School of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Economics, 2005

School of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Business Economics, 1995

Erik den Hartigh is an assistant professor of strategy and innovation at the Faculty of Business of Özyeğin University, Istanbul. He received his BA/MA (1995) and his PhD (2005) from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His areas of interest and expertise are technology and innovation strategy, company innovation systems and business ecosystems. Erik den Hartigh creates conceptual models and measurement instruments to help manage and understand strategic innovation challenges. He has published on these topics through academic journals and conferences as well as through books and for-company reports.

From 2015 till 2023 I coordinated the Business Schools Quality Assurance and accreditation process. The School is AACSB accredited as of February 2023. See also https://www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/faculty-business/overview/accreditation-and-quality-assurance

Company Innovation Systems (CIS), Business Ecosystems, Digital Platforms, Technology & Innovation Strategy

Research / Supervision Interests

Although not limited to, some of the possible topics of supervisions are as follows:
- Digital transformation
- Digital platforms and business ecosystems
- Company Innovation Systems (CIS) 
- Technology & Innovation Strategy

**Note: I am open to new MSc and PhD students**

Previous PhD Supervisions

Previous Masters Supervisions

• Den Hartigh, E., Stolwijk, C. C., Ortt, J. R., & Punter, L. M. (2023). Configurations of digital platforms for manufacturing: An analysis of seven cases according to platform functions and types. Electronic Markets, vol.33 no. 1, 30.
• Hartigh, E. den, J.R. Orrt, G. van de Kaa & C.C.M. Stolwijk (2016); Platform control during battles for market dominance: The case of Apple versus IBM in the early personal computer industry. Technovation. vol.48-49, pp.4-12.
• Stolwijk, C.C.M., E. den Hartigh, W.P.M. Vanhaverbeke, J.R. Ortt and C. van Beers (2015) Cooperating with technologically (dis)similar alliance partners: the influence of the technology life cycle and the impact on innovative and market performance. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, vol.27, no.8, pp.925-945.
• Stolwijk, C.C.M., J.R. Ortt & E. den Hartigh (2013) The joint evolution of alliance networks and technology. A survey of the empirical literature; Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol.80, pp.1287-1305. 
• Stolwijk, C.C.M., W.P.M. Vanhaverbeke, J.R. Ortt, M.W. Pieters, E. den Hartigh & C. van Beers (2012); The effect of internal and external technology sourcing on firm performance throughout the technology life cycle; Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, vol.24, no.10. pp.1013-1028.
• Duin, P.A. van der & E. den Hartigh (2009); Keeping the balance: exploring the link of futures research with innovation and strategy processes. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, vol.21, no.3, pp 333-351.

For more:

• Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erik_Hartigh
• Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4L2JadcAAAAJ&hl=en

Conference papers (refereed) 

• Mutlu, I., Den Hartigh, E. and Üçler, Ç. (2022). Digital Technology and the Stages of Digital Business Transformation," 2022 IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) & 31st International Association For Management of Technology (IAMOT) Joint Conference, Nancy, France, 2022, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ICE/ITMC-IAMOT55089.2022.10033256.
• Mutlu, I. and Den Hartigh, E. (2019); Digitization, Digitalization, and Digital Transformation as Stages of the Use of Digital Technology in Business. DTSS 2019 Digital Transformation and Smart Systems. ODTÜ, Ankara 23-25 October.
• Hartigh, E. den (2018); Company Innovation System: a conceptualization. 27th International Conference on Management Of Technology. International Association on Management of Technology (IAMOT), 22-26 April, Birmingham.

In progress

• Guest editor of a Special issue of Technovation on Digital B2B platforms for manufacturing

Call for papers:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/technovation/about/call-for-papers#digital-business-to-business-platforms-for-manufacturing

Guest editorial team:
Claire Stolwijk, TNO, Netherlands
Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Antwerp, Belgium
J. Roland Ott, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Matthijs Punter, TNO, Netherlands
Erik Den Hartigh, Ozyegin University, Turkey

• Technology and Innovation Management (MGMT401)
• Project Management (MGMT311)
• Business Integration (SEC402)