Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Coordinated Exploration for Grand Challenges: The Role of Advocacy Groups in Search Consortia (Journal article - 2016)
- Solving Environmental Problems: Knowledge and Coordination in Collaborative Search (Journal article - 2017)
- Dynamic capabilities for hire - How former host-country entrepreneurs as MNC subsidiary managers affect performance (Journal article - 2022)
- Competing for digital human capital: The retention effect of digital expertise in MNC subsidiaries (Journal article - 2022)
- Unintended signals: Why companies with a history of offshoring have to pay wage penalties for new hires (Journal article - 2022)
- Understanding the unwritten rules of the game: Government work experience and salary premiums in foreign MNC subsidiaries (Journal article - 2021)
2026
Rare Wisdom or Hot Air: Do Consultants Make Good Managers?
Distel, A. P., Schubert, T., & Sofka, W. (2026). Rare Wisdom or Hot Air: Do Consultants Make Good Managers?. Academy of Management Discoveries, 12(1), 113-135. doi:10.5465/amd.2024.0063
Developing judgement for business: an AI-based model of independent management learning
Johnson, M., Maitland, E., & Sofka, W. (2026). Developing judgement for business: an AI-based model of independent management learning. Journal of Business Research, 204, 115842. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115842
2025
Refugee Hiring and Organizational Performance
Santangelo, G. D., Rocha, V., & Sofka, W. (2025). Refugee Hiring and Organizational Performance. ORGANIZATION SCIENCE, 36(3), 1131-1153. doi:10.1287/orsc.2021.15980
Strategic Vulnerabilities of Emerging Market MNCs – How Litigation Experiences in Weak Patent Systems Increase the Risks of Patent Litigation Abroad
Sofka, W., Papageorgiadis, N., Sahasranamam, S., & Mukundhan, K. V. (2025). Strategic Vulnerabilities of Emerging Market MNCs – How Litigation Experiences in Weak Patent Systems Increase the Risks of Patent Litigation Abroad. Journal of World Business.
Gender wage discrimination and the attractiveness of foreign MNC subsidiaries as employers for women
Sofka, W., Grimpe, C., & Kaiser, U. (2025). Gender wage discrimination and the attractiveness of foreign MNC subsidiaries as employers for women. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES. doi:10.1057/s41267-025-00811-0
2023
AI for managing open innovation: Opportunities, challenges, and a research agenda
Broekhuizen, T., Dekker, H., de Faria, P., Firk, S., Nguyen, D. K., & Sofka, W. (2023). AI for managing open innovation: Opportunities, challenges, and a research agenda. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, 167. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114196
Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies
Cherif, R., Grimpe, C., Hasanov, F., & Sofka, W. (2023). Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRY COMPETITION & TRADE. doi:10.1007/s10842-023-00400-7
Creating marketing innovation abroad: The value of marketing professionals in foreign MNC subsidiaries
Kaiser, U., Sofka, W., & Grimpe, C. (2023). Creating marketing innovation abroad: The value of marketing professionals in foreign MNC subsidiaries. INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT, 112, 145-159. doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.05.005
Unintended Consequences of Outcome Based Compensation – How CEO Bonuses, Stocks and Stock Options Affect their Firms’ Patent Litigation
Papageorgiadis, N., Procopiou, A., & Sofka, W. (2023). Unintended Consequences of Outcome Based Compensation – How CEO Bonuses, Stocks and Stock Options Affect their Firms’ Patent Litigation. Research Policy.
Reaching beyond the acquirer-target dyad in M&A – Linkages to external knowledge sources and target firm valuation
Grimpe, C., Hussinger, K., & Sofka, W. (2023). Reaching beyond the acquirer-target dyad in M&A-Linkages to external knowledge sources and target firm valuation. LONG RANGE PLANNING, 56(3). doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2023.102321
Learning by exporting for marketing innovation
Golovko, E., Lopes-Bento, C., & Sofka, W. (2023). Learning by exporting for marketing innovation. INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION, 30(5), 607-635. doi:10.1080/13662716.2022.2161874
2022
SME participation in research grant consortia-the emergence of coordinated attention in collaborative innovation
Grimpe, C., Sofka, W., & Distel, A. P. (2022). SME participation in research grant consortia-the emergence of coordinated attention in collaborative innovation. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS, 59(4), 1567-1592. doi:10.1007/s11187-021-00582-6
Standing your ground: Examining the signaling effects of patent litigation in university technology licensing
Horner, S., Papageorgiadis, N., Sofka, W., & Angelidou, S. (2022). Standing your ground: Examining the signaling effects of patent litigation in university technology licensing. RESEARCH POLICY, 51(10). doi:10.1016/j.respol.2022.104598
Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies
Hasanov, F., Cherif, R., Grimpe, C., & Sofka, W. (2022). Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies. IMF Working Papers, 2022(192), 1. doi:10.5089/9798400217968.001
Managing innovation ecosystems around Big Science Organizations
Li-Ying, J., Sofka, W., & Tuertscher, P. (2022). Managing innovation ecosystems around Big Science Organizations. Technovation, 102523. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102523
Marketing learning by exporting – how export-induced marketing expenditures improve firm performance
Golovko, E., Lopes-Bento, C., & Sofka, W. (2022). Marketing learning by exporting – how export-induced marketing expenditures improve firm performance. Journal of Business Research, 150, 194-207. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.06.015
Dynamic capabilities for hire - How former host-country entrepreneurs as MNC subsidiary managers affect performance
Distel, A. P., Sofka, W., de Faria, P., Preto, M. T., & Ribeiro, A. S. (2022). Dynamic capabilities for hire - How former host-country entrepreneurs as MNC subsidiary managers affect performance. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES, 53(4), 657-688. doi:10.1057/s41267-019-00274-0
Competing for digital human capital: The retention effect of digital expertise in MNC subsidiaries
Grimpe, C., Sofka, W., & Kaiser, U. (2022). Competing for digital human capital: The retention effect of digital expertise in MNC subsidiaries. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES. doi:10.1057/s41267-021-00493-4
Unintended signals: Why companies with a history of offshoring have to pay wage penalties for new hires
Grecu, A., Sofka, W., Larsen, M. M., & Pedersen, T. (2022). Unintended signals: Why companies with a history of offshoring have to pay wage penalties for new hires. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES. doi:10.1057/s41267-021-00486-3
2021
Recruiting strategic human capital from MNCs-Does hiring MNC managers enable exporting in domestic firms?
de Faria, P., Schubert, T., & Sofka, W. (2021). Recruiting strategic human capital from MNCs-Does hiring MNC managers enable exporting in domestic firms?. PLOS ONE, 16(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257922
Additionality or opportunism: Do host-country R&D subsidies impact innovation in foreign MNC subsidiaries?
Sofka, W., Grimpe, C., Hasanov, F., & Cherif, R. (2021). Additionality or opportunism: Do host-country R&D subsidies impact innovation in foreign MNC subsidiaries?. Journal of International Business Policy. doi:10.1057/s42214-021-00106-9
How the organizational design of R&D units affects individual search intensity-A network study
Brennecke, J., Sofka, W., Wang, P., & Rank, O. N. (2021). How the organizational design of R&D units affects individual search intensity-A network study. RESEARCH POLICY, 50(5). doi:10.1016/j.respol.2021.104219
Understanding the unwritten rules of the game: Government work experience and salary premiums in foreign MNC subsidiaries
Sofka, W., Grimpe, C., & Kaiser, U. (2021). Understanding the unwritten rules of the game: Government work experience and salary premiums in foreign MNC subsidiaries. Journal of International Business Studies. doi:10.1057/s41267-021-00408-3
2020
Patent Enforcement Across 51 Countries - Patent Enforcement Index 1998-2017
Papageorgiadis, N., & Sofka, W. (2020). Patent Enforcement Across 51 Countries - Patent Enforcement Index 1998-2017. Journal of World Business, 55(4). doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101092
Do Companies Pay a Wage Penalty For Having Offshored?
Grecu, A., Sofka, W., & Pedersen, T. (2020). Do Companies Pay a Wage Penalty For Having Offshored?. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2020 (pp. 19206). Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2020.187
2019
Organizational design choices of high-tech startups-How middle management drives innovation performance
Grimpe, C., Murmann, M., & Sofka, W. (2019). Organizational design choices of high-tech startups-How middle management drives innovation performance. STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP JOURNAL, 13(3), 359-378. doi:10.1002/sej.1330
Signaling valuable human capital: Advocacy group work experience and its effect on employee pay in innovative firms
Grimpe, C., Kaiser, U., & Sofka, W. (2019). Signaling valuable human capital: Advocacy group work experience and its effect on employee pay in innovative firms. Strategic Management Journal, 40(4), 685-710. doi:10.1002/smj.2957
2018
The Organizational Design of High-Tech Startups and Product Innovation
Grimpe, C., Murmann, M., & Sofka, W. (2018). The Organizational Design of High-Tech Startups and Product Innovation. Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2018.15074abstract
Protecting knowledge: How legal requirements to reveal information affect the importance of secrecy
Sofka, W., de Faria, P., & Shehu, E. (2018). Protecting knowledge: How legal requirements to reveal information affect the importance of secrecy. Research Policy, 47(3), 558-572. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2018.01.016
2017
Solving Environmental Problems: Knowledge and Coordination in Collaborative Search
Olsen, A. O., Sofka, W., & Grimpe, C. (2017). Solving Environmental Problems: Knowledge and Coordination in Collaborative Search. LONG RANGE PLANNING, 50(6), 726-740. doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2016.05.003
R&D, Marketing Innovation, and New Product Performance: A Mixed Methods Study
Grimpe, C., Sofka, W., Bhargava, M., & Chatterjee, R. (2017). R&D, Marketing Innovation, and New Product Performance: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 34(3), 360-383. doi:10.1111/jpim.12366
2016
Complementarities in the search for innovation-Managing markets and relationships
Grimpe, C., & Sofka, W. (2016). Complementarities in the search for innovation-Managing markets and relationships. Research Policy, 45(10), 2036-2053. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2016.07.007
Coordinated Exploration for Grand Challenges: The Role of Advocacy Groups in Search Consortia
Olsen, A. O., Sofka, W., & Grimpe, C. (2016). Coordinated Exploration for Grand Challenges: The Role of Advocacy Groups in Search Consortia. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 59(6), 2232-2255. doi:10.5465/amj.2015.0730
2015
The role of internal capabilities and firms' environment for sustainable innovation: evidence for Germany
Ketata, I., Sofka, W., & Grimpe, C. (2015). The role of internal capabilities and firms' environment for sustainable innovation: evidence for Germany. R and D Management, 45(1), 60-75. doi:10.1111/radm.12052
2014
Multinational subsidiary knowledge protection - Do mandates and clusters matter?
Sofka, W., Shehu, E., & de Faria, P. (2014). Multinational subsidiary knowledge protection - Do mandates and clusters matter?. Research Policy, 43(8), 1320-1333. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2014.05.006
MNC subsidiary closures: What is the value of employees' human capital in new jobs?
Sofka, W., Preto, M. T., & de Faria, P. (2014). MNC subsidiary closures: What is the value of employees' human capital in new jobs?. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES, 45(6), 723-750. doi:10.1057/jibs.2014.17
Stop the Knowledge Flow: Knowledge Protection Intensity of MNC Subsidiaries
de Faria, P., Sofka, W., & Shehu, E. (2014). Stop the Knowledge Flow: Knowledge Protection Intensity of MNC Subsidiaries. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2014 (pp. 12075). Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2014.48
2012
Selective search, sectoral patterns, and the impact on product innovation performance
Koehler, C., Sofka, W., & Grimpe, C. (2012). Selective search, sectoral patterns, and the impact on product innovation performance. RESEARCH POLICY, 41(8), 1344-1356. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2012.03.020
Appropriation in Times of Open Innovation: Does Secrecy Still Work?
Sofka, W., Shehu, E., & de Faria, P. (2012). Appropriation in Times of Open Innovation: Does Secrecy Still Work?. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2012 (pp. 15647). Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2012.218
2010
Knowledge protection strategies of multinational firms-A cross-country comparison
de Faria, P., & Sofka, W. (2010). Knowledge protection strategies of multinational firms-A cross-country comparison. RESEARCH POLICY, 39(7), 956-968. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2010.03.005
Specialized search and innovation performance - evidence across Europe
Sofka, W., & Grimpe, C. (2010). Specialized search and innovation performance - evidence across Europe. R & D MANAGEMENT, 40(3), 310-323. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00592.x
2009
Liability of foreignness as a barrier to knowledge spillovers: Lost in translation?
Schmidt, T., & Sofka, W. (2009). Liability of foreignness as a barrier to knowledge spillovers: Lost in translation?. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, 15(4), 460-474. doi:10.1016/j.intman.2009.03.003
Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: Evidence across Europe
Grimpe, C., & Sofka, W. (2009). Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: Evidence across Europe. In Academy of Management 2009 Annual Meeting: Green Management Matters, AOM 2009.
Innovation on demand-Can public procurement drive market success of innovations?
Aschhoff, B., & Sofka, W. (2009). Innovation on demand-Can public procurement drive market success of innovations?. RESEARCH POLICY, 38(8), 1235-1247. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2009.06.011
Search patterns and absorptive capacity: Low- and high-technology sectors in European countries
Grimpe, C., & Sofka, W. (2009). Search patterns and absorptive capacity: Low- and high-technology sectors in European countries. RESEARCH POLICY, 38(3), 495-506. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2008.10.006
FORMAL AND STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE PROTECTION STRATEGIES OF MULTINATIONALS -- A CROSS COUNTRY COMPARISON.
FARIA, P., & SOFKA, W. (2009). FORMAL AND STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE PROTECTION STRATEGIES OF MULTINATIONALS -- A CROSS COUNTRY COMPARISON.. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2009 (pp. 1-6). Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2009.44249883
Formal and strategic knowledge protection strategies of multinationals - A cross country comparison
Faria, P., & Sofka, W. (2009). Formal and strategic knowledge protection strategies of multinationals - A cross country comparison. In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2009.44249883
2008
Globalizing Domestic Absorptive Capacities
Sofka, W. (2008). Globalizing Domestic Absorptive Capacities. MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, 48(6), 769-792. doi:10.1007/s11575-008-0106-9
Appropriability mechanisms of multinational firms — A cross country comparison
Faria, P., & Sofka, W. (2008). Appropriability mechanisms of multinational firms — A cross country comparison. In 2008 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (pp. 1-5). IEEE. doi:10.1109/iemce.2008.4617978
Regional economic stress as moderator of liability of foreignness
Sofka, W., & Zimmermann, J. (2008). Regional economic stress as moderator of liability of foreignness. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, 14(2), 155-172. doi:10.1016/j.intman.2008.01.002
2007
Managing innovation and learning in dynamic environments The role of rapid response capabilities
Grimpe, C., Sofka, W., & Saee, J. (2007). Managing innovation and learning in dynamic environments The role of rapid response capabilities. In CONTEMPORARY CORPORATE STRATEGY (Vol. 39, pp. 328-342). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2006
GLOBAL SENSING AND SENSIBILITY -- A MULTI-STAGE MATCHING ASSESSMENT OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM FOREIGN SOURCES FOR INNOVATION.
SOFKA, W., & TEICHERT, T. (2006). GLOBAL SENSING AND SENSIBILITY -- A MULTI-STAGE MATCHING ASSESSMENT OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM FOREIGN SOURCES FOR INNOVATION.. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2006 (pp. J1-J6). Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2006.27163055
Global sensing and sensibility - A multi-stage matching assessment of competitive advantage from foreign sources for innovation
Sofka, W., & Teichert, T. (2006). Global sensing and sensibility - A multi-stage matching assessment of competitive advantage from foreign sources for innovation. In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2006.27163055