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  1. Dynamic Capabilities as Drivers of Circular Business Models: Exploring Direct and Indirect Relationships

    Article • Journal of Product Innovation Management, February 2026, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  2. Enabling Joint Product Innovation in Buyer–Supplier Relationships: Roles of Buyer Directives, Relational Governance, and Joint Process Innovation

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2026, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  3. Blacksmith’s house, wooden knives: why do legacy firms succeed in promoting digital outcomes but struggle with the digital transformation of their existing business models?

    Article • Review of Managerial Science, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  4. Generative artificial intelligence in management research: a practical guide on mistakes to avoid

    Article • Management Review Quarterly, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  5. Technological innovations of hidden champions: Evidence from patent data

    Article • Journal of Product Innovation Management, November 2024, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  6. Wait or pivot? Family and non-family firms’ strategic responses to COVID-19 and employment change

    Article • Journal of Business Research, November 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  7. Business models for the sharing economy: charting the multidisciplinary research field

    Article • R and D Management, September 2024, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß, Professor Marina Dabic

  8. Identifying microfoundations of dynamic managerial capabilities for business model innovation

    Article • Strategic Management Journal, August 2024, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  9. Innovation generation through formalisation and fairness in university – Industry collaboration

    Article • Technovation, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  10. The role of innovative work behavior and organizational support for business model innovation

    Article • R and D Management, March 2024, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  11. Disentangling the complex longitudinal relationships between business model innovation and firm performance

    Article • Journal of Business Research, November 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  12. Network governance institutionalization: Creating mutual value by harnessing and avoiding conflicts in interorganizational networks

    Article • Journal of Business Research, August 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  13. Entrepreneurship in family firms: an updated bibliometric overview

    Article • Review of Managerial Science, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  14. Introduction to the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Family Firms

    Article • March 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  15. Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Family Firms

    Article • March 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  16. Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  17. Diving into the uncertainties of open innovation: A systematic review of risks to uncover pertinent typologies and unexplored horizons

    Article • Technovation, June 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  18. Crabbot: A Pole-Climbing Robot Driven by Piezoelectric Stack

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Robotics, April 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  19. BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER: THE ROLE OF FAMILY WILLINGNESS AND FAMILY ABILITY IN ACHIEVING HOLISTIC DIGITALISATION IN FAMILY BUSINESSES

    Article • International Journal of Innovation Management, April 2022, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  20. Digital Capabilities, Their Role in Business Model Innovativeness, and the Internationalization of SMEs

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  21. Organizational ambidexterity and competitive advantage: The role of strategic agility in the exploration-exploitation paradox

    Article • Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, October 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  22. Temporary business model innovation – SMEs’ innovation response to the Covid‐19 crisis

    Article • R and D Management, August 2021, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß, Professor of Management Susanne Durst

  23. Technological Frames in the Digital Age: Theory, Measurement Instrument, and Future Research Areas

    Article • Journal of Management Studies, June 2021, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  24. Digital platform-based business models – An exploration of critical success factors

    Article • Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, April 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  25. Entrepreneurial orientation and new venture performance in emerging markets: the mediating role of opportunity recognition

    Article • Review of Managerial Science, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  26. Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: how family firm embeddedness triggers ecosystem development

    Article • Review of Managerial Science, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  27. Digital Transformation of Incumbent Firms: A Business Model Innovation Perspective

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  28. Investigating the Effect of Perceived Product Portfolio Innovativeness on Consumers´ Brand Perceptions

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  29. Circular economy business models: The state of research and avenues ahead

    Article • Business Strategy and the Environment, June 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Marcos Ferasso, Professor Thomas Clauß

  30. The economics of COVID-19: initial empirical evidence on how family firms in five European countries cope with the corona crisis

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, May 2020, Emerald

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  31. Knowledge management capabilities and organizational risk-taking for business model innovation in SMEs

    Article • Journal of Business Research, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  32. The interplays of coopetition, conflicts, trust, and efficiency process innovation in vertical B2B relationships

    Article • Industrial Marketing Management, November 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  33. Perception‐based supplier attributes and performance implications: a multimethod exploratory study

    Article • Journal of Supply Chain Management, September 2019, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  34. A Double-Edged Sword Role of Coopetition on Process Innovation Efficiency

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, August 2019, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  35. Business Models for Sustainability: Choices and Consequences

    Article • Organization & Environment, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  36. The influences of interdependence, opportunism and technology uncertainty on interfirm coopetition

    Article • Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, June 2019, Emerald

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  37. INCREASING CROWDFUNDING SUCCESS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA: THE IMPORTANCE OF REACH AND UTILISATION IN REWARD-BASED CROWDFUNDING

    Article • International Journal of Innovation Management, May 2019, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  38. BUSINESS MODEL RECONFIGURATION AND INNOVATION IN SMEs: A MIXED-METHOD ANALYSIS FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

    Article • International Journal of Innovation Management, April 2019, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  39. Strategic Agility, Business Model Innovation, and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  40. Embedding Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities—A Holistic View

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  41. Social power as an antecedence of governance in buyer-supplier alliances

    Article • Industrial Marketing Management, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  42. The perception of value of platform-based business models in the sharing economy: determining the drivers of user loyalty

    Article • Review of Managerial Science, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  43. Supplier Dependence and Buyer Firm Product Innovation: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, August 2018, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  44. Value drivers of social businesses: A business model perspective

    Article • Long Range Planning, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  45. In search for impregnable exchange relationships with buyers: Exploratory insights for suppliers

    Article • Industrial Marketing Management, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  46. A rolling stone gathers no moss: the effect of customers' perceived business model innovativeness on customer value co-creation behavior and customer satisfaction in the service sector

    Article • R and D Management, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  47. Entrepreneurial university: a stakeholder-based conceptualisation of the current state and an agenda for future research

    Article • International Journal of Technology Management, January 2018, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  48. Relational determinants of ambidextrous knowledge sharing in innovation networks of businesses

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, January 2018, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  49. Directing the wisdom of the crowd: the importance of social interaction among founders and the crowd during crowdfunding campaigns

    Article • Economics of Innovation and New Technology, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alexander Brem, Professor Thomas Clauß

  50. Knowledge Management Capabilities and the Role of Risk Taking for Business Model Innovation

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, August 2017, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  51. Plural Governance, Product Innovation, and Process Improvement in Buyer-supplier Relationships

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, August 2017, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  52. How businesses should govern knowledge-intensive collaborations with universities: An empirical investigation of university professors

    Article • Industrial Marketing Management, April 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  53. Governance of open innovation networks with national vs international scope

    Article • Journal of Strategy and Management, February 2017, Emerald

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  54. Digitale Geschäftsmodelle

    Article • WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, January 2017, Verlag Franz Vahlen GmbH

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  55. Why do urban travelers select multimodal travel options?

    Article • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, November 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  56. Treat your suppliers right! Aligning strategic innovation orientation in captive supplier relationships with relational and transactional governance mechanisms

    Article • R and D Management, February 2016, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  57. Product innovation through coopetition in alliances: Singular or plural governance?

    Article • Industrial Marketing Management, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  58. Measuring Business Model Innovation

    Article • R and D Management, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  59. Spark a Fire? Buyers’ Social Power and Alliance Governance

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2016, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  60. Langfristige Unternehmensperformance: Rekonfiguration des Unternehmens durch Geschäftsmodellinnovation

    Article • September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  61. The impact of organizational culture on a firm's capability to innovate the business model

    Article • R and D Management, August 2015, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  62. Cognitive-based Supplier Attributes and Performance Implications: A Multi-method Study

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2015, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  63. Governance vertikaler Kooperationen

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  64. Ziele vertikaler Kooperation

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  65. Kernergebnisse und Ausblick

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  66. Zusammenarbeit mit Zulieferern

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  67. Einleitung

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  68. Service-dominant logic and the business model concept: toward a conceptual integration

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, January 2014, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  69. Zuliefererkooperationen

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  70. The Effect of Strategic Agility on Business Model Innovation

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2014, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  71. The Muscle of Co-poiesis: Firm Performance in Alliances by Governance of Knowledge Conversion

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2014, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  72. Why Do Urban Travellers Select Different Travel Modes: A Repertory Grid Analysis

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2014, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  73. Strategische Zusammenarbeit mit Zulieferern

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  74. Abgrenzung des Forschungsfeldes

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  75. Vertiefung von theoretischen Paradigmen vertikaler Kooperation

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  76. Schlussbetrachtung

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  77. Einleitung

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  78. Integration der Beziehungsdimensionen in das Wirkungsmodell der Governance

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  79. Untersuchung der Wirkung von Governance auf die Zielerreichung der Kooperation

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  80. Identifikation einer Beziehungstaxonomie als Kontext der Governance

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  81. Bibliometrische Analyse des Standes der vertikalen Kooperationsforschung

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  82. Business model innovation in the aviation industry

    Article • International Journal of Product Development, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  83. Plural Governance of Vertical Alliances: Considering Antecedences and Consequences

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2013, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  84. The Influence of the Type of Relationship on the Generation of Innovations in Buyer-Supplier Collaborations

    Article • Creativity and Innovation Management, September 2012, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Clauß

  85. Aligning Governance Mechanism to Power Conditions in Supply-Chain Relationships

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, July 2012, The Academy of Management

    Professor Thomas Clauß