Dr. Judith Terstriep
Head of Research Department Innovation, Space & Culture
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Dr Judith TERSTRIEP (Economist) – is Head of the Research Department »Innovation, Space & Culture« at the Institute for Work and Technology at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen and lecturer at the Ruhr-University Bochum. She has long-term experience in innovation research. Primary research interests involve the interplay of innovation, (social) relations, knowledge, and society from the perspective of innovation, management, and spatial theory contributing to just transitions and societal change. Focal work areas cover social innovation (impact) measurement, entrepreneurship, regional development, sustainable transformative and mission-oriented innovation policy, and sectoral and regional analyses. She teaches at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Ruhr University Bochum on the topics of "Regional Innovation Systems", "Social Innovations", and "Migrant Entrepreneurship". Judith is well-experienced in coordinating European, national, and regional joint projects and has been appointed an expert by the European Commission, federal ministries, and various foundations. She received her doctorate from TU Hamburg. Currently, she coordinates the joint project GIs – Strengthening Societal Innovation Capacity funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany, which analyses societal innovation capacities in less developed regions aiming to formulate explanations and models that shed light on generating transformative innovations facilitating successful regional transformation. Additionally, the project is dedicated to crafting tools and measurement methods for an innovation policy that effectively integrates and fosters societal innovation capacities.
Focal Areas of Work & Research:
- (Social) Innovation and Innovation Measurement
- Societal Innovation Capacity
- Transformative & Mission-oriented Innovation Policy
- Transformative Change
- (Social & Migrant) Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- Regional Development, Cluster & Smart Specialisation
- Ecosystems & Governance
- Resilience & Sustainability
Memberships/Further Activities:
- Deputy chairwomen of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action’s Programme Monitoring Committee “go-cluster”
- ESSI- European School of Social Innovation
- ChemSite e.V.
- Project evaluator for the European Commission and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
English Publications (Selection)
| Year | Title / Citation | Document type | Links / Downloads |
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| 2024 | 2024: Bridging in the Gap Transnationally - Coupling Migrants’ Informal and Formal Business Activities Through Hybrid Business Models Citation: David, A., Terstriep, J. & Elo, M. (2024): Bridging in the Gap Transnationally - Coupling Migrants’ Informal and Formal Business Activities Through Hybrid Business Models. Thunderbird International Business Review, 2024, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22391Multifocal practices allow transnational migrant entrepreneurs (TMEs) to access extended opportunity structures in diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs). National and regional regulations, customer relations, market demands, networks, and country-specific entrepreneurial statuses facilitate the strategic coupling of informal and formal business structures toward hybrid business models. However, “how” TMEs innovate and develop approaches to build from informal, formal business models in parallel across national borders remains largely underexplored. Our multiple case study presents three Polish–German TMEs who operate on a multifocal basis in different ecosystems. The longitude study of these entrepreneurs illustrates how transnational migrant businesses can change the owners' power dynamics, habitus, and feelings of belonging while counteracting social exclusion and self-discrimination. Our study contributes to the theoretical debate by illuminating the pathway between informality and formality facilitated by migrant entrepreneurs' transnational business models and their multifocal practices, possibly turning into transnational embeddedness in two or more ecosystems. | Document type: Journal article | Links / Downloads: |
| 2024 | 2024: An intersectional perspective on the impacts and responses of entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Citation: David, A., Terstriep, J., Schäfer, S. & Schmidt, A.G. (2024, 05.June). An intersectional perspective on the impacts and responses of entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503241258933 | Document type: Journal article | Links / Downloads: |
| 2024 | 2024: A gender-specific view on entrepreneurial recovery - effects on and responses of micro-entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Citation: Terstriep, J., Schäfer, S., David, A., et al. (2024): A gender-specific view on entrepreneurial recovery - effects on and responses of micro-entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Gender in Management, 39 (8), 1064-1095. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-08-2023-0300 | Document type: Journal article | Links / Downloads: |
| 2023 | 2023: Strengthening place attachment through place-sensitive participatory regional policy in a less developed region Citation: Butzin, A., & Terstriep, J. (2023): Strengthening place attachment through place-sensitive participatory regional policy in a less developed region. European Planning Studies, 31 (12), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2156274 | Document type: Journal article | Links / Downloads: |
| 2022 | 2022: Pinning it down? Measuring innovation for sustainability transitions Citation: Krlev, G. & Terstriep, J. (2022): Pinning it down? Measuring innovation for sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 45, 270-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2022.11.005 | Document type: Journal article | Links / Downloads: |
| 2021 | 2021: Measuring Social Innovation Citation: Terstriep, J., Krlev, G., Mildenberger, G., Strambach, S., Thurmann, J.-F., & Wloka, L.-F. (2021): Measuring Social Innovation. In Howaldt, J., Kaletka, C., & Schröder, A. (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Social Innovation (263-286). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789909357.00024 | Document type: Article in | Links / Downloads: |
| 2021 | 2021: Ambition meets Reality: Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy as a Driver for Participative Governance Citation: Rabadjieva, M. & Terstriep, J. (2021): Ambition meets Reality: Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy as a Driver for Participative Governance. Sustainability, 13 (1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010231 | Document type: Journal article | Links / Downloads: |
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Projects (selection)
- Project run-time: 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2025
- Project run-time: 01.07.2022 - 30.06.2024
Sustainable Development Strategies for Higher Education Institutions / SDS4HEI
Project run-time: 01.09.2022 - 28.02.2025
- Project run-time: 01.04.2021 - 31.03.2023
Transformational Entrepreneurship Hubs for Recognized Refugee Re-starters / Enter to Transform
Project run-time: 01.04.2020 - 30.04.2023