Together with Prof. Marine Agogué, Prof. Dr. Alexander Kock will take on a leading role in one of the key international conferences in innovation and product development management.

Following IPDMC 2026, Prof. Dr. Alexander Kock has been appointed Co-Chair of the Innovation and Product Development Management Conference together with Prof. Marine Agogué. In this role, he will help shape the future development of an international research community dedicated to innovation, product development, and management.

Inspiring discussions and academic exchange on entrepreneurship, innovation, governance, and sustainability research.

The article “Personality at the Centre: How Network Brokerage and Traits Shape Voice Behaviour in Online Communities” by Léonie Sophia Lange, Tamara Engel, and Alexander Kock has been published in Creativity and Innovation Management.

The article “Personality at the Centre: How Network Brokerage and Traits Shape Voice Behaviour in Online Communities” by Léonie Sophia Lange, Tamara Engel, and Alexander Kock has been published in Creativity and Innovation Management.

Johanna Patricia Rath joins our team.

Hosted by Saarland University

Researchers from across Germany came together at the 8th TIME Research Colloquium at Saarland University to discuss current research in technology and innovation management and entrepreneurship. Over three days, the colloquium provided inspiring presentations, valuable feedback, and intensive academic exchange — and we are already looking forward to hosting the next edition in Darmstadt.

Felix Hoch, Tobias Röth, Alexander Kock, Julia Backmann, and Alex Newman publish a meta-analysis on adaptability in innovation management.

How does organizational adaptability affect innovation? A new open-access article in the Journal of Product Innovation Management shows that adaptability is particularly effective when flexibility is combined with reactivity, proactivity, and speed.

On February 11, 2026, the final presentation of the PEIM module took place. The students presented the results of their real-life challenges at Fresenius Kabi.

On February 9, 2026, the final presentation of the PEIM module took place. The students presented their results from the transfer challenges for technologies developed at TU Darmstadt.

Sascha Fey successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Overcoming Adversities in Innovation Projects with Innovation Resilience Behaviour” on February 2, 2026.

The article “The Influence of Sustainability Orientation on Portfolio Innovativeness in Manufacturing and Service Firms” by Jadena Bechtel, Tobias Röth and Alexander Kock has been published in the renowned Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM).

A guest in Bremen.

TIME Research Colloquium in Bremen: Three days full of research, dialogue and culture – from innovation management to the Bremen Town Musicians.

Visit in Sehlendorf.

Three days full of research and exchange: at Kiel University's doctoral seminar at the Dr Otto Bagge-Kolleg.