The TIM department was represented with a total of three papers at the 32nd Innovation and Product Development Management Conference (IPDMC) in Porto. Particularly pleasing: Doreen Gehl and Alexander Kock were honoured with the Christer Karlsson Overall Best Paper Award for their paper “How Purpose Shapes Innovation Portfolios: Thriving in Times of Dynamic Change”.

The jury particularly recognised the innovative contribution to innovation management research: the paper sheds light on how a clearly formulated organisational purpose can strengthen the success of innovation portfolios in dynamic environments – a previously little researched but highly relevant topic at portfolio level.

Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

The papers and authors presented are as follows:

• “How Purpose Shapes Innovation Portfolios: Thriving in Times of Dynamic Change” – Doreen Gehl & Alexander Kock
• “Tuned In or Thrown Off? How Feedback Resonates with Cognitive Styles” – Léonie Lange & Alexander Kock
• “Navigating Institutional Complexity to Close the Valley of Death: Entrepreneurial Support Organisation's Role in Growing Deep-Tech Entrepreneurial Ecosystems” – Christian Tschiedel, William Schütte & Alexander Kock