Maral Mahdad
Department / Institute
RESEARCH PROFILE
Maral is an Assistant Professor of Innovation Management at the ITEM group where she actively contributes to the advancement of knowledge on the nexus of innovation ecosystems and sustainability transition. She applies her discipline knowledge to various sectors including the agri-food and energy sector. In her research she investigates interaction dynamics among actors in multi-partner collaborative innovation contexts – that is, innovation ecosystems. Her research focuses on multi-partner collaborative settings formed to support sustainability transitions which are characterized by changes in technology, actors, artifacts, business models, and institutions.
Her research appeared in the Journal of Business Research, Technovation, Industry and Innovation, Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Innovation Science and Journal of Innovation Management.
She is committed to driving impactful research and innovation, as evidenced by her involvement in acquiring several national and international project grants, including the CO-FRESH project, BEATLES project, REWIRE, CUES project.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Before joining Eindhoven University, Maral held the position of Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. During her time there, she made significant contributions to the academic community, supervising multiple PhDs and a Postdoc, while also taking charge as the Minor Coordinator for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.
Recent Publications
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Celia Cholez,Olivier Pauly,Maral Mahdad,Sepide Mehrabi,Cynthia Giagnocavo,Jos Bijman
Heterogeneity of inter-organizational collaborations in agrifood chain sustainability-oriented innovations
Agricultural Systems (2023) -
Shayegheh Ashourizadeh,Maral Mahdad,Gionata Leone
Unveiling socially responsible licensing
(2023) -
Fynn Havinga,Maral Mahdad,Wilfred Dolfsma
Unpacking ecosystem dynamics in the construction industry
Journal of Cleaner Production (2023) -
Shahab Shahebrahimi,Maral Mahdad,M.R.M. Aliha,Ali Bonyadi Naeini
Transfer of Space Technologies in Iran
Space Policy (2023) -
Wilfred Dolfsma,Maral Mahdad,Ekaterina Albats,Valentina C. Materia
Inter-Organizational Collaboration
Journal of Economic Issues (2022)
Ancillary Activities
No ancillary activities