Grimpe, Christoph, Katrin Hussinger and Wolfgang Sofka (2023), Reaching beyond the acquirer-target dyad in M&A – Linkages to external knowledge sources and target firm valuation, Long Range Planning 56(3).

Sofka, Wolfgang, Christoph Grimpe and Ulrich Kaiser (2022), Understanding the Unwritten Rules of the Game: Government Work Experience and Salary Premiums in Foreign MNC Subsidiaries, Journal of International Business Studies JIBS 53(6), 1110-1132.

Grimpe, Christoph, Wolfgang Sofka and Ulrich Kaiser (2022), Competing for digital human capital: The retention effect of digital expertise in MNC subsidiaries, Journal of International Business Studies JIBS.

Sofka, Wolfgang, Christoph Grimpe, Fuad Hasanov and Reda Cherif (2021), Additionality or opportunism: Do host-country R&D subsidies impact innovation in foreign MNC subsidiaries?, Journal of International Business Policy 5(3), 296-327.

Grimpe, Christoph, Wolfgang Sofka and Andreas Distel (2021), SME Participation in Research Grant Consortia – The Emergence of Coordinated Attention in Collaborative Innovation, Small Business Economics 59(4), 1567-1592.

Beck, Susanne, Carsten Bergenholtz, Marcel Bogers, Tiare Brasseur, Maria Conradsen, Diletta Di Marco, Andreas Distel, Leonhard Dobusch, Daniel Dörler, Agnes Effert, Benedikt Fecher, Despoina Filiou, Lars Frederiksen, Thomas Gillier, Christoph Grimpe, Marc Gruber, Carolin Häussler, Florian Heigl, Karin Hoisl, Katie Hyslop, Olga Kokshagina, Marcel LaFlamme, Cornelia Lawson, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Wolfgang Lukas, Markus Nordberg, Maria-Theresa Norn, Marion Poetz, Marisa Ponti, Gernot Pruschak, Laia Pujol Priego, Agnieszka Radziwon, Janet Rafner, Gergana Romanova, Alexander Ruser, Henry Sauermann, Sonali Skah, Jacob Sherson, Julia Suess-Reyes, Christopher Tucci, Philipp Tuertscher, Jane Vedel, Theresa Velden, Roberto Verganti, Jonathan Wareham, Andrea Wiggins and Sunny Xu (2020), The Open Innovation in Science Research Field: A Collaborative Conceptualisation Approach, Industry and Innovation 29(2), 136-185.

Grimpe, Christoph and René Belderbos (2020), Learning in foreign and domestic value chains: the role of opportunities and capabilities, Industrial and Corporate Change 29(6), 1431-1450.

Egelie, Knut, Haakon Lie, Christoph Grimpe and Roger Sørheim (2019), Access and Openness in Biotechnology Research Collaborations Between Universities and Industry – An Empirical Study, Nature Biotechnology 37, 1413-1419.

Murmann, Martin, Christoph Grimpe and Wolfgang Sofka (2019), Organizational design choices of high‐tech startups: How middle management drives innovation performance, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 13(3), 359-378.

Grimpe, Christoph, Ulrich Kaiser and Wolfgang Sofka (2019), Signaling valuable human capital: Advocacy group work experience and its effect on employee pay in innovative firms, Strategic Management Journal 40(4), 685-710.

Grimpe, Christoph, Wolfgang Sofka, Mukesh Bhargava and Rabikar Chatterjee (2017), R&D, marketing innovation, and new product performance: A mixed methods study, Journal of Product Innovation Management 34(3), 360-383.

Olsen, Anders Ørding, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2017), Solving Environmental Problems: Knowledge and Coordination in Collaborative Search, Long Range Planning 50, 726-740.

Goel, Rajeev, Devrim Göktepe-Hultén and Christoph Grimpe (2017), Who Instigates University-Industry Collaborations? University Scientists versus Firm Employees, Small Business Economics 48(3), 503-524.

Grimpe, Christoph and Wolfgang Sofka (2016), Complementarities in the Search for Innovation: Managing Markets and Relationships, Research Policy 45, 2036-2053.

Olsen, Anders Ørding, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2016), Solving Environmental Problems: Knowledge and Coordination in Collaborative Search, Long Range Planning.

Mendonça, Joana and Christoph Grimpe (2016), Skills and Regional Entrepreneurship Capital Formation: A Comparison Between Germany and Portugal, Journal of Technology Transfer 41(6), 1440-1456.

Waldner, Florian, Marion K. Poetz, Christoph Grimpe and Markus Eurich (2015), Antecedents and Consequences of Business Model Innovation: The Role of Industry Structure, Advances in Strategic Management 33, 347-386.

Czarnitzki, Dirk, Christoph Grimpe and Maikel Pellens (2015), Access to research inputs: open science versus the entrepreneurial university, Journal of Technology Transfer 40, 1050-1063.

Czarnitzki, Dirk, Christoph Grimpe and Andrew Toole (2015), Delay and Secrecy: Does Industry Sponsorship Jeopardize Disclosure of Academic Research?, Industrial and Corporate Change 24 , 251-279.

Ketata, Ihsen, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2015), The Role of Internal Capabilities and Firms’ Environment for Sustainable Innovation: Evidence for Germany, R&D Management 45(1), 60-75.

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2014), Pre-empted patents, infringed patents, and firm’s participation in markets for technology, Research Policy 43(3), 543-554.

Aschhoff, Birgit and Christoph Grimpe (2014), Contemporaneous peer effects, career age and the industry involvement of academics in biotechnology, Research Policy 43(2), 367-381.

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2014), Resource Complementarity and Value Capture in Firm Acquisitions: The Role of Intellectual Property Rights, Strategic Management Journal 35 (12), 1762-1780.

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

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

Köhler, Christian, Wolfgang Sofka and Christoph Grimpe (2012), Selective Search, Sectoral Patterns, and the Impact on Product Innovation Performance, Research Policy 41(8), 1344-1356.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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) .

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

Grimpe, Christoph and Rene Belderbos (2014), Direct Evidence on Learning by Exporting: Customers, Competitors and Technology Leadership, in: Klaus Meyer, Tunga Kiyak Academy of International Business (AIB) , East Lansing, MI,

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2011), Lead Markets in the European Textile Industry – Implications for European Innovation Policy, in: U. Bacher Osijek, 807-830

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

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe and Christian Rammer (2009), Customer-Driven Innovation in the Electrical, Optical and ICT Industry, in: D. Barkovic, B. Runzheimer Vol. 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 Chicago,

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, Vol. 90, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft , Baden-Baden.

Grimpe, Christoph and Katrin Hussinger (2008), Market and Technology Access Through Firm Acquisitions: Beyond One Size Fits All, in: Maryann Feldman, Grazia Santangelo Vol. 3 , Emerald 289-314

Grimpe, Christoph and Wolfgang Sofka (2008), Rapid response capabilities: The importance of speed and flexibility for successful innovation, in: Mostafa H. Sherif, Tarek M. Khalil World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. , New Jersey, 359-380

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

Edler, Jakob, Patries Boekholt, Bernd Ebersberger, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Sascha Ruhland (2007), Internationalisierung in der deutschen öffentlich finanzierten Wissenschaft: Synopse und Empfehlungen, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB-Verlag , 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 ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB-Verlag , 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 ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB-Verlag , 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 ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB-Verlag , Stuttgart, 109-124

Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Rainer Frietsch, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht, Heide Löhlein and Jue Wang (2007), Ausmaß internationaler Aktivitäten in der deutschen öffentlich finanzierten Wissenschaft, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB-Verlag , Stuttgart, 55-108

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

Arroyabe, Marta, Christoph Grimpe and Katrin Hussinger (2025), Safeguarding Secrets, Shaping Acquisitions: Trade Secret Protection and the Role of Distance Between Acquirer and Target, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-007, Mannheim

Peters, Bettina, Hannes Marks, Markus Trunschke, Christoph Grimpe, Wolfgang Sofka and Dirk Czarnitzki (2023), Schwerpunktstudie Technologiemärkte, Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem , Berlin.

Peters, Bettina, Josefine Diekhof, Christoph Grimpe, Hannes Marks and Wolfgang Sofka (2023), Machbarkeitsstudie Technologiemärkte, Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem , Berlin.

Grimpe, Christoph, Wolfgang Sofka, Philipp Schulz and Geoffrey Thilo Borchhardt (2019), Markets for Technology in Europe – Mapping Demand and Its Drivers, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-043, Mannheim

Grimpe, Christoph, Martin Murmann and Wolfgang Sofka (2017), The Organizational Design of High-Tech Startups and Product Innovation, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-074, Mannheim , published in : Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Czarnitzki, Dirk, Christoph Grimpe and Maikel Pellens (2014), Access to Research Inputs: Open Science Versus the Entrepreneurial University, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-018, Mannheim , published in : Journal of Technology Transfer

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

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

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

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 , published in : Research Policy

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

Mendonça, Joana and Christoph Grimpe (2009), Skill Composition and Regional Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study Between Germany and Portugal, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-060, Mannheim , published in : Journal of Technology Transfer

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

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 , published in : Journal of Technology Transfer

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

Sofka, Wolfgang and Christoph Grimpe (2009), Specialized Search and Innovation Performance – Evidence Across Europe, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-016, Mannheim , published in : R&D Management

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 , Lugano.

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

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 , published in : Industry and Innovation

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

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 , published in : The Annals of Regional Science

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

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 , published in : New Perspectives in International Business Research

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

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 No. 07-02, Mannheim

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

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 , published in : Research Policy

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 Papers , Atlanta.

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

Grimpe, Christoph (2007), Der ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index: Konzeption und Berechnung eines Barometers für weltweite Fusions- und Akquisitionstätigkeit, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 07-01, Mannheim

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

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

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

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 , Vallendar.

Grimpe, Christoph, Katrin Cremers, Thomas Eckert, Thorsten Doherr, Georg Licht and Mark O. Sellenthin (2009), Studie zur Beteiligung am 6. Forschungsrahmenprogramm der Europäischen Union, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Mannheim

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe, Christian Rammer, Anja Schmiele and Alfred Spielkamp (2008), Analysis of regulatory and policy issues influencing sectoral innovation patterns - Sectoral Market Analyses, EU Kommission, DG Enterprise, Mannheim

Cleff, Thomas, Christoph Grimpe, Christian Rammer, Anja Schmiele and Alfred Spielkamp (2008), Analysis of regulatory and policy issues influencing sectoral innovation patterns - Horizontal report, EU Kommission, DG Enterprise, Mannheim

Grimpe, Christoph, Nina Leheyda, Christian Rammer, Anja Schmiele and Wolfgang Sofka (2008), Sectoral Innovation Systems in Europe: Monitoring, Analysing Trends and Identifying Challenges - Machinery and equipment sector , EU Kommission, DG Enterprise, Mannheim

Grimpe, Christoph, Nina Leheyda, Christian Rammer, Anja Schmiele and Wolfgang Sofka (2008), Sectoral Innovation Systems in Europe: Monitoring, Analysing Trends and Identifying Challenges - Automotive Sector, EU Kommission, DG Enterprise, Mannheim

05. – 05.2009 Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

01. – 02.2008 University of California at Berkeley, USA, Boalt Hall, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology

05. – 05.2008 Universiteit Maastricht, Niederlande, Dept. Organization and Strategy

08. – 08.2007 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgien, Dept. Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation

10. – 10.2007 University of California at Riverside, USA, A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management