Name
Lichtenthaler
First Name
Ulrich
Research Institution
Ulrich Lichtenthaler is an assistant professor of Technology and Innovation Management at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany, where he also received his Ph.D. In summer 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, US. His current research interests include open innovation, absorptive capacity, dynamic capabilities, and strategic alliances. He has published two books and multiple articles (including in-press articles) in leading international journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Strategic Organization, Journal of Management Studies, Research Policy, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Business Venturing, and California Management Review. He serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for numerous journals. Moreover, he gained work experience in various industrial firms and consultancies, and he has consulted multiple firms in the area of technology and innovation management and corporate strategy
Area of expertise
innovation, absorptive capacity, strategic alliances, external technology acquisition, external technology commercialization, technology licensing, innovation intermediaries
Students going for a doctors degree
Contact
Address: WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Technology and Innovation Management, , Burgplatz 2, D-56179 Vallendar, Germany, telephone: +49-(0)261-6509-245, e-mail: lichtenthaler@whu.edu
Relevant projects
Capability-based framework for open innovation processes, The role of employee attitudes in outward knowledge transfer.