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Professur für Innovationsforschung und Technologiemanagement
Innovation Research and Technology Management
Professur für Innovationsforschung und Technologiemanagement 
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Ehemalige Mitarbeiter

Dr. Lars Mackel

Research Assistant

Phone
(0371) 531 33413
Seat
Pegasus Center, Room 409


Teaching activities (2016 – today)
  • TU Chemnitz – SAXEED start-up network: Development and implementation of practice-oriented courses on business planning and start-up management, technical sales and B-to-B marketing.
  • Anhalt University of Applied Sciences: Teaching in the field of business start-ups , particularly in the design department (Bauhaus Dessau).
  • TU Ilmenau: Courses on Agile Management and Entrepreneurial Thinking with a focus on practical use cases.
  • University of Bayreuth: Teaching innovative approaches in the areas of digitalization in social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial marketing.
  • Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW): Teaching modules on IT management, CRM systems and databases . Participation in further training courses in university teaching.
Project Coordinator | Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (2016 – 2018)
  • Management of the third-party funded project "Innovation and Start-up Offensive Lower Rhine" with a focus on high-tech start-ups.
  • Support of EXIST funding applications and development of scalable business models.
  • Establishment of an innovation network between science, business and regional actors.
Co-Founder and Managing Director | Media and Internet Agency (1995 – 2015)
  • Development and implementation of e-business, CRM and AI-based big data solutions.
  • Implementation of pattern recognition for text, speech and motion analysis.
  • Responsibility for strategic planning, acquisition of venture capital and agile project management.
Research interests
  • Investigation of the integration of digital technologies and platforms into business processes, especially in the context of SaaS systems.
  • Designing and managing transformation processes in companies with a focus on sustainability and digital innovations.
  • Research on the development and scaling of startups within entrepreneurial ecosystems.
  • Investigation of co-creation processes and collaboration between startups and established companies.
  • Exploring the role of serendipity in scaling startups.
  • Developing strategies to promote serendipitous moments in digital transformation projects.
Scientific Education
  • Doctorate in political science under Prof. Cornelia Zanger (former chair of marketing) on ​​the topic of "Design of service-dominant business models in the early stages of startups"
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA): Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Management, title of the master's thesis: "Model of an information system based on the concept of service-dominant logic"
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA): in Entrepreneurship, title of the thesis: "Adaptation of a Balanced Scorecard by a Learning Organization"


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