial Times: “Since you asked: CEOs are not dart-throwing chimps,  just ask one” November 20. 2015
	Harvard Business Review (HBR.com): “Are Successful CEOs Just Lucky?” November 16. 2015
	Forbes.com: “What's It Take To Be A CEO? Performance May Have Little To Do With Ability“ October 28. 2015.
	Inc.com: “The Truth About How Much a CEO Can Do to Make a Company Successful“ October 27. 2015
	The Mail and Globe: “CEOs who get ink hit the jackpot”. August 17. 2007
	Canadian Business: “A picture is worth a million bucks”. August 28. 2007
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Heard off the street: News about big CEO pay actually increases it”. October 21. 2007
	www.directorship.com: “Media Coverage Drives CEO Compensation”. October 22. 2007
	Colorado Daily: “Requirements might boost CEO pay, CU Boulder study says”. November 27. 2007.
	CBSnews.com: "How Media Coverage Boosts CEO Pay" November 28. 2007
	Interview for Morning Magazine at KGNU (88.5 FM Boulder). November 28, 2007
Additional Research Experience:	Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, (1999 – 2002), Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology. Research objectives: Directed evolution of acidophilic antibodies, antibody production technologies, and high-throughput protein engineering (funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)).
	Research Assistant, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany (Summer 1998), Biologische Fakultät. Research objectives: Classification of transposable DNA elements in hemoglobin clusters in Chironomus thummi and Chironomus pieger.
Dissertation Committee Membership:	Krishnan Nair Erasmus University. Joined Northwestern University as a Postdoc. Hooman Mirahmad Texas A&M University. Placed at Towson University. Matthew A. Josefy Texas A&M University. Placed at Indiana University. Pat McHugh, Bentley University. Placed at Brown University. Kip Kifer, University of Colorado. Placed at The Air Force Academy. Dirk Primus, Bentley University. Placed at Bryant University.
Teaching Experience:	Shaping Ideas/Design Thinking (1921 MBA) Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, since 2018 This course (workshop) is an induction into design thinning for MBA students.
	Entrepreneurship and additive Manufacturing (1821 Elec. Master Program) Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, since 2020. (Co-taught with Professor Mirko Cremer) This course introduce students to the disruptive potential of 3D Printing technology and uses this industry as a backdrop for the development of entrepreneurial ideas/ventures.
	Entrepreneurship (1521 Bachelor and 1721 Master Program) Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, since 2018. This course seeks to provide students with an in-depth overview of the challenges involved in developing and funding entrepreneurial ventures.
	Strategic Management (1560 Master Program) Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, since 2018. This course covers formulation, execution, control, and evaluation of corporate, global, and business-level strategy of the firm.
	Strategic Management (MGMT 680, Master Program), Texas A&M University. Two sections in Spring 2017, three sections in Fall 2015 and two sections in Spring 2015. This course covers formulation, execution, control, and evaluation of corporate, global, and business-level strategy of the firm.
	Entrepreneurship Ph.D. Seminar, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China, Summer 2016. This seminar is designed to survey the literature in entrepreneurship with a focus on research methods applied in the study of entrepreneurship.
	Entrepreneurship Ph.D. Seminar (MGMT 637), Texas A&M University Spring 2015 and Spring 2013. This seminar is designed to survey the literature in entrepreneurship. The main learning objective is to develop an understanding of the intellectual developments within the field.
	Technology Entrepreneurship, Universität Regensburg, Master Program. Weeklong intensive lecture, Fall 2014. This course seeks to provide students with an in-depth overview of the challenges involved in assessing, developing and funding of opportunities for technology based entrepreneurial ventures.
	Entrepreneurship Ph.D. Seminar, University of Oxford, Summer 2014. This seminar is designed to survey the literature in entrepreneurship with a focus on research methods applied in the study of entrepreneurship.
	Strategic Management (MGMT 466), Texas A&M University Three sections in Fall 2013, two sections in Fall 2012. This course covers formulation, execution, control, and evaluation of corporate, global, and business-level strategy of the firm.
	Nature, Exploitation and Funding of Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Universität Regensburg, Master Program. Weeklong intensive, Summer 2011 and Summer 2012. This course seeks to provide students with an in-depth overview of the challenges involved in assessing, developing and funding of opportunities for an entrepreneurial venture. The class consists of lectures, in-class exercises, case analyses and discussions of research papers.
	Strategic Management (GB 401), Bentley University. Seven sections between 2010 and 2012. This course covers formulation, execution, control, and evaluation of corporate, global, and business-level strategy of the firm. Emphasis is on identification, analysis, and resolution of important strategic issues.
	Entrepreneurial Environments (ESBM 3700), University of Colorado at Boulder. Three sections: Spring 2008, Spring 2009, and Summer 2009. This is an overview to entrepreneurship course. It addresses topics such as opportunity recognition, sources of funding and methods for managing rapid growth such as franchising. The class contains sections on alternative forms of entrepreneurship such as corporate entrepreneurship, sustainable entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.
	Strategic Management (MGMT 4000). University of Colorado at Boulder. Two sections: Spring 2007 and Summer 2007. This course covers formulation, execution, control, and evaluation of corporate, global, and business-level strategy of the firm. It includes case discussions as well as an extensive on-line simulation in which student teams develop and execute a strategy for an electronic sensor company for eight fiscal years.
	“The Best Should Teach” Silver Award, Graduate Teacher Program, University of Colorado (2008)
Grants and Fellowships:	Fellowship, Programm des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Bildung und Kultus, Wissenschaft und Kunst zur Förderung der Gewinnung von Internationalen Gastprofessoren (2014).
	Priority Research Initiatives Grant, University of Newcastle (2012).
	Faculty Affairs Committee Grant, Bentley University (2011).
	Hart Fellowship for my research on venture capital diversification (2008).
	University Fellowship, University of Colorado (2008).
	Hart Fellowship for my research on venture capital investments (2007).
	Management Division Fellowship, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2007).
	Fellowship, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin (1999 – 2000).
	DARPA (Defense Advance Research Project Administration, USA) Grant (1999 – 2003).
Awards and Recognitions:	Nominated for Best Research Methods Paper Price, annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society (2020) Paper title: The Importance of Spatial Scale When Using Variance Decomposition to Estimate Subnational Region Effects
	Nominated for Best Submission Award, Sustainability, Ethics Entrepreneurship Conference (2018). Paper title: Tales of the Community: Using Topic Modeling to Identify Regional Entrepreneurship Narratives
	Nominated for Best Conference Paper Prize, annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society (2014). Paper Title: The relative importance of business model and industry effects.
	Nominated for Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications, annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society (2014). Paper Title: The relative importance of business model and industry effects.
	Finalist for the Academy of Management BPS Wiley Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award (2011).
	Best Conference Paper Prize, annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society (2010). Paper Title: Do CEOS Matter: The use of variance decomposition in the investigation of CEO effects.
	Student Research-Citizen Award, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2009).
	The Best Should Teach Silver Award, Graduate Teacher Program, University of Colorado (2008).
	Student Research-Citizen Award, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2008).
	Faculty Research Excellence Award, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2007).
	WSET Level 2 Intermediate Certificate in Wines, Spirits and Alcoholic Beverages, Pass with Merit (2004).
	E-Fellows.net Stipend (awarded by: Deutsche Telekom, McKinsey, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck) (1999 - 2003).
Professional Service, Reviewing:	Academy of Management Journal: Ad-hoc reviewer Strategic Management Journal: Member of the Editorial Review Board Organization Science: Ad-hoc reviewer Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal: Ad-hoc reviewer Academy of Management Discoveries: Ad-hoc reviewer Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice: Ad-hoc reviewer Journal of Business Venturing: Ad-hoc reviewer Human Resource Management Review: Ad-hoc reviewer Journal of Strategy and Management: Ad-hoc reviewer Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Ad-hoc reviewer Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting: Ad-hoc reviewer
Academic Services and Leadership Positions:	Research Methods Division Treasurer, Academy of Management
	Member of the Founding Committee of the Journal of Management Scientific Reports (JOMSR).
	Rep at Large Research Methods Community, Strategic Management Society (2021). Member of the Editorial Board, Strategic Management Journal (since 2020)
	Member of the Joint Curriculum Committee for all MBA programs, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (since 2019).
	Member of the Curriculum Committee for the Master in Management, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (since 2018).
	Member of the Committee for Doctorate Proceedings (Promotionsausschuss), Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (since 2018).
	Member of the Committee to Investigate Academic Misconduct, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (since 2018).
	Member of faculty search committees (Strategy and Operations), Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (2017).
	Head of the Strategy Concentration, Master Program, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (since 2017).
	Member of the Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Curriculum Committee, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University (2015-2016).
	Member of the Advisory Board of the Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference (2013-2014).
	Coordinator of the Graduate Business Students Teaching Workshop Series, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2008).
	President of the Doctoral Business Student Association, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2007-2008).
	Member of the Doctoral Curriculum and Policy Committee, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2007-2008).
	Member of the Board of Directors, Studentenwerk Johannes Gutenberg- Universität (1997-1999).
	Vice-President of the Student Parliament, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (1997).
	Member of the Student Government Executive Committee, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (1996-1997).
	Editor in Chief of Unipress, the main student newspaper, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (1996-1997).
	Member of the University Senate Committee for relations with Poland, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (1996).
Business Experience:	Member of the Board of Directors, Brainbot technologies AG, Mainz, Germany (since 2019). Brainbot develops software for blockchain applications and is one of the key contributors to the core development of the Ethereum project.
	Co-CEO Fitza Bräu Brewery, Mainz, Germany (2013-2017). Fitza Bräu is a gypsy brewery serving the German market.
	Co-Founder, Bierbotschaft Mainz, Germany (2013-2017). The Bierbotschaft Mainz develops brews and distributes craft and micro beers in the Rhein Main Area of Germany.
	Business Development Director, Brainbot technologies AG, Mainz, Germany (2003-2005). Brainbot develops and markets software for knowledge management.
	Consulting activities, London, UK (2002-2003). · Market entry study for P&O Ports (a leading global ports operator). · New business development plan for Evason Environmental (a biotech start-up).
	Member of the Board of Directors, Studentenwerk Mainz, Germany, (1997–1999). The Studentenwerk Mainz runs 10 dormitories with housing for 2640 students, and 15 cafeterias, serving 18,000 meals per day, at 4 universities; €26m annual revenue.
Memberships:	Academy of Management Strategic Management Society American Association for the Advancement of Science Gesellschaft deutscher Kleinbrauer e.V.