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Name
Keil
First Name
Thomas
Research Institution
Thomas Keil is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Helsinki University of Technology (TKK). He holds DSc (Tech) and Lic. Tech degrees from Helsinki University of Technology and a MSc degree (Dipl.Wirsch.-Ing.) from Darmstadt University of Technology. Thomas has taught extensively in undergraduate and graduate programs, customized executive education, MBA and Executive MBA programs in Europe and North America. He is an active advisor for companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. Thomas’ research has been published in leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Sloan Management Review, and Strategic Management Journal. His current research interests include corporate entrepreneurship and innovation, strategic renewal, and mergers and acquisitions.
Area of expertise
Corporate entrepreneurship and venturing,

mergers and acquisitions,

technology commercialization,

information and communication technology industries.
Students going for a doctors degree
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Relevant projects
Recognizing technological discontinuities through corporate venture capital
Learning from alliances and corporate ventures
New business expansion through mergers and acquisitions

Exnovate is a platform bringing together companies that are experienced or interested in open & collaborative innovation. We offer three types of networking services:

- OPEN INNOVATION FORUM for large and medium sized companies with best practices in open innovation
- OI FOR SMEs: Open and collaborative innovation is also very valuable for SMEs. We like to bring together best practices in Europe and around the globe.

Exnovate also brings together companies with the academic world. Have a look at the academic network of Exnovate. We can combine theory and practice leading to better (open) innovation practices.

Open & collaborative innovation, in addition to other forms of innovation, can be a tremendous driver for regional and international prosperity in both the short and the long run. The facilitation of innovation depends at least to some extent on the policy framework in which it resides, so please check out and contribute to the available information on this website.

Exnovate connects researchers who have top expertise in different subjects related to crowd-sourcing, open innovation, collaboration between innovation partners, and innovation networks. Exnovate offers them a platform to set up research projects that may fit in international research programs financed by the European Community or other international organizations. In addition, companies and governments can look for expertise among these academics to execute specific types of research projects about open innovation.

Currently we are developing a library of teaching cases and syllabi about user innovation, open & collaborative innovation. You can also find the list of top researchers that back the network.

Exnovate does not offer first line advice. The success of open innovation generated a fast growing market for all kinds consulting and service firms. Identification of the right providers is difficult and a standard for the service quality is non-existent. This is where Exnovate can play a role.