Dr. Nils Grashof

• Since 05/2021

Post-doc researcher, Chair of Economics/Microeconomics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

• 09/2023-12/2023

Visiting research fellow, Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR), Stanford University, USA

• 10/2020-04/2021

Post-doc researcher, Centre for Regional and Innovation Economics (CRIE), University of Bremen, Germany

Research Projects:

• Laboratory Manager of the Bremen Research & Policy Lab (BreLAB) at the University of Bremen
• Transformationsorientierte Innovationspolitik in der Bioökonomie - Stand, Potenziale und Strategien (BioTOP) funded by the BMBF
  
  
  
• 09/2020
  PhD in Economics, University of Bremen, Thesis title: "Regional clusters: Really the place to be? - A multidimensional investigation of firm performance within clusters" (degree: Dr. rer. pol.; Grade: summa cum laude)

• 03/2016-09/2020
  Scientific Assistant/Doctoral student, Centre for Regional and Innovation Economics (CRIE), University of Bremen, Germany

Research Projects:

• Transformationsorientierte Innovationspolitik in der Bioökonomie - Stand, Potenziale und Strategien (BioTOP) funded by the BMBF
• Evaluierung der Förderinitiative "Zwanzig20 - Partnerschaft für Innovation" funded by the BMBF
• Internationalisierung von Spitzenclustern, Zukunftsprojekten und vergleichbaren Netzwerken (InterSpiN/InterSpiN+) funded by the BMBF
  
  
• 10/2013-11/2015
  M.A. in International Management Studies - Spanish, European-University in Flensburg, Germany
  
  
• 07/2012 - 12/2012
  Semester abroad at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María in Chile
  
  
• 10/2010-10/2013
  B.Sc. in International Management - Spanish, European-University in Flensburg, Germany

Peer-reviewed journals

• Grashof, N., Basilico, S. (2024). Divergent paths for green transition: regional disparities in technology diversification, Regional Studies, pp. 1–17, https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2024.2363327External link.
• Grashof, N. (2024). Familiar but also radical? The moderating role of regional clusters for family firms in the emergence of radical innovation. Journal Review of Regional Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10037-023-00199-0External link.
• Grashof, N., Basilico, S. (2024) „Accelerating the sustainability transition of brown regions: Unlocking the speed factor” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2024.100840External link.
• Grashof, N., Kopka, A. (2023). Artificial intelligence and radical innovation: an opportunity for all companies?. Small Business Economics, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 771-797, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-022-00698-3External link. 
• Grashof, N. (2021). Putting the watering can away - Towards a targeted (problem-oriented) cluster policy framework. Research Policy, Vol. 50, Issue 9, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733321001347External link.
• Grashof, N. (2021). Spill over or Spill out? - A multilevel analysis of the cluster and firm performance relationship. Industry and Innovation, https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2021.1967728External link.
• Kopka, A., Grashof, N. (2021). Artificial intelligence: Catalyst or barrier on the path to sustainability? Technological Forecasting and Social Change, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121318External link.
• Grashof, N., Fornahl, D. (2021). "To be or not to be" located in a cluster? - A descriptive meta-analysis of the firm-specific cluster effect. Annals of Regional Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-021-01057-yExternal link.
• Grashof, N., Kopka, A., Weßendorf, C., Fornahl, D. (2020). Industry 4.0 and Clusters: Complementaries or Substitutes in Firms Knowledge Creation?. Competitiveness Review, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 83-105, https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-12-2019-0162External link.
• Grashof, N. (2020). Firm-specific cluster effects - A meta-analysis. Papers in Regional Science, Vol. 99, Issue 5, pp. 1237-1260, https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12526External link.
• Arant, W., Fornahl, D., Grashof, N., Hesse, K., Söllner, C. (2019). University-industry collaborations - The key to radical innovations?. Review of Regional Research, Vol. 39, pp. 119-141, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10037-019-00133-3External link.
• Grashof, N., Hesse, K., Fornahl, D. (2019). Radical or not? The role of clusters in the emergence of radical innovations. European Planning Studies, Vol. 27, Issue 10, pp. 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1631260External link.

Monograph

• Grashof, N. (2020). Regional clusters: Really the place to be? - A multidimensional investigation of firm performance within clusters. Dissertation, https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/324External link.

Edited volumes / Book chapters

• Grashof, N., Brenner, T. (2021). Radical innovations in cluster - The role of cluster internal and external relationships. In: Fornahl, D., Grashof, N. (eds.), Regional cluster in the Global Economy - Between localization and internationalization advantages. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.
• Grashof, N., Fornahl, D., Becker, J. (2021). Regional clusters and internationalization - Complementary or contrasting fields of research?. In: Fornahl, D., Grashof, N. (eds.), Regional cluster in the Global Economy - Between localization and internationalization advantages. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.
• Fornahl, D., Grashof, N., Kopka, A. (2020). Nachhaltigkeit in Zeiten künstlicher Intelligenz - Teil oder Lösung des Problems?. In: Hartard, S., Schaffer, A. (eds.), Mensch und Technik - Perspektiven einer zukunftsfähigen Gesellschaft. Metropolis-Verlag, Marburg.
• Fornahl, D., Grashof, N., Söllner, C. (2018). Effects of Being Located in a Cluster on Economic Actors. In: Belussi, F., Hervas-Oliver, J.-L. (eds.), Agglomeration and Firm Performance (pp. 11-24). Springer, Cham.

Working Papers

• Cantner, U., Grashof, N., Grebel, T., & Zhang, X. (2023). When Excellence is not Excellent: The Impact of the Excellence Initiative on the Relative Productivity of German Universities. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA), https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/118139/External link.
• Grashof, N., & Graf, H. (2023). Universities that matter for regional knowledge base renewal-the role of multilevel embeddedness. Jena Economic Research Papers, No. 2023-009, https://oweb.b67.uni-jena.de/Papers/jerp2023/wp_2023_009.pdfExternal link.
• Grashof, N., & Basilico, S. (2023). The dark side of green innovation? Green transition and regional inequality in Europe. Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), No. 2314, Utrecht University, http://econ.geo.uu.nl/peeg/peeg2314.pdfExternal link.
• Basilico, S., & Grashof, N. (2023). The transition of brown regions: A matter of timing?. Jena Economic Research Papers, No. 2023-003, https://oweb.b67.uni-jena.de/Papers/jerp2023/wp_2023_003.pdfExternal link.
• Fornahl, D., Grashof, N., Kopka, A. (2021). Do Not Neglect The Periphery?! - The emergence and diffusion of radical innovations. Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, No. 2102, DOI: 10.26092/elib/478.
• Grashof, N. (2020). Sinking or swimming in the cluster labour pool? - A firm-specific analysis of the effect of specialized labour. Jena Economic Research Papers, No. 2020 - 006, http://www2.wiwi.uni-jena.de/Papers/jerp2020/wp_2020_006.pdfExternal link

Other contributions

• Grashof, N. (2021). Bioökonomie - Regional gedacht. Expertenbeitrag im Rahmen des Wissenschaftsjahres 2020/21
• Grashof, N. (2020). Auf dem Weg zur Bioökonomie: Potentiale identifizieren und nutzen. Expertenbeitrag im Rahmen des Wissenschaftsjahres 2020/21

• Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre - Übung (winter term 2019/2020, University of Bremen)

• Supervision of Seminar, Bachelor and Master Thesis

• Hans-Adolf-Rossen Award for the Master's thesis: "Pioniervorteile in Plattformmärkten - Darstellung und kritische Auseinandersetzung mit dem First-Mover Advantage in Plattformmärkten und dessen strategischer Relevanz für Tesla Motors" (Pioneer Advantages in platform markets - Presentation and critical analysis of the First-Mover Advantage in platform markets and its strategic relevance for Tesla Motors)
• Segnitz Award (2021) for the outstanding dissertation at the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics at the University of Bremen: "Regional clusters: Really the place to be? - A multidimensional investigation of firm performance within clusters"

Presentations at conferences and workshops

• 07/2021 18. International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society Conference, Online conference
• 06/2021 Regions in Recovery: Building Sustainable Futures, Online conference
• 02/2021 9. Norddeutsches WiGeo-Doktoranden-Kolloquium, Online seminar
• 01/2021 Invited talk at the Jena Economic Research Seminar (JERS) Winter Term 2020/21, Online seminar, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
• 11/2020 3rd International workshop on Rethinking Clusters: Place-based initiatives for inclusive, innovative and reflective societies, Online workshop
• 07/2020 Invited talk at Plan B - Bioökonomie für industrielle und urbane Räume in Baden-Württemberg: Umsetzung der Landesstrategie, invitation from BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH
• 06/2019 2nd InterSpiN Workshop "Multinational enterprises in regional clusters - A promising nexus? -", in Bremen (Germany)
• 06/2019 RSA Annual Conference: Pushing Regions Beyond Their Borders, in Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
• 05/2019 2nd International workshop on Rethinking Clusters: The local and global scale of Sustainability Transitions, in Padua (Italy), Special Session: Radical Innovations
• 07/2018 PhD Workshop "Innovation, Growth and Economic Geography", in Bremen (Germany)
• 06/2018 2nd Research Symposium: Networks in changing business ecosystems, in Kolding (Denmark)
• 05/2018 1st InterSpiN Workshop "Regional Clusters in a global world: Between localization and internationalization advantages", in Bremen (Germany)
• 05/2018 Jena Lecture Series Workshop "Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development - Concepts and Measurements", in Jena (Germany), Session: Perspectives on Innovation
• 01/2018 1st International workshop on Rethinking Clusters: Critical Issues and new trajectories of cluster research, in Florence (Italy), Session: Cluster life cycle and evolutionary trajectories of local systems
• 01/2018 Geography of Innovation Conference, in Barcelona (Spain), Session: Industrial districts, clusters and the geography of innovation
• 08/2017 ERSA Congress, in Groningen (Netherlands), Special Session: Place-based Policies and International Embeddedness
• 06/2017 1st Research Symposium: Networks in changing business ecosystems, in Flensburg (Germany)
• 06/2017 Invited talk at the Heilbronner Symposium: Evolution, Co-Evolution and Regional Innovation Processes, in Heilbronn (Germany)
• 06/2017 RSA Annual Conference: The Great Awakening: New directions, in Dublin (Ireland)
• 03/2017 7. Norddeutsches WiGeo-Doktoranden-Kolloquium, in Kiel (Germany)
• 09/2016 & 10/2016 International PhD course on Economic Geography, in Utrecht (Netherlands), Main theme: Geography of entrepreneurship, networks and transition

 

Organized conferences and workshops

• 10/2020 BioTOP Workshop "Accelerating green innovations - A new chapter in transition studies -", Online workshop
• 09/2020 3rd InterSpiN Workshop "Regional clusters in a globalized economy - A human capital perspective -", Online workshop
• 09/2019 2nd Bremen Innovation and Economic Research Workshop "Artificial Intelligence - Between Panacea and Skynet", in Bremen (Germany)
• 06/2019 2nd InterSpiN Workshop "Multinational enterprises in regional clusters - A promising nexus? -", in Bremen (Germany)
• 05/2018 InterSpiN Workshop "Regional Clusters in a global world: Between localization and internationalization advantages", in Bremen (Germany)