Dr R. Harms (Rainer)





	PD Dr R. Harms (Rainer)
	Assistant Professor (tenure track) Capitool, C-305 T: +31 (0)53 489 3907 F: +31 (0)53 489 2159 E: r.harms@utwente.nl

BACKGROUND
Rainer Harms is Assistant Professor (tenure track) at NIKOS, University of Twente. Prior to this position, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Klagenfurt, Austria (Habilitation), and Researcher at the WWU Münster, Germany (Doctorate). Rainer was visiting Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien), at Klagenfurt University, and at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Breitenecker R., Harms R.: Applying Techniques of Spatial Statistics to Entrepreneurship Research. Organizational Research Methods, Vol. 13 (2010), S. 176-191 Wdowiak M.A., Schwarz E.J., Breitenecker R.J., Harms R.: Linking Cultural and Financial Capital of the Entrepreneur in a New Venture Creation Context: A Cross-Country Comparison. Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, special issue 5 (2009), S. 25-51. Harms R., Kraus S., Schwarz E.J.: The suitability of the configuration approach in entrepreneurship research. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 21 (2009), No. 1, pp. 29-49. Harms R., Reschke H., Kraus S., Fink M.: Antecedents of Innovation and Growth: Analyzing the Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Goal-oriented Management. International Journal of Technology Management (accepted for publication). Fink M., Harms R., Kraus S., Schulz A.: Selbstverpflichtung als Erfolgsfaktor bei kooperativer Internationalisierung junger Unternehmen. Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, Special Issue I (2009), pp. 107-132. Schwarz E.J., Harms R., Breitenecker R.: Dynamik und Stabilität bei der Analyse von Erfolgsfaktoren junger Unternehmen. Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, special issue 4 (2006), pp. 165-183. In sum, Rainer has published more than 25 articles in scientific journals, and has contributed to numerous book chapters and to presentations at international conferences. A current list of his publications will be mailed at request.

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Rainer is member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Department Editor of the Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship. In addition to that, he is guest editor for special issues of IJEI, IJEV, and IJEBR, and has reviewed for numerous journals.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Rainer’s research activities revolve around entrepreneurship, innovation management, and organization. He prefers quantitative analyses, but also embraces qualitative studies and conceptual work. In his research projects, Rainer enjoys international collaborations and cooperates with Entrepreneur of the Year Germany.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Rainer has taught courses on business administration in general, and entrepreneurship and innovation management in particular. He taught at bachelor-, master-, and PhD level at Universities such as Hochschule Lichtenstein, ICN Nancy, TU Berlin, TU Dortmund, U of Klagenfurt, UTwente, WU Vienna, and WWU Münster.