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Ward Ooms is assistant professor of Innovation Management with the Faculty of Management at the Open University of the Netherlands. Ward his research is devoted to understanding how firms, other organizations, and individuals within organizations can collaborate effectively in order to speed up innovation processes, to avoid barriers in innovation, and to innovate responsibly. He is particularly interested in stuyding the effects of proximity between partners in inter-organizational collaboration and open innovation. Studies by Ward Ooms were published in leading academic journals, such as Technovation, California Management Review, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Industry & Innovation, and Journal of Business Research. Furthermore, his academic achievements were recognized via various awards, including the Kremers Award 2019 for his PhD dissertation and the runner-up award for the Kaja Rangus Best Emerging Scholar competition at WOIC 2019.
Ward is lecturer of courses at the BSc, MSc, MBA, and PhD level. He lectures to students in distance education, regular education, and executive education. Most of Ward's teaching covers topics of (1) innovation management and open innovation, (2) business research methods, and (3) advanced courses in management, such as those about strategy and marketing, but also about organizational change and financial decision-making. Ward is Academic Director of the Bachelor in Business Administration (BSc) at the Open University of the Netherlands.
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The impact of big data and predictive analytics on patient agility in hospitals
Helms, R., Roijakkers, N., van de Wetering, R. & Ooms, W.
1/03/22 → 1/03/26
Project: Research
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Ecosystem types: A systematic review on boundaries and goals
Cobben, D. Y. P., Ooms, W. M., Roijakkers, A. H. W. M. & Radziwon, A., 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Business Research. 142, p. 138-164 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The Impact of Breakthrough Innovations on the Export Performance of SMEs in Developing Countries: The Moderating Role of Institutional Factors
Hashmi, H. B. A., Voinea, C. L., Ooms, W. & Caniels, M. C. J., 12 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 17 p., 888697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Attainment of jointly beneficial outcomes: How partner alignment influences the achievement of outcomes in open innovation with science-based partners
Isaeva, I., Johansen, J. P. & Ooms, W. M., 9 Dec 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
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Be authentic, follow through, and think holistically: Editorial thoughts on the virtuous circle that is sustainable innovation
Voinea, C. L., Roijakkers, A. H. W. M. & Ooms, W. M., 14 Apr 2021, Sustainable Innovation: Strategy, Process and Impact. Voinea, C., Roijakkers, N. & Ooms, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 3-16Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
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Indicators for Innovation Ecosystem Health: A Delphi Study
Cobben, D. Y. P., Ooms, W. M. & Roijakkers, A. H. W. M., Oct 2021. 33 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
Prizes
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Kremers Award 2019 (PhD)
Ooms, Ward (Recipient), 30 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Runner-up Kaja Rangus Best Emerging Scholar Award 2019
Ooms, Ward (Recipient), 12 Dec 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Tudor Rickards and Susan Moger Best Paper Award 2015
Ooms, Ward (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Best Reviewer Award AOM meeting 2015
Ooms, Ward (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Best Reviewer Award TIM Division 2015
Ooms, Ward (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Industry and Innovation (Journal)
Ward Ooms (Guest editor)
1 Mar 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work journal › Academic
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Innovatie: concurrentie of samenwerking?
Ward Ooms (Speaker)
23 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Professional
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Innovatie door middel van samenwerking
Ward Ooms (Speaker)
31 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Professional
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Innovation through Collaboration: Challenging the assumptions.
Ward Ooms (Speaker)
24 Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Professional
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Research Orientation and Agglomeration: Can Every Region Become a Sillicon Valley?
Ward Ooms (Speaker)
26 Nov 2014 → 28 Nov 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Academic
Press / Media
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Innovation through Collaboration: Challenging the assumptions'.
20/10/16
1 Media contribution
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