Carolin Block
M.Sc. - Agricultural and Food Economics
Research Assistant
Chair for Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Research Interests
- Identification and evaluation of emerging sustainability-oriented technologies
- Technology transfer of sustainability-oriented and digital technologies
- Business ecosystems and the emergence of new business models
Professional development
Seit 2018
Research assistant at the Institute for Food and Resource Economics of the University of Bonn, Chair for Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bröring)
2015-2017
Master Study Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Bonn
2015
Internship at the AFC Management Consulting
2013
Internship at the R&D department at the food company Homann
2011 - 2015
Bachelor Study in Food and Nutrition Science, University of Bonn
Awards & Scholarships
Scholarship by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in 2021
Best PhD Paper and Best Paper in Track "Enabling sustainability-oriented innovation in R&D management: Organization, frameworks, methods and tools", R&D Management Conference, 2021
Deutschlandstipendium (2013/2014)
Publications
Journal articles (peer-reviewed)
Semantic bridging of patents and scientific publications – The case of an emerging sustainability-oriented technology
Block, C., Wustmans, M., Laibach, N., & Bröring, S. (2021)
Technological Forecasting and Social Change 167: 120689. DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120689
Analyzing an emerging business ecosystem through M&A activities: The case of the Bioeconomy
Waßenhoven, A., Block, C., Wustmans, M., & Bröring, S. (2021)
Business Strategy and Development 4(3), 258-278. DOI: 10.1002/bsd2.149
Conference contributions
Evaluation of sustainability-oriented technologies from business perspective - Insights from a multi-stakeholder study
Block, C., Wustmans, M., Bröring, S. (2021)
R&D Management Conference, 6.-8. Juli, 2021, Glasgow. (Best PhD Paper und Best Paper in Track)
Semantic bridging of patents and scientific publications – The case of an emerging sustainability-oriented technology
Block, C., Wustmans, M., Laibach, N., Bröring, S. (2020)
Summer School for Data & Algorithms on ST&I Studies, 17. September 2020, Leuven.
Analysing clustering approaches for the evaluation of emerging sustainability-oriented innovation – The case of precision agriculture
Wustmans, W., Baaden, P., Block, C., John, M., Bröring, S. (2020)
The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), 6. – 10. Juni 2020, virtual.
Vermarktung von Phosphor aus erneuerbaren Quellen: Was sind die größten Herausforderungen?
Block, C., Bröring, S. (2019)
Dynamic Agri-Food Systems, Innovationen für die Agrar- und Ernährungsbranche, 5.-6. Dezember 2019, Vechta.
Foresight of emerging sustainability-oriented technologies
Block, C., Wustmans, M., Laibach, N., Bröring, S. (2019)
The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), 16. – 19. Juni 2019, Florence.
Commercializing phosphorus from renewable sources: What are the major challenges?
Block, C., Carraresi, L., Bröring, S. (2018)
Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), 3. BioSC Spotlight "Phosphorus recovery and cycling", 15. Juni 2018, Aachen.
Strategisches Technologiemanagement im Zeitalter von Cross-Industry-Innovationen
Block, C., Berg, S., Wustmans, M., & Bröring, S. (2018)
In: Gausemeier, J. (Hrsg.) Vorausschau und Technologieplanung, 14. Symposium für Vorausschau und Technologieplanung, Paderborn: Heinz Nixdorf Institut.