Academic Education
11/2014 - 03/2018	Doctoral Candidate at the Marketing & Sales Research Group, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Title of thesis: Kultur und Innovationen: Empirische Studien auf Ebene von Ländern, Organisationen und Teams (transl: „Culture and innovation: Empirical studies on the level of countries, organizations, and teams“)
09/2011 - 03/2014	M.Sc. Mannheim Master in Management at the University of Mannheim
10/2007 - 08/2011	B.A. International cultural and business studies at the University of Passau; semester abroad at Musashi University in Tokyo
Work Experience
since 04/2024	Professor and head of the Business Management Group at the University of Münster
10/2019 - 03/2024	Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Management at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
05/2018 - 09/2019	Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Management at TU Dortmund University
11/2014 - 07/2018	Researcher at the Marketing & Sales Research Group at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Publications

Zooming In on the Very Early Days: The Role of Trademark Applications in the Acquisition of Venture Capital Seed Funding Rieger, Verena; Dreller, Anne; Engelen, Andreas (2025) In: Journal of Marketing Research, 62(1), 170-188. doi:10.1177/00222437241272192 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
A Temporally Contingent View of Dynamic Managerial Capabilities Engelen, Andreas; Schilke, Oliver; Rieger, Verena; Engels, Michael (2025) In: Managerial and Decision Economics, OnlineFirst. doi:10.1002/mde.4513 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Building a resilient organization through a pre-shock strategic emphasis on innovation Engelen, Andreas; Huesker, Constantin; Rieger, Verena; Berg, Victoria (2024) In: Journal of Product Innovation Management, 41(1), 36-61. doi:10.1111/jpim.12697 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Career Booster or Dead End? Entrepreneurial Failure and Its Consequences for Subsequent Corporate Careers Rieger, Verena; Wilken, Jana; Engelen, Andreas (2023) In: Journal of Management Studies, 60(4), 800-833. doi:10.1111/joms.12866 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
The Role of Peers in Venture Investments-An Imitation Perspective on CVC Activities Fänder, Frederik; Rieger, Verena (2023) In: Academy of Management, Boston, United States. Academy of Management Proceedings. Research article in digital collection (conference) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

Zooming In on the Very Early Days: The Role of Trademark Applications in the Acquisition of Venture Capital Seed Funding Rieger, Verena; Dreller, Anne; Engelen, Andreas (2025) In: Journal of Marketing Research, 62(1), 170-188. doi:10.1177/00222437241272192 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
A Temporally Contingent View of Dynamic Managerial Capabilities Engelen, Andreas; Schilke, Oliver; Rieger, Verena; Engels, Michael (2025) In: Managerial and Decision Economics, OnlineFirst. doi:10.1002/mde.4513 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Building a resilient organization through a pre-shock strategic emphasis on innovation Engelen, Andreas; Huesker, Constantin; Rieger, Verena; Berg, Victoria (2024) In: Journal of Product Innovation Management, 41(1), 36-61. doi:10.1111/jpim.12697 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Career Booster or Dead End? Entrepreneurial Failure and Its Consequences for Subsequent Corporate Careers Rieger, Verena; Wilken, Jana; Engelen, Andreas (2023) In: Journal of Management Studies, 60(4), 800-833. doi:10.1111/joms.12866 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
The Role of Peers in Venture Investments-An Imitation Perspective on CVC Activities Fänder, Frederik; Rieger, Verena (2023) In: Academy of Management, Boston, United States. Academy of Management Proceedings. Research article in digital collection (conference) \| Peer reviewed \| Published