Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- gen AI and Innovation
- equity crowdfunding and CVC
- behavioral venture finance (e.g., investor personality, motivation)
- sustainable entrepreneurship
- family firm successions
Curriculum Vitae
Business Administration, PhD, Essays on Trust and Online Peer-to-Peer Markets, University of Mannheim - Business School
Award Date: 7 Jan 2019
International Business, MBA, Pace University, Lubin School Business
Award Date: 6 May 2006
Economics and German, BA, Bucknell University
Award Date: 5 Jun 2003
External positions
Assistant Professor, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
1 Sept 2019 → 31 Oct 2024
Assistant Professor, SolBridge International School of Business
1 Sept 2018 → 31 Aug 2019
Austrian Classification of Fields of Science and Technology (OEFOS)
- 502054 Entrepreneurship
- 502058 Digital transformation
- 501029 Economic psychology
- 502014 Innovation research
- 504030 Economic sociology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Publications
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Regulation, Corruption, and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Insights from Bitcoin Trading and Platform Founding Between 2011 and 2023
Isaak, A. J., Istipliler, B., Bort, S. & Woywode, M., 23 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Organization Science. p. 1-35 36 p.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The Role of Intermediaries in Sociotechnical Transitions: A Systematic Framework Towards Sustainability Management
Lobo, R. C. G., Pigatto, M. B., Denes, D. & Isaak, A. J., 7 Mar 2025, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 34, 4, p. 4998-5018 21 p.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Investing for good – Uncovering crowd investors' motivations to participate in sustainability-oriented crowdlending
Dinh, J. M., Isaak, A. J. & Yahyaoui, Y., 31 Oct 2024, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 207, p. 1-15 15 p., 123584.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Organizational homophily of family firms: The case of family corporate venture capital
Theisen, M., Isaak, A. J. & Lutz, E., 29 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Small Business Management. 63, 2, p. 719-756Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Personality in Crowdfunding
Isaak, A. J., 3 Jun 2024, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity. Cumming, D. & Hammer, B. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-3 3 p.Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Entry in encyclopedia
Activities
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Can Illegal Entrepreneurship Contribute to Fairness? The Case of the Shadow Library Sci-Hub on the Distribution of Scientific Knowledge.
Isaak, A. (Speaker), Ezzahid, H.-A. (Contributor) & Sperber, S. (Contributor)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Technovation (Journal)
Isaak, A. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Journal article peer-review
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Journal of Small Business Management (Journal)
Isaak, A. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Journal article peer-review
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Information Systems Journal (Journal)
Isaak, A. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Journal article peer-review
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Information Systems Journal (Journal)
Isaak, A. (Member of editorial board)
2024 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board
Press/Media
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Neue Steuerungslogiken: Nachhaltigkeit in Entscheidungsprozessen
17/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Online-Spiel "Star Citizen": Auf der Suche nach der 150-Millionen-Dollar-Formel
Isaak, A., Ahrens, J.-P. & Steininger, D.
10/09/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Prizes
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Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship Division)
Isaak, A. (Recipient), 30 Aug 2023
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Best Reviewer Award, Junior Management Science (Technology Management & Entrepreneurship)
Isaak, A. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2022
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Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management
Isaak, A. (Recipient), Neuhaus, J. (Recipient) & Bostandzic, D. (Recipient), 1 Aug 2021
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Most Inspirational Paper Award Nomination, European Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship)
Isaak, A. (Recipient), 14 Jul 2021
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Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (Technology Management and Innovation)
Isaak, A. (Recipient), 30 Aug 2020
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