Andreas Engelen

Prof. Dr. Andreas Engelen holds the Chair of Business Administration, with a special focus on Management, at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since April 2019. He previously served as Professor for Corporate Management at the Technical University of Dortmund from 2011 to 2019 and has taught Executive Education courses at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok since 2011. His academic career includes a doctorate (2007) and habilitation (2011) from RWTH Aachen University, following studies in business administration there.

Engelen’s research focuses on strategic and entrepreneurial management, particularly success factors in new business creation (both startups and corporate ventures). His work has achieved top rankings in German academic evaluations and is published in leading journals like MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management, and Harvard Business Manager. He has authored seminal German-language textbooks on Corporate Entrepreneurship and Opportunity Recognition, including an English translation of the latter.

• Key research areas: Strategic Emphasis on Innovation, Venture Capital Acquisition, Biotech Startup Growth Trajectories, Organizational Resilience, and Digital Transformation.
• Publications: 15+ peer-reviewed articles in international journals (2012–2025), multiple book chapters, and 7 textbooks.

Engelen’s recent articles examine innovation dynamics (2025) and venture capital seed funding (2024), with methodological contributions like time series cluster analysis for biotech startups. He is also involved in practical applications through spin-off companies and medium-sized business consulting, contributing a monthly column to 'Markt und Wachstum – das Mittelstandsmagazin'.

• Scientific Recognition: Ranked among Germany’s top 15 researchers under 40 by Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche.