D. (Daniël) Speldekamp, PhD

Assistant Professor Innovation Management & Strategy

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Dr. Daniël Speldekamp
^{Assistant Professor Innovation Management & Strategy, University of Groningen
Keywords: clusters, geography, networks, institutions, innovation, complexity
d.speldekamp@rug.nl}

I am an assistant professor in the University of Groningen’s department of Innovation Management & Strategy, faculty of Economics and Business (FEB). I am an experienced researcher and educator, and have previously worked as assistant professor at the University of Liverpool Management School’s, and as a researcher at Utrecht University. I obtained my doctoral degree from Radboud University under the supervision of prof. Joris Knoben and prof. Ayse Saka-Helmhout.

My research focuses on the relationship between organizations and their environment. My core focus is how geographic, network, and institutional arrangements affect innovative capacity. I am especially interested in how these factors interact in complex ways. To understand this, I use a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods and insights from various disciplines, from strategic management to economic geography.

Relevant Work Experience

2022-present	Assistant Professor Innovation Management & Strategy; SOM I&O Fellow University of Groningen, The Netherlands
2019-2021	Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, SIBE (Assistant Professor) University of Liverpool, UK
2015-2021	PhD Candidate in Management Sciences (Economics and Business Economics) Radboud University, The Netherlands
2013-2015	Researcher Expertise Center for Urban Dynamics & Sustainability Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Relevant Education

2015-2021

PhD in Management Sciences (Economics and Business Economics)

Supervised by Prof. J. Knoben and Prof. A. Saka-Helmhout

Radboud University, The Netherlands

2013-2014

MSc Cum Laude Economic Geography (Business Geography)

Utrecht University, The Netherlands

2010-2013

BSc Hons Human Geography and Planning

Majoring in Economic Geography and Geographical Information Science

Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Highlighted Academic Publications

Speldekamp, D., Knoben, J. and Van Oort, F. (accepted). More ways to Rome: The agglomeration and firm productivity relationship through a configurational lens. Book chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Spatial Diversity and Business. New York: Oxford University Press.
Knoben, J., Speldekamp, D. and Hulfshof, H. (2023). Managing where you are: Agglomeration economies, managerial industry experience and innovation in South-East Asia. Industry and Innovation, 30, pp. 311-335.
Speldekamp, D., Knoben, J. and Saka-Helmhout, A. (2022), Intermediation in European aerospace clusters: A configurational approach. Regional Studies, pp. 1-17, early view.
Speldekamp, D. (2021). Reconfiguring Clusters: From Contradictions to Pathways. PhD dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen.
Speldekamp, D., Knoben, J. and Saka-Helmhout, A. (2020). Clusters and firm-level innovation: A configurational analysis of agglomeration, network and institutional advantages in European aerospace. Research Policy, 49, pp. 1-13.
Speldekamp, D., Saka-Helmhout, A. and Knoben, J. (2020). Reconciling Perspectives on Clusters: An Integrative Review and Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 22, pp. 75-98.

Highlighted Non-Academic Impact

Speldekamp, D. (2023), Het is goed om deel uit te maken van een cluster, maar voor wie het meest? Vinci blogs. https://www.rug.nl/feb/organization/departments/ims/blog/het-is-goed-om-deel-uit-te-maken-van-een-cluster-maar-voor-wie-het-meest (published 10-5-2023).
Speldekamp, D., Knoben, J. and Saka-Helmhout A. (2023), It is good to be in a cluster, but for whom is it best? LinkedIn Blog for the Regional Studies Journal. https://www.linkedin.com/ pulse/good-cluster-whom-best-regional-studies-journal/ (published 15-2-2023).
European Aerospace Cluster Partnership (2020), Reconfiguring Clusters: From Contradictions to Pathways. https://www.eacp-aero.eu/news-details/detail/News/reconfiguring-clusters-from-contradictions-to-pathways.html (published 23-11-2020).
Boersma, J.H., Janssen, K., Keijsers, W., Tap, J.W., Cerutti, V., Atzema, O., Olden, H. and Speldekamp, D. (2016). MicRO: Een Bottom-Up Verkenning van Regionale Dynamiek. Utrecht: Utrecht University.
Speldekamp, D. (2015). Verandering van Binnenuit: Dynamiek en Werkgelegenheid. Stichting LISA Nieuws, 30, p. 9.
Atzema, O., Speldekamp, D. and Terlouw, K. (2015). De Heuvelrug Kromme RijnStreek: over Complementariteit en Identiteit. Utrecht: Utrecht University.
Olden, H., Sikkens, N. and Speldekamp, D. (2014). Het Aanpassingsvermogen van de Utrechtse Economie: Een Kwantitatieve Verkenning van de Bedrijvigheidsdynamiek in Vier Deelregio’s van de Provincie Utrecht. Utrecht: Economic Board Utrecht.
Atzema, O., Koops, O., Manshanden, W., Olden, H. and Speldekamp, D. (2014). Quick Scan Regionale Clusters Utrecht: Een Objectieve Vergelijking van Regionale Clusters. Delft: TNO.

Relevant Training

2023*	UTQ yet to be completed* University of Groningen, The Netherlands
2020- 2021	Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP) University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Partially completed (40 of 60 level 7 credits)
2017	International QCA Young Researcher Workshop ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2017	Scientific Writing for PhD Candidates Radboud University, The Netherlands
2016	International PhD Course on Economic Geography Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2015	The Art of Presenting Science Radboud University, The Netherlands
2015	Effective Planning Radboud University, The Netherlands

Teaching Activity

2022-	Master Thesis Small Business and Entrepreneurship Supervision University of Groningen, Business Administration, FEB Student evaluation N/A (not conducted)
2021-	Bachelor’s Course Academic Skills I Module co-ordination and subsequent redesign (2022-2023) University of Groningen, FEB Overall student evaluation 2022-2023 (on a 1-5 scale): 4.4
2021-	Bachelor’s Course Academic Skills II Module co-ordination and subsequent redesign (2022-2023) University of Groningen, FEB Student evaluation N/A (pending)
2021-	Master Thesis Strategic Innovation Management Supervision University of Groningen, Business Administration, FEB Student evaluation N/A (not conducted)
2021-2022*	Bachelor’s Course Innovation in a Global Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities Module design (not delivered)* University of Liverpool, SIBE
2020-2021	Bachelor’s Course Business in Emerging Markets Seminar leader University of Liverpool, SIBE Student evaluation N/A (not conducted)
2019-2021	Master’s Course Geographies of the Global Economy Module leader, module design University of Liverpool, SIBE Average student evaluation (on a 1-5 scale): 4.5
2019-2021	Master’s Course Strategy, Planning, and Implementation Summer supervision individual research University of Liverpool, SIBE Student evaluation N/A (not conducted)
2015-2019	Master’s Course Technology and Innovation Policy Co-design, teaching and coordination with Prof. J. Knoben Radboud University, Department of Economics and Business Economics Average student evaluation (on a 1-5 scale): 4.3
2017-2018	Bachelor Thesis Economics and Business Economics Supervision Radboud University, Department of Economics and Business Economics Student evaluation N/A (not conducted)
2013-2015	Bachelor and Master Thesis Economic Geography (Business Geography) and Human Geography and Planning Supporting activities (data work and consultation) Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Planning Student evaluation N/A (not conducted)

Reviewer Roles

2020-present

Research Policy, Industry and Innovation, Regional Studies, Technovation, etc.

2019-2020

Academy of Management Conference

TIM division best reviewer award, 2019

Invited Presentations

2021	Cluster Manager Education (an Erasmus+ and Swedish Institute pilot) Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Presentation: Wrong Exit? From Silicon Valley to the Silicon Minefields
2015	Stichting LISA Utrecht, The Netherlands Presentation: Verandering van Binnenuit: Dynamiek en Werkgelegenheid (Change From Within: Dynamics and Employment)
2015	Ministry of Economic Affairs The Hague, The Netherlands Presentation: Quick Scan Regionale (Regional) Clusters, together with prof. O.A.L.C. Atzema and dr. Han Olden
2014	Economic Board Utrecht Utrecht, The Netherlands Presentation: Het Aanpassingsvermogen van de Utrechtse Economie (The Adaptability of Utrecht’s Economy), together with prof. O.A.L.C. Atzema and dr. Han Olden

Highlighted Conferences

2020	Innovation across Boundaries – Liverpool Management School Early Career Online Workshop Co-convenor (digital environment, planning) and participant University of Liverpool, SIBE (online)
2020	36th EGOS Colloquium Participant Universität Hamburg, Germany (online)
2019	DRUID19 Participant Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
2018	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Participant Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
2016	Groningen Collaboration for Innovation Conference Participant University of Groningen, The Netherlands
2016	Research Day IMR Academy and Doctoral School Participant Radboud University, The Netherlands

Language Proficiency

Dutch: native.
English: fluent.
German: beginner.
French: beginner.

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06 July 2023 6.37 p.m.