M. (Marvin) Hanisch, PhD

Research on leadership and governance challenges

Marvin Hanisch is an Associate Professor in the Innovation management & Strategy Department at the University of Groningen. His research focuses on organizational leadership and governance issues in response to significant disruptions, including discontinuous technological changes, grand challenges, and crises. Employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, Dr. Hanisch investigates strategic alliances in the biopharmaceutical sector, cross-industry blockchain networks, digital platforms, and open-source software and social media communities.

Dr. Hanisch’s work has been featured in prestigious academic journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Research, and R&D Management. He also contributes to practice-oriented publications such as California Management Review, LSE Business Review, and blog posts. Beyond academia, Dr. Hanisch collaborates with and provides consultancy to regional firms and multinational corporations, sharing his expertise to drive innovation and strategic development. He also builds bridges between academia and practice by serving as lead organizer for the Leadership and Governance in the Digital Age conference, which brought together international researchers and practitioners in Groningen in May 2024.

International visibility and network

Dr. Hanisch is an accomplished early career academic with extensive international experience. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, most recently the JTS Early Career Researcher Prize and the Distinguished Paper Award from the Strategic Management Division of the Academy of Management, both presented in 2023. In addition, he has held visiting research and teaching positions at renowned institutions such as Freie Universität Berlin, HKU Business School, Maynooth University, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the University of Groningen, Dr. Hanisch worked as a research associate at the University of Passau, where he still maintains an affiliation.

Featured work

2024
Columbia Law School’s Blog: “When Do Firms Use Good Faith Provisions in Strategic Alliance Contracts?”

The Grand Challenges Blog: “The Utopian Entrepreneur: Pioneering Grand Challenges”

VHB Panel Discussion: “The Promise of Design Science as a Research Approach”

FEB Blog Post: “Imagining a Better Future: How Management Research Can Address Societal Grand Challenges”

2023
Vinci Blog Post: “Repurposing: A Missed Opportunity for Innovation”

2022
California Management Review Publication Video “The Boon and Bane of Blockchain: Getting the Governance Right”

UCL CBT Online Open Seminars “Demystifying Governance in Enterprise Blockchain Networks”

2021
Vinci Blog Post: “What are enterprise blockchains and why should we care?”

SMS Dialogues Webinar: “Outside the Ivory Tower: An Academic-Practitioner Dialogue on Digital Governance”

JMS Dialogues Webinar: “Distance and Diversity in International Management”

Vinci Blog Post: “What can we learn from the COVID-19 drug and vaccine development?”

Link to FEBRI research themes

I&O Fellows
Digitalization
Leadership and Governance
Groningen Digital Business Centre