Cornelius Herstatt

Cornelius Herstatt is professor of Innovation Management and Director of the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management of Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). His research focuses on lead user and open innovation in global contexts. His recent work involves combining elements of this research with the investigation of lead markets. He has also been doing extensive research on Innovation Management practices in India and Japan. He holds a guest professorship with Tohoku-University in Sendai and is co-founder of the European Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (EITIM). Prof. Herstatt is a research alumni/fellow of the East-West Centre (Honolulu), JSPS (Japanese Society for promoting Science) and Templeton College in Oxford (UK). He is a founding member of the Center for Frugal Innovation at TUHH and member of its Board of Management.