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Prof. Dr. Christoph Grimpe

Industrial Economics and International Management
Senior Researcher

Christoph Grimpe is a former member of the ZEW staff. The Information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving the ZEW.

Selected Publications

Publications in refereed Journals

Goel, Rajeev K. and Christoph Grimpe (2013), Active versus Passive Academic Networking: Evidence from Micro-Level Data, Journal of Technology Transfer Volume 38 Number 2, 116-134.

Köhler, Christian, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2012), Selective Search, Sectoral Patterns, and the Impact on Product Innovation Performance, Research Policy 41, 1344-1356. Download

Grimpe, Christoph (2012), Extramural Research Grants and Scientists' Funding Strategies: Beggars Can't Be Choosers?, Research Policy 41, 1448-1460.

Goel, Rajeev and Christoph Grimpe (2012), Academic Entrepreneurship: Are All Scientists Created Alike?, Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 21, 247-266.

Grimpe, Christoph and Roberto Patuelli (2011), Knowledge Production in Nanomaterials: A Spatial Filtering Approach, Annals of Regional Science Volume 46, Issue 3, 519-541. . Download

Edler, Jakob, Heide Fier and Christoph Grimpe (2011), International Scientist Mobility and the Locus of Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Research Policy 40, 791-805.

Patuelli, Roberto, Andrea Vaona and Christoph Grimpe (2010), The German East-West Divide in Knowledge Production: An Application to Nanomaterial Patenting, Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography) Vol. 101, No. 5, 568-582.

Grimpe, Christoph and Ulrich Kaiser (2010), Balancing Internal and External Knowledge Acquisition: The Gains and Pains of R&D Outsourcing, Journal of Management Studies 47(8), 1483-1509.

Sofka, Wolfgang and Christoph Grimpe (2010), Specialized Search and Innovation Performance – Evidence Across Europe, R&D Management 40, 310-323.

Grimpe, Christoph and Heide Fier (2010), Informal University Technology Transfer: A Comparison Between the United States and Germany, Journal of Technology Transfer 35, 637-650.

Grimpe, Christoph and Wolfgang Sofka (2009), Search Patterns and Absorptive Capacity: Low- and High-Technology Sectors in European Countries, Research Policy 38 (3), 495–506.

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2009), Demand-oriented Innovation Strategy in the European Energy Production Sector, International Journal of Energy Sector Management 3, 108-130.

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2008), Pre-empting Technology Competition Through Firm Acquisitions, Economics Letters 100, 189-191.

Grimpe, Christoph (2008), Integration and reorganisation of industrial R&D: deficits and perspectives of empirical research, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research 2, 107-122.

Grimpe, Christoph (2007), Successful product development after firm acquisitions: The role of research and development, Journal of Product Innovation Management 24, 614-628.

Grimpe, Christoph (2007), Retaining innovative capacities: the impact of job satisfaction on employee turnover during postmerger integration, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning 3, 107-125.

Grimpe, Christoph (2006), Making use of the unused: shelf warmer technologies in research and development, Technovation 26 (7), 770-774.

Grimpe, Christoph (2004), When an R&D site closes, Research Technology Management 47 (4), 56-59.

Publications in Journals

Grimpe, Christoph and Marc Scheufen (2009), Welchen Wert haben Übernahmegerüchte?, M&A Review 5, 211-216.

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2008), Die Rolle des Kunden bei Innovationen in der europäischen Automobilindustrie - Ergebnisse einer industrieökonomischen Analyse, Zeitschrift für die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette Automobilwirtschaft 3/2008, 28-39.

Grimpe, Christoph (2008), Bedeutung von Finanzinvestoren nimmt zu: Deutsche Mittelständler sind attraktive Übernahmeziele, Unternehmer Edition - Know-how für den Mittelstand 1, 58-59.

Grimpe, Christoph, Tobias Schmidt and Wolfgang Sofka (2007), Innovationspotenziale in der Bewertung von IPOs, M&A Review 3/2007, 118-123.

Grimpe, Christoph (2007), Der ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index: Kontinuierliches Monitoring weltweiter Fusionen und Übernahmen, Finanz Betrieb 3, 149-154.

Grimpe, Christoph (2007), Mehr Transparenz im M&A Markt - Der ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index als neues Barometer für Fusionen und Übernahmen, Going Public 12 (2), 58.

Grimpe, Christoph and Thomas Weber (2005), Strategische Technologieintegration im M&A-Prozess, M&A Review 11, 469-474.

Monographs, Articles in Anthologies

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2011), Inventions under Siege? The Impact of Technology Competition on Licensing, in: Academy of Management, Best Paper Proceedings, San Antonio.

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2011), Lead Markets in the European Textile Industry – Implications for European Innovation Policy, in: Bacher, U. et al. (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Management Research VII, Osijek, 807-830. Download

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2009), Customer-Driven Innovation in the Electrical, Optical and ICT Industry, in: Barkovic, D., Runzheimer, B., Interdisciplinary Management Research, Bd. V, Osijek, 651-682.

Grimpe, Christoph and Wolfgang Sofka (2009), Searching for Innovation in Market and Transition Economies: Evidence Across Europe, in: Academy of Management, Best Paper Proceedings, Chicago.

Grimpe, Christoph and Wolfgang Sofka (2008), Rapid response capabilities: The importance of speed and flexibility for successful innovation, in: Sherif, Mostafa H.; Khalil, Tarek M., Management of Technology Innovation and Value Creation, New Jersey, 359-380.

Egeln, Jürgen, Christoph Grimpe, Oliver Heneric, Michaela Niefert, Thomas Eckert and Rüdiger Meng (2008), Die Rhein-Neckar-Region im Vergleich zu ausgewählten deutschen und europäischen Metropolregionen, ZEW Wirtschaftsanalysen, Bd. 90, Baden-Baden.

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2008), Market and Technology Access Through Firm Acquisitions: Beyond One Size Fits All, in: Feldman, Maryann and Grazia Santangelo, New Perspectives in International Business Research, Bd. 3, 289-314.

Grimpe, Christoph, Wolfgang Sofka and John Saee (2007), Managing innovation and learning in dynamic environments: The role of rapid response capabilities, in: John Saee, Contemporary corporate strategy, London, New York, 328-342.

Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Rainer Frietsch, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Heide Löhlein (2007), Ausmaß internationaler Aktivitäten in der deutschen öffentlich finanzierten Wissenschaft, in: Jakob Edler, Internationalisierung der deutschen Forschungs- und Wissenslandschaft, ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale Stuttgart, 55-108.

Edler, Jakob, Patries Boeckholt, Bernd Ebersberger, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Sascha Ruhland (2007), Internationalisierung in der deutschen öffentlich finanzierten Wissenschaft: Synopse und Empfehlungen, in: Jakob Edler, Internationalisierung der deutschen Forschungs- und Wissenslandschaft, ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale Stuttgart, 301-318.

Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Christoph Grimpe, Sandra Gröhl, Georg Licht, Heide Löhlein and Sascha Ruhland (2007), Rahmenbedingungen und Fördermöglichkeiten für internationale Aktivitäten der deutschen Wirtschaft, in: Jakob Edler, Internationalisierung der deutschen Forschungs- und Wissenslandschaft, ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale Stuttgart, 167-198.

Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Heide Löhlein (2007), Nutzen, Kosten und Risiken der Internationalisierung der deutschen Wissenschaft, in: Jakob Edler, Internationalisierung der deutschen Forschungs- und Wissenslandschaft, ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale Stuttgart, 125-166.

Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Heide Löhlein (2007), Strategien, Ziele, Motive der Wissenschaft in Bezug auf internationale Aktivitäten, in: Jakob Edler, Internationalisierung der deutschen Forschungs- und Wissenslandschaft, ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale Stuttgart, 109-124.

Grimpe, Christoph (2005), Post Merger Integration der Forschung und Entwicklung, Betriebswirtschaftslehre für Technologie und Innovation Bd. 51, DUV Verlag, Wiesbaden.

Discussion Papers and Working Papers

Aschhoff, Birgit and Christoph Grimpe (2012), Peer Effects and Academics' Industry Involvement: The Moderating Role of Age on Professional Imprinting, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-011, Mannheim. Download

Czarnitzki, Dirk, Christoph Grimpe and Andrew Toole, PhD (2011), Delay and Secrecy: Does Industry Sponsorship Jeopardize Disclosure of Academic Research?, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-009, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph (2010), Scientific Excellence and Extramural Research Grants: Beggars Can't Be Choosers?, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-031, Mannheim. Download

Köhler, Christian, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2009), Selectivity in Search Strategies for Innovation – From Incremental to Radical, From Manufacturing to Services , ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-066, Mannheim. Download

Sofka, Wolfgang and Christoph Grimpe (2009), Searching for Innovation in Market and Transition Economies: Evidence Across Europe, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-061, Mannheim. Download

Mendonca, Joana and Christoph Grimpe (2009), Skill Composition and Regional Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study Between Germany and Portugal, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-060, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2009), Inventions under Siege? The Impact of Technology Competition on Licensing, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-039, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Heide Fier (2009), Informal University Technology Transfer: A Comparison Between the United States and Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-033, Mannheim. Download

Zimmermann, Jörg, Christoph Grimpe and Wolfgang Sofka (2009), Young, Open and International: The Impact of Search Strategies on the Internationalization of New Ventures, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-017, Mannheim. Download

Sofka, Wolfgang and Christoph Grimpe (2009), Specialized Search and Innovation Performance – Evidence Across Europe, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-016, Mannheim. Download

Patuelli, Roberto, Andrea Vaona and Christoph Grimpe (2008), Poolability and aggregation problems of regional innovation data: an application to nanomaterial patenting, Decanato della Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Quaderno N. 08-10, Lugano. Download

Edler, Jakob, Heide Fier and Christoph Grimpe (2008), International Scientist Mobility and the Locus of Technology Transfer, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-082, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2008), Formal and Informal Technology Transfer from Academia to Industry: Complementarity Effects and Innovation Performance, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-080, Mannheim. Download

Sofka, Wolfgang and Christoph Grimpe (2008), Managing Search Strategies for Open Innovation - The Role of Environmental Munificence as well as Internal and External R&D, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-075, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Roberto Patuelli (2008), Knowledge Production in Nanomaterials: An Application of Spatial Filtering to Regional Systems of Innovation, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-064, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2008), Building and Blocking: The Two Faces of Technology Acquisition, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-042, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2008), Market and Technology Access Through Firm Acquisitions: Beyond One Size Fits All, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-037, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Ulrich Kaiser (2008), Gains and Pains from Contract Research: A Transaction and Firm-level Perspective, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-002, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph, Ihsen Ketata and Wolfgang Sofka (2007), Profiling Sustainable Innovators: Not Ready to Make Nice?, Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Working Paper 030-07/08, Atlanta. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2007), Firm Acquisitions and Technology Strategy: Corporate versus Private Equity Investors, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-066, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Wolfgang Sofka (2007), Search Patterns and Absorptive Capacity: A Comparison of Low- and High-Technology Firms from Thirteen European Countries, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-062, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2007), Pre-empting Technology Competition Through Firm Acquisitions, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-027, Mannheim. Download

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2007), The Role of Demand in Innovation - A Lead Market Analysis for High-tech Industries in the EU-25, ZEW Dokumentation Nr. 07-02, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph (2007), Der ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index: Konzeption und Berechnung eines Barometers für weltweite Fusions- und Akquisitionstätigkeit, ZEW Dokumentation Nr. 07-01, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph (2005), Integration and Reorganisation of Industrial R&D: Deficits and Perspectives of Empirical Research, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-88, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph (2005), Arbeitszufriedenheit und Fluktuation im Post Merger Integrationsprozess, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-76, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph (2005), Erfolgreiche Forschung und Entwicklung nach Unternehmensakquisitionen: Eine empirische Untersuchung der Post Merger Integrationsprozesse, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-48, Mannheim. Download

Grimpe, Christoph and Thomas Weber (2004), Kundenzufriedenheit und deren Einflussfaktoren in der Executive Education, Wissenschaftliche Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Marktorientierte Unternehmensführung (ZMU) an der WHU, Nr. 27, Vallendar.