Dr. Thomas Hipp
In practice
German, English
Entrepreneurship
Mixed methods
> 75/h tutored
About
I completed my PhD at the University of Mannheim, focusing on entrepreneurship and digitalization. My main research interests are in entrepreneurship, information systems, scaleups, and automation. I spent part of my doctoral studies at Stanford and presented my papers regularly at international academic conferences. Methodologically, I have experience with qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research, as well as in supervising practice-oriented theses. Through my studies, I gained extensive international experience with stays in China, Japan, Canada, the United States, Chile, and the Netherlands. After finishing my PhD, I moved into practice and founded my own venture. Today, I am still active in academia, but my main focus is on management consulting and personal development.
Academic track record
PhD at University of Mannheim - Dissertation in Entrepreneurship and Digitalization
2020 - 2024
Essays in Data Focused Entrepreneurship Research: Entrepreneurship Education, Scaling, and Digitalization
Master of Science at University of Mannheim - Master in Management
2016 - 2019
The impact of students’ human capital investment on entrepreneurial outcomes - How do courses in entrepreneurship affect venture creation and entrepreneurial job choices?
Bachelor of Arts Munich Business School - Bachelor in International Business
2011 - 2015
The advisory board in venture capital portfolio companies - An analysis of tasks and working methods
Top publications
From digitalized start-up to scale-up: Opening the black box of scaling in digitalized firms towards a scaling process framework
2024
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Perspectives on startup-corporate partnerships' value creation: An overview on different types of partnerships and practices
2022
Springer Gabler
How Entrepreneurial Orientation Enables Digitalization in Startups – A Multidimensional Perspective
2024
Academy of Management Annual Conference Proceedings
