Name
Gilsing
First Name
Victor
Research Institution
Victor A. Gilsing (1969) is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tilburg University. Furthermore, he is one of the Core Fellows of the Centre for Innovation Research (CIR) that forms a joint research institute with the Faculty of Business and Economics at Tilburg University.
Before joining Tilburg University, he was a Senior Researcher at the Faculty Technology Management, Eindhoven University of Technology and a Fellow at ECIS. Prior to academia he worked at Unilever, as a European Sales and Innovation Manager, and at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, as a senior policy advisor in the field of Innovation Policy.
In his research, he has a special interest in the creation of breakthrough innovations and the role of strategic (technology) collaboration herein. In addition, he has also an interest in the role of corporate entrepreneurship as a means to create important (breakthough) innovations, possibly in combination with external strategic collaboration.
His work has been published in several international refereed journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Research Policy, Journal or Product Innovation Management and others.
Furthermore, he also teaches students and managers in the field of innovation management and strategic collaboration. He also gives lectures to companies and policy makers on a regular basis.
Area of expertise
- Creation of Breakthrough Technologies / Innovations
- Network Evolution & Strategic Technology Alliances
- Corporate EntrepreneurshipStudents going for a doctors degree
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