Andreas Distel

Dr. Andreas Distel is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands). He has been affiliated with Erasmus University since 2019.

Education:

• PhD from Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)

Research Focus: Andreas explores the micro-foundations of strategic adaptation, corporate entrepreneurship, and open innovation. His work integrates strategic management with psychology, neuroscience, and AI to understand how individual-level drivers (e.g., cognitive processes, managerial skills) influence organizational performance, innovation, and policy outcomes. He employs quantitative methods to analyze survey data, employee-employer linkages, and text-based datasets.

Publication Trends: His recent work examines consultant-to-manager transitions, MNC subsidiary performance, SME grant consortia, open innovation in science, AI-driven innovation measurement, and absorptive capacity dynamics.