Nina Telg

Dr. Nina Telg is an Assistant Professor in Strategic Management at the Department of Management and Organization, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research focuses on coopetition—the simultaneous collaboration and competition between firms—particularly examining intellectual property protection mechanisms and portfolio configurations for innovation success. She holds a PhD in Strategy from Maastricht University (2022) and has taught courses such as International Strategy and Foundations of Strategic Management. She actively supervises Bachelor and Master theses, emphasizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Education:

• PhD in Strategy, Maastricht University (2017–2022)
• MSc in Business Research, Maastricht University (2015–2017)
• BSc in International Business, Maastricht University (2012–2015)

Research Interests: Nina’s work explores how firms balance joint value creation and individual value capture through coopetition. She investigates formal (patents, copyrights) and informal (secrecy) IP protection strategies, as well as coopetitive portfolio configurations. Her studies employ qualitative comparative analysis to identify optimal alliance combinations for innovation performance.

Teaching & Advising:

• Course coordinator for Strategie (Dutch Bedrijfskunde program)
• Supervised over 20 Bachelor/Master theses on strategic management and innovation
• Contributed to course development in Entrepreneurship & Innovation