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Publications - Technology Management

2023

  • Schmidt, C. V. H., Guffler, M., Kindermann, B., & Flatten, T. (2023). Collaborating with Generative AI: Exploring Algorithm Appreciation in Creative Writing, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2023/aiinbus/aiinbus/13/

2022

  • Kindermann, B., Schmidt, C. V. H., Pulm, J., Strese, S. (2022): The Double-Edged Sword of Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Configurational Perspective on Failure in Newly Public Firms, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 10422587221111724.
  • Kindermann, B., Salge, T. O., Wentzel, D., Flatten, T. C., Antons, D. (2022): Dynamic capabilities for orchestrating digital innovation ecosystems: Conceptual integration and research opportunities, Information and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2022.100422
  • Kindermann, B., Schmidt, C. V. H., Burger, O., Flatten, T. C. (2022): Why teams matter in customer involvement–The moderating effects of team social cohesion and team autonomy, Journal of Business Research, 146, 70-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.060
  • König, A. K. P., Schmidt, C. V. H., Kindermann, B., Schmidt, M. A. P., Flatten, T. C. (2022): How individuals learn to do more with less: The role of informal learning and the effects of higher-level education and unemployment in Ghana, Africa Journal of Management, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2022.2039051
  • Schmidt, C. V. H., & Flatten, T. C. (2022). Crossover of resources within formal ties: How job seekers acquire psychological capital from employment counselors. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43(4), 604-619. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2578

2021

  • Bachmann, J., Ohlies, I., Flatten, T. (2021): Effects of Entrepreneurial Marketing on New Ventures’ Exploitative and Exploratory Innovations: The Moderating Role of Competitive Intensity and Firm Size, Industrial Marketing Management, 92, 87-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.10.002
  • Kraljev, M., Flatten, T., & Kindermann, B. (2021): FinTechs Playing in the Sandbox — The Effect of Interacting Signals on Funding, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2021/fintech/fintech/14/ 
  • Schmidt, C. V. H., Kindermann, B., Behlau, C. F., Flatten, T. C. (2021): Understanding the effect of market orientation on circular economy practices: The mediating role of closed-loop orientation in German SMEs, Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(8), https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2863.

2020

  • Benning, L., Flatten, T. (2020): How Do New Technology Ventures Grow? A Theory of Planned Behavior Based Assessment of Inorganic Growth, International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 11(2), 88-113. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGSB.2020.109171
  • Kindermann, B., Beutel, S., García de Lomana, G., Strese, S., Bendig, D., Brettel, M. (2020): Digital Orientation: Conceptualization and Operationalization of a New Strategic Orientation, European Management Journal, 39(5), 645-657. doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.10.009

2019

  • Waleczek, P., von den Driesch, T., Flatten, T., Brettel, M. (2019): On the Dynamic Bundles behind Operations Management and Research and Development, European Management Journal, 37(2), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2018.03.005

2018

  • Bendig, D., Strese, S., Flatten, T., DaCosta, M., Brettel, M. (2018): On Micro-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: A Multi-Level Perspective Based on CEO Personality And Knowledge-Based Capital, Long Range Planning, 51(6), 797-814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2017.08.002
  • Gavilanes, J., Brettel, M., Flatten, T. (2018): Content Strategies for Digital Consumer Engagement in Social Networks: Why Advertising Is an Antecedent of Engagement, Journal of Advertising, 47(1), 4-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2017.1405751
  • Mergemeier, L., Moser, J., Flatten, T. (2018): The Influence of Multiple Constraints along the Venture Creation Process and on Start-up Intention in Nascent Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 30(7-8), 848-876. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2018.1471163
  • Waleczek, P., Zehren, T., Flatten, T. (2018): Start‐up financing: How founders finance their ventures' early stage, Managerial and Decision Economics, 39(5), 535-549. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2925

2017

  • Grühn, B., Strese, S., Flatten, T. C., Jäger, N., Brettel, M. (2017): Temporal Change Patterns of Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Longitudinal Investigation of CEO Successions, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 41(4), 591-619. doi.org/10.1111/etp.12239

2016

  • Adams, D. R., Flatten, T. C., Brinkmann, H., Brettel, M. (2016): Consequences and Antecedents of Absorptive Capacity in a Cross-Cultural Context, International Journal of Innovation Management, 20(01). https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919616500031
  • Grühn, B., Strese, S., Flatten, T., Jäger, N., Brettel, M. (2016): Temporal Change Patterns of Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Longitudinal Investigation of CEO Successions, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 41(4), 591–619. https://doi.org/10.1111/etp.12239
  • Karmann, T., Mauer, R., Flatten, T. C., Brettel, M. (2016): Entrepreneurial orientation and corruption, Journal of Business Ethics, 133(2), 223-234.
  • Strese, S., Keller, M., Flatten, T. C., Brettel, M. (2016): CEOs’ Passion for Inventing and Radical Innovations in SMEs: The Moderating Effect of Shared Vision, Journal of Small Business Management, 56(3), 435-452. doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12264
  • Strese, S., Adams, D., Flatten, T. C., Brettel, M. (2016): Corporate Culture and Absorptive Capacity: The Moderating Role of National Culture Dimensions on Innovation Management, International Business Review, 25(5), 1149-1168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.02.002
  • Strese, S., Meuer, M.W., Flatten, T. C., Brettel, M. (2016): Examining Cross-functional Coopetition as a Driver of Organizational Ambidexterity, Industrial Marketing Management, 57, 40-52. doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.05.008
  • Strese, S., Meuer, M.W., Flatten, T. C., Brettel, M. (2016): Organizational Antecedents of Cross-functional Coopetition: The Impact of Leadership and Organizational Structure on Cross-functional Coopetition, Industrial Marketing Management, 53, 42-55. doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.11.006

2015

  • Brettel, M., Chomik, C., Flatten, T. C. (2015): How Organizational Culture Influences Innovativeness, Proactiveness, and Risk-Taking – Fostering Entrepreneurial Orientation in SMEs, Journal of Small Business Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12108
  • Brettel, M., Reich, J., Gavilanes, J., Flatten, T. (2015): What Drives Advertising Success on Facebook? An Advertising Effectiveness Model, Journal of Advertising Research, 55(2), 162-175. https://doi.org/10.2501/JAR-55-2-162-175
  • Flatten, T., Adams, D., Brettel, M. (2015): Fostering Absorptive Capacity through Leadership, Journal of World Business, 50(3), 519 -534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2014.08.010
  • Flatten, T.C., Engelen, A., Möller, T., Brettel, M. (2015): How Entrepreneurial Firms Profit From Pricing Capabilities: An Examination of Technology-Based Ventures, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 39(5), 1111–1136. https://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12098
  • Von den Driesch, T., Da Costa, M., Flatten, T., Brettel, M. (2015): How CEO Experience, Personality, and Network Affect Firms’ Dynamic Capabilities, European Management Journal, 33(4), 245–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2015.01.003
  • Werhahn, D., Mauer, R., Flatten, T., Brettel, M. (2015): Validating Effectual Orientation as Strategic Direction in the Corporate Context, European Management Journal, 33(5), 305 -313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2015.03.002
  • Wulf, J.P., Flatten, T. C. (2015): Amit & Zott revisited – Refining the Measurement of Business Model Designs and their Performance Implications (Summary). Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 35(9), 6.
  • Wulf, J.P., Flatten, T. C. (2015): Business Model Orientation: How can Firms cultivate a Preparedness for Business Model Change? (Summary). Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 35(9), 7.

2014

  • Engelen, A., Schmidt, S., Kube, H., Flatten, T. (2014): Entrepreneurial Orientation in Turbulent Environments: The Moderating Role of Absorptive Capacity, Research Policy, 43(8), 1353–1369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.002

2013

  • Engelen, A., Brettel, M., Flatten, T., Thalmann, J. (2013): The Effect of Organizational Culture on Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Comparison between Germany and Thailand, Journal of Small Business Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12052

2012

  • Brettel, M., Oswald, M., Flatten, T. (2012): Alignment of Market Orientation and Innovation as a Success Factor: A five-country Study, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 24(2), 151-165. ttps://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2012.647640
  • Brettel, M., Strese, S., Flatten, T. (2012): Improving the Performance of Business Models with Relationship Marketing Efforts – an Entrepreneurial Perspective, European Management Journal, 50, 85–98. doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2011.11.003

2011

  • Brettel, M., Greve, G., Flatten, T. (2011): Giving up Linearity: Absorptive Capacity and Performance, Journal of Managerial Issues, 13(2), 164-188.
  • Flatten, T., Engelen, A., Zahra, S., Brettel, M. (2011): A Measure of Absorptive Capacity: Scale Development and Validation, European Management Journal, 29(2), 98–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2010.11.002
  • Flatten, T., Greve, G., Brettel, M. (2011): Absorptive Capacity and Firm Performance in SMEs: The Mediating Influence of Strategic Alliances, European Management Review, 8(3), 137–152. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-4762.2011.01015.x
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  • Maurer, A., Hess, J., Flatten, T. (2020). Strategische Flexibilität in Familienunternehmen. Boston Consulting Group. 
  • Hess, J., Flatten, T. (2019). Strategic Flexibility in Turbulent Times: Impact of CEO's Willingness and Persmission to Change, in T.J. Andersen, S. Torp, S. Linder (Eds.), Strategic Responsiveness and Adaptive Organizations: New Research Frontiers in International Strategic Management: 2019, 9-24. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Flatten, T. (2018): Entwicklung von organisationaler Anpassungs- und Innovationsfähigkeit, in A. Faix, J.-P. Büchler (Eds.), Innovationsstrategien: Grundlagen, Gestaltungsansätze und Handlungsbedingungen: 2018, 67-90. Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang GmbH.
  • Pielen, M., Röth, T., & Flatten, T. (2018): Erfolgsfaktoren künftiger Geschäftsmodelle von urbanen, geteilten Mobilitätsdienstleistungen, in H. Proff, T. M. Fojcik (Eds.), Mobilität und digitale Transformation: 2018, 435-448. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
  • Flatten, T., Brettel, M., Töpker, N. (2013): Matchpanel: Verbesserung des Networkings bei Veranstaltungen, in F. T. Piller, D. Hilgers (Eds.), Praxishandbuch Technologietransfer: 2013, 79-90. Düsseldorf, Germany: Symposion Publishing GmbH.
  • Flatten, T., Brettel, M. (2013): Opportunity Recognition Workshop, in F. T. Piller, D. Hilgers (Eds.), Praxishandbuch Technologietransfer: 2013, 113-126. Düsseldorf, Germany: Symposion Publishing GmbH.
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