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Andrew Isaak, Ph.D.

Andrew Isaak, Ph.D.

Andrew Isaak, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

andrew.isaak@wu.ac.at

Andrew Isaak is an Assistant Professor (NTT) at the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. His research focuses on digital entrepreneurship, sustainability and venture finance, often from a behavioral perspective. His recent publications and ongoing research investigate the role of entrepreneurs’ personality and investor motivation in crowdfunding, succession in family firms and their partner selection in CVC deals, the role of AI tools in startup development and of reputation and status in motivating online knowledge contributions.

Before joining the E&I Team in 2024, Andrew worked as an Assistant Professor at the Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Solbridge International School of Business in Daejeon, South Korea. He obtained his doctorate from the business school of the University of Mannheim (with a stay as Visiting Scholar at U.C. Berkeley) and holds an MBA degree in International Business from Pace University in New York and a BA in Economics from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. He also has work experience in systems integration and technology consulting for Accenture as well as as a startup founder and supervisory board member.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience 

2024 - todayAssistant Professor (NTT), Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vienna University of Economics and Business / Austria
Since 2019Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Financing, Manchot-Graduate School for "Competitiveness of Young Enterprises", University of Düsseldorf
Since 2019Research Fellow, Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship (ifm), University of Mannheim; Adjunct Faculty, Mannheim Business School
Since 2023Adjunct Faculty, Lancaster University Leipzig, Management School (LUMS)
2018 - 2019Assistant Professor of Management, SolBridge International School of Business, Daejeon, South Korea
2016 - 2018Research assistant, University of Mannheim, Chair for SME Research and Entrepreneurship (Prof. Dr. Michael Woywode)
2016Visiting scholar, University of California at Berkeley (TSRC)
2012 - 2016Project Manager Websites & IT, Dean's Office, University of Mannheim, Business School
2011Founder and CEO of the startup Tommoko® Crowdfunding
2008Consulting Trainee at Accenture for Client Lufthansa

University Education 

2019PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude), Thesis topic: "Essays on trust and online peer-to-peer markets"
2006M.B.A., International Business (with distinction), Pace University, USA
2003B.A., Economics, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, USA

Honors

08/2023Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship)
09/2022Best Reviewer Award, Junior Management Science (Technology Management & Entrepreneurship)
08/2021Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship, together with Neuhaus, J. and Bostandzic., D.)
07/2021Most Inspirational Paper Award Nomination, European Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship, together with Neuhaus, J. and Bostandzic., D.)
08/2020Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (Technology & Innovation Management)
10/2019Best Paper Award, IECER Entrepreneurship Conference, Utrecht (together with Ahrens, J.P., Istipliler, B. and Bort, S.)

Editorial Activities and Memberships

2024 -presentInformation Systems Journal (Editorial Review Board)
2022 -presentInternational Journal of Innovation Science (Associate Editor
2023 -presentBabson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (Board of Reviewers
Since 2023Association of University Teachers of Business Administration (VHB) in the Commission Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Since 2022Reviewer for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, Small Business Economics, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, and others
2019European Conference for Information Systems (Associate Editor: 2019, Track on Digital Entrepreneurship)
Since 2014Academy of Management (TIM, ENT), Reviewer

Publications & Teaching