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Professor

Prof. Dr. Tobias Gutmann

Forschungsschwerpunkte

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Corporate Venturing

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Tobias Gutmann ist tenured Associate Professor für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement an der ̽Լž, wo er das Institute for Technology, Innovation & Customer Centricity (TICC) mitverantwortet und das Siemens Product Innovation Lab leitet. Seine Forschung befasst sich mit dem Innovationsmanagement in technologiegetriebenen Transformationen und ist an der Schnittstelle von Entrepreneurship, strategischer Innovation und Technologiemanagement verortet.

Mit über zehn Jahren Industrieerfahrung hat er Führungskräfte multinationaler Unternehmen und Startups dabei unterstützt, Innovationsstrategien zu gestalten und umzusetzen, die langfristige geschäftliche Wirkung entfalten. Seine berufliche Laufbahn umfasst Stationen in Business Development, Unternehmensstrategie, Innovationsmanagement und Corporate Venturing.

Prof. Gutmann hat Abschlüsse in Elektro- und Informationstechnik, Internationalem Management und promovierte an der HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Er war Gastwissenschaftler an der Copenhagen Business School und der University of California, Berkeley. Er hat in Deutschland, Spanien, Dänemark, Großbritannien und den USA gelebt und gearbeitet und begeistert sich für die Zukunft von Innovation und Technologie.

Seine Forschung wurde in führenden Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht, darunter Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal und California Management Review.

Publikationen


  • SCHÜCKES, M., UNGER, B., GUTMANN, T., FELS, G. (2025). Innovation at the interface: A configurational approach to corporate venture capital. Journal of Business Venturing, 40 (1), 106438. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2024.106438.
  • VON ZEDTWITZ, M., GUTMANN, T., ENGELMANN, P. (2025). The Nobel “Pride” Phenomenon: An analysis of Nobel Prize discoveries and their recognition. Research Policy, 54 (1), 105150. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2024.105150.
  • KORTUS, L., GUTMANN, T., KREUTZER, M. (in press). Unearthing Role Dynamics within Innovation Ecosystem Emergence: A Case Study of Data-Driven Circularity. R&D Management.
  • FÖRSTL, K., SCHLEE, D., GUTMANN, T. (2024). Buying knowledge-intensive business services: Overarching themes, actor relationships and future research agenda. European Management Review.
  • SHANKAR, R. K., SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T. (2024). Heterogeneity in organizational search behaviors: The case of corporate venture capital units. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 18 (3), 582-619. doi:10.1002/sej.1508.
  • KORTUS, L., GUTMANN, T. (2023). How do firms build dynamic capabilities to develop sustainable products? A multiple case study in the manufacturing industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 415, 137887. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137887.
  • GUTMANN, T., CHOCHOIEK, C., CHESBROUGH, H. (2023). Extending Open Innovation: Orchestrating Knowledge Flows from Corporate Venture Capital Investments. California Management Review, 65 (2), 45-70. doi:10.1177/00081256221147342.
  • GUTMANN, T. (2023). Organizational Design Choices for Corporate Incubators. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1-15. doi:10.1109/TEM.2023.3265511.
  • PUNDZIENE, A., GUTMANN, T., SCHLICHTNER, M., TEECE, D. (2022). Value Impedance and Dynamic Capabilities: The Case of MedTech Incumbent-born Digital Healthcare Platform. California Management Review, 64 (4). doi:10.1177/00081256221099.
  • FUCHS, C., GUTMANN, T. (2022). “We know our customers!” ... Really? How technical market segmentation can help build products your customers really need. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 1-1. doi:10.1109/EMR.2022.3140715.
  • GUTMANN, T., LANG, C. (2022). Unlocking the magic of corporate-startup collaboration: How to make it work. IEEE Engineering Management Review. doi:10.1109/EMR.2022.3158490.
  • FELS, G., KRONBERGER, M., GUTMANN, T. (2021). Revealing the underlying drivers of CVC performance - a literature review and research agenda. Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurship Finance, 23 (1), 67-109. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2021.1873210.
  • SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T. (2021). Why do startups pursue initial coin offerings (ICOs)? The role of economic drivers and social identity on funding choice. Small Business Economics, 57 (2), 1027-1052. doi:10.1007/s11187-020-00337-9.
  • GUTMANN, T., KANBACH, D., SELTMAN, S. (2019). Exploring the benefits of corporate accelerators: investigating the SAP Industry 4.0 Startup Program. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 17 (3), 218-232. doi:10.21511/ppm.17(3).2019.18.
  • GUTMANN, T. (2018). Harmonizing corporate venturing modes: an integrative review and research agenda. Management Review Quarterly, 69 (2), 121-157. doi:10.1007/s11301-018-0148-4.


  • NEUMANN, S., SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T., LANDAU, C. (2023). Towards a Theory of Investment Ties: How Tie Strength Affects Venture Performance. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2023 (1).
  • SHANKAR, R. K., SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T. (2021). Heterogeneity in search and investment behavior among corporate venture capital units. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2021 (1).
  • SCHMUECK, K., SCHÜCKES, M., MOELLERS, T., GUTMANN, T., GASSMANN, O. (2021). Aligning Platform Ecosystems through Distributed Ledger Technologies. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2021 (1).
  • LANG, C., SELIG, C., GUTMANN, T., ORTT, R., BALTES, G. (2021). Guiding through the Fog: Understanding Differences in the Goal Setting of Corporate Entrepreneurship Programs. IEEE (9570217), pp. 1-9.
  • FELS, G., SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T. (2020). Buffering and bridging under institutional complexity - A configurational approach towards CVC. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2020 (1).


  • SCHINK, A., GUTMANN, T., BRENK, S. (2024). Enhancing Decision-Making with Interconnected Digital Twins: A Car Manufacturer Case Study. 84th Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • GUTMANN, T., SCHINK, A., KREUTZER, M. (2024). Navigating Emerging Ecosystems and Proprietary Solutions to Mitigate Cannibalization Risk. A Case Study in the Manufacturing Sector. 21st Open and User Innovation Conference, Boston, MA, USA.
  • SENGER, R. E., GUTMANN, T., KREUTZER, M. (2024). Narratives in Organizations: A Review and Future Directions. 84th Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • GUTMANN, T., SENGER, R. E., KREUTZER, M. (2024). Narratives in Organizations: A Review and Future Directions. 40th EGOS Colloquium, Milan, Italy.
  • GUTMANN, T., HEIDUK, L. (2024). Corporate venture capital in central Europe: Balancing strategic and financial objectives amidst economic volatility. G-Forum 2024, 27th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs. Ingolstadt, Germany.
  • WAGNER, S., GUTMANN, T., NEUMANN, S. (2024). An Ownership Competence Lens on Venture Capital Value Creation for Limited Partners. SMS 44th Annual Conference, Istanbul, Türkiye.
  • GUTMANN, T., SCHINK, A., BRENK, S. (2024). Enhancing Sustainability decision-making with interconnected digital twins: A car manufacturer case study. 31th IPDMC, Dublin, Ireland.
  • CARRARA, F., GUTMANN, T., FREISINGER, E. (2024). Paradoxical tensions in circular economy innovation ecosystems and resolutions strategies. 31th IPDMC, Dublin, Ireland.
  • KREUTZER, M., KORTUS, L., CHOCHOIEK, C., GUTMANN, T. (2023). Walk the Talk: Rebalancing Control Configurations to Implement Sustainability Strategies. the 42nd Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Toronto (Canada).
  • GUTMANN, T., HIRSCHFELDER, O., KREUTZER, K. (2023). Mock Giant’: Exploring the paradoxical dynamics of managerial decisions on sustainability through an ethnographical lens. 37th EGOS Colloqium, Cagliari, Italy..
  • KORTUS, L., GUTMANN, T., KREUTZER, M. (2022). Exploring Role Dynamics During Ecosystem Emergence: Empirical Insights Into an Innovation Ecosystem. SMS 42nd Annual Conference, London, UK.
  • SCHLEE, D., GUTMANN, T., FÖRSTL, K. (2022). Buying knowledge intensive business services: Identifying themes, actor relationships and future research directions through a structured literature review. IPSERA 2022, Jönköping, Sweden.
  • KRONBERGER, M., GUTMANN, T., DUIJSTERS, J. (2022). Hiring in CVC: How industry context affects staffing choices. 9th Annual World of Open Innovation Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
  • RADZIWON, A., PUNDZIENE, A., GUTMANN, T., BEZ, S. M. (2022). Breaking internal silos with inside-in open innovation. 9th Annual World of Open Innovation Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
  • GUTMANN, T., RADZIWON, A., PUNDZIENE, A., BEZ, S. M. (2022). Breaking internal silos with inside-in open innovation. ISPIM Innovation Conference 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • FELS, G., SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T. (2021). Buffering and bridging under institutional complexity-A configurational approach towards CVC. 37th EGOS Colloquium, online. 37th EGOS Colloqium.
  • KRONBERGER, M., GUTMANN, T., SHANKAR, R. K. (2021). 40 years of CVC research: a systematic review and research agenda. ISPIM Conference, Valencia, Spain.
  • GUTMANN, T., CHOCHOIEK, C., CHESBROUGH, H. (2021). Extending open innovation: Tracing knowledge flows from CVC. 8th Annual World of Open Innovation Conference, virtual, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
  • SHANKAR, R. K., GUTMANN, T., SCHÜCKES, M. (2021). Heterogeneity in search and investment behavior among corporate venture capital units. AOM 2021 Annual Meeting Proceedings, Virtual conference.
  • SCHMÜCK, K., SCHÜCKES, M., MÖLLERS, T., GUTMANN, T., GASSMANN, O. (2021). Aligning platform ecosystems through distributed ledger technologies: A business model perspective towards democratizing configurations. AOM 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual conference.
  • LANG, C., SELIG, C., GUTMANN, T., ORTT, R., BALTES, G. (2021). Guiding through the fog: Understanding differences in the goal setting of corporate entrepreneurship programs. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC).
  • FELS, G., SCHÜCKES, M., GUTMANN, T. (2020). Buffering and bridging under institutional complexity-A configurational approach towards CVC. AOM 2020 Annual Meeting, Virtual conference.
  • GUTMANN, T., ECKBLAD, J., STUBNER, S. (2018). Making sense of smart capital: Defining a comprehensive set of value-adding services offered by corporate venture capital firms. G-Forum 2018, 22nd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs, Stuttart, Germany.


  • GUTMANN, T., DRESCHER, T., GERMEK, A., SCHICKHAUS, M., SCHAUSS, G., NICOLAS, M., BUDWEISER, L. (2024). Success Factors in Corporate Venturing: Achieving Excellence in Establishing and Operating Corporate Venture Units.
  • GUTMANN, T., LINNEMÜLLER, A., ENDRES, J., WÖDL, A. S. (2023). Der Weg zur erfolgreichen Einführung datengetriebener Geschäftsmodelle.
  • GUTMANN, T., FELS, G., DITSCHE, J., ENGELS, F., KLEIPASS, U. (2021). Corporate Venture Capital. Securing Growth in challenging times.


  • GUTMANN, T., MAISCH, B. (2021). Corporate Venturing Praktiken im Intrapreneurship und das Potenzial von Corporate Venture Buildern. Von der Idee zum skalierbaren Business in 7 Schritten. In Prof. Dr. Rafaela Kraus, Tanja Kreitenweis, Dr. Brigita Jeraj Universität der Bundeswehr München (Eds.), Sammelband „Intrapreneurship – Unternehmergeist, Systeme und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten“. Springer.


  • GUTMANN, T., SATTELBERGER, T. (2025). Smart statt Staat: Wege aus der Innovationskrise. Tagesspiegel Online.
  • GUTMANN, T., SATTELBERGER, T. (2023). Deutschland steckt in der Krise und spielt New Work. Handelsblatt.

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