Paul-Emmanuel ANCKAERT

Paul-Emmanuel ANCKAERT is an Associate Professor at SKEMA Business School, France, specializing in Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Holding a PhD in Business Economics from KU Leuven (2017), he previously served as Assistant Professor at SKEMA (2019-2023) and held postdoctoral positions at Copenhagen Business School and KU Leuven.

• Education:
  • PhD in Business Economics, KU Leuven (2017)
  • MSc in Business Economics & Strategy, KU Leuven (2012)
  • BSc in Applied Economics, KU Leuven (2011)

His research focuses on innovation management, science-commercialization linkages, and knowledge diffusion through migration. Key findings show how translational research combining basic and applied science improves pharmaceutical product commercialization, and how foreign R&D hires enhance firm-level exploration through cross-border knowledge access.

Notable awards include the 2021 Academy of Management TIM Division Best Paper Award and 2020 SMS Conference Best Paper Finalist. His work appears in top journals like Industrial and Corporate Change and Research Policy, with recent publications analyzing inventor knowledge exploitation and university-industry collaboration impacts.