Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Zobel
Ann-Kristin is Associate Professor for Management at the University of St. Gallen. Her research focuses on how firms transform from a traditionally closed innovation model to a model of open innovation that increasingly integrates external sources of innovation and paths to markets. This new model of open innovation is particularly relevant in the renewable energy sector, in which innovation is becoming increasingly distributed and requires a collective effort from different institutions in an innovation ecosystem. In this context, Ann-Kristin’s research investigates value creation and value capture strategies, including dynamic capabilities & processes, the strategic management of intellectual property as well as the structure and design of innovation ecosystems.
Ann-Kristin holds a Bachelor’s degree in ‘International Business’ and a Master’s degree in ‘Business Research’ from Maastricht University. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, in 2013. During her studies, Ann-Kristin spent time at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada) and the University of California, Berkeley (USA).
Prior to joining SusTec, Ann-Kristin worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Business Innovation, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, under the supervision of Professor Henry Chesbrough.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Zobel, A-K. and J. Hagedoorn (2018). Implications of open innovation for organizational boundaries and the governance of contractual relations. Forthcoming in Academy of Management Perspectives. Downloaddoi:10.5465/amp.2016.0175
- Hagedoorn, J.; Lokshin, B.; and Zobel, A-K. (2017) "Partner type diversity in alliance portfolios: multiple dimensions, boundary conditions and firm innovation performance." Journal of Management Studies, 55(5), 809-836. Downloaddoi:10.1111/joms.12326
- Bogers, M., Zobel, A-K., Afuah, A., Almirall, E., Brunswicker, S., Dahlander, L., Frederiksen, L., Gawer, A., Gruber, M., Haefliger, S., Hagedoorn, J., Hilgers, D., Laursen, K., Magnusson, M.G., Majchrzak, A., McCarthy, I.P., Moeslein, K.M., Nambisan, S., Piller, F.T., Radziwon, A., Rossi-Lamastra, C., Sims, J., and A.L.J. ter Wal (2017). “The Open Innovation Research Landscape: Established Perspectives and Emerging Themes Across Different Levels of Analysis.” Industry and Innovation, 24(1). 8-40. Downloaddoi:10.1080/13662716.2016.1240068
- Hagedoorn, J.; Zobel, A-K. (2015): "The role of contracts and intellectual property rights in open innovation." Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 27(9), 1050-1067. Downloaddoi:10.1080/09537325.2015.1056134
- Zobel, A-K. (2017). Benefiting from open innovation: a multi-dimensional model of absorptive capacity. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 34(3), 269-288. Downloaddoi:10.1111/jpim.12361, DownloadVideo abstract
- Zobel, A-K.; Balsmeier, B., Chesbrough, H. (2016): "Does patenting help or hinder open innovation? Evidence from new entrants in the solar industry" Industrial and Corporate Change, 25(2), 2015, 307-331. Downloaddoi:10.1093/icc/dtw005
- Zobel, A-K., Lokshin, B. and J. Hagedoorn (2016). “Formal and informal appropriation mechanisms: the role of openness and innovativeness.”Technovation, 59, 44-54. Downloaddoi:10.1016/j.technovation.2016.10.001