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Name
Faems
First Name
Dries
Research Institution
Dries Faems is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Operations, Organisations, and Human Resources (University of Twente) and Affiliated Researcher at the Research Centre of Organisation Studies (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). He holds a masters degree in Commercial Engineering (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2001, magna cum laude) and became Doctor in Applied Economics (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2006) with a thesis titled: “Collaboration for Innovation: Processes of Governance and Learning in R&D Alliances.” With this thesis, he was a finalist of the 2007 BPS Best Dissertation Competition. He has published papers in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and Small Business Economics.
Area of expertise
governance of alliances and acquisitions, the management of ambidextrous innovation strategies, performance implications of alliance portfolios
Students going for a doctors degree
Contact
Relevant projects
- The innovation performance of firms: The impact of inter-organizational collaboration portfolios and coordination mechanisms (Funded by Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders)

- The impact of inter-organizational collaboration on the innovation and growth performance of firms: An international benchmark analysis (Funded by Flemisch Research Organisation for Entrepreneurship, Companies and Innovation)

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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.

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