Dr. Michael Rennings (geb. Wustmans)
Academic council, Scientific assistant
M.Sc. - Industrial Engineering and Management

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Curriculum Vitae
Since 2022
Research assistant at the Chair for Entrepreneurship and innovative business models, Ruhr-University Bochum
2021-2022
Visiting Researcher at W.J. VanDusen Professorship of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
2018-2022
Research assistant at the Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Bonn, Chair for Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bröring)
2014-2017
Research assistant at the Institute of Project Management and Innovation, University of Bremen (Prof. Dr. Martin G. Moehrle)
2016
Visiting researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship (NIKOS), University of Twente (Prof. Dr. Petra De Weerd-Nederhof, Dr. Rik van Reekum)
2014-2015
Consultant at i3 Management GmbH, Bremen
2008-2015
Bachelor and Master Study in Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Siegen
Research focus
Technology dynamics
Technology emergence, convergence and divergence
Technology and knowledge transfer
Identification and classification of eco-innovations
Interdisciplinary collaborations and collaborative thinking
Publications
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2022
Block, C., Rennings, M., & Bröring, S. (2022). Selecting technologies to engage in sustainability transitions—A multi-stakeholder perspective. Business Strategy and the Environment, 1-27. (Early Access)
2022
Rennings, M., Burgsmüller, A. P. F., & Bröring, S. (2022). Convergence towards a digitalized bioeconomy—Exploring cross‐industry merger and acquisition activities between the bioeconomy and the digital economy. Business Strategy & Development.
2022
Kuhn, T., Möhring, N., Töpel, A., Jakob, F., Britz, W., Bröring, S., Pich, A., Schwaneberg, U., & Rennings, M. (2022). Using a bio-economic farm model to evaluate the economic potential and pesticide load reduction of the greenRelease technology. Agricultural Systems, 201, 103454.
2022
Bröring, S., Strecker, O., Wustmans, M., & Moretti, (2022). Beyond Digitalization: Major Trends Impacting the AgFood System of the Future. In: Dörr, J., Nachtmann, M. (Ed.) Handbook Digital Farming (pp. 71-79). Springer, Berlin, Germany.
2022
Block, C., Bohnsack, R., Rennings, M., & Bröring, S. (2022). Control Point Dynamics in Emerging Digital Business Ecosystems: The Case of Digital Agriculture. Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID, Copenhagen Business School), 13. – 15. Juni 2022, Copenhagen.
2022
Waßenhoven, A., Rennings, M., & Bröring, S. (2022). Knowledge Development in Emerging, Multi-disciplinary Technological Innovation Systems. Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID, Copenhagen Business School), 13. – 15. Juni 2022, Copenhagen.
Memberships & Awards
Academy of Management (AOM)
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. (VHB)
Best Paper in Track "Enabling sustainability-oriented innovation in R&D management: Organization, frameworks, methods and tools", R&D Management Conference (2021)
BioSC Supervision Award (2020)
Stipendiat der Universiät Bremen zum Abschluss der Promotion (2017)
Forschungsstipendiat, BremenIDEA out, zum Forschungsaufenthalt an der Universität Twente (2016)