Daniela Maresch

Daniela Maresch is an Associate Professor at GEM, affiliated with the Management, Technologies and Strategy Department since December 2020. She holds a PhD in Business Administration and an LL.M. in Business Law from WU Vienna University of Business and Economics (Austria), followed by a postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation) from Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria). Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, regional development, and innovation, particularly in areas like entrepreneurial finance, technology entrepreneurship, social/migrant entrepreneurship, and education. Her work bridges interdisciplinary fields, combining legal, economic, and managerial perspectives.

Dr. Maresch’s research has been published in journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and the European Central Bank Working Paper Series, with funding from the EU, the Swedish Kamprad Family Foundation, and private enterprises. She has held visiting roles at Aalto University (Finland), Cranfield University (UK), Lund University (Sweden), and currently serves as a visiting professor at Johannes Kepler University Linz. She is also an editorial board member for Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Review of Managerial Science.

Her research explores themes such as entrepreneurial ecosystems, scaling strategies in digital eras, and the socio-economic impact of disruptive technologies. Key themes include innovation adoption in SMEs, governance of emerging technologies (e.g., additive manufacturing), and the role of fear-of-missing-out in decision-making. She advocates for policies fostering scalable ventures and ethical considerations in technology deployment, such as moral frameworks for social robots.

Dr. Maresch’s work addresses challenges in rural entrepreneurship, including social enterprise sustainability and innovation. She collaborates with academic and industry partners to advance practical applications of her research, emphasizing interdisciplinarity and real-world relevance.