Dries Faems is Full Professor Innovation & Organization at the Faculty of Economics and Business (University of Groningen), Visiting Professor at the LUISS Business School, and Affiliated Researcher at the Research Centre of Organisation Studies (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). He also is the director of the Innovation & Organization research program at the SOM Research institute of the University of Groningen. He has published papers in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Research Policy, organization Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Technovation, and Small Business Economics. His current research focuses on the governance of alliances and acquisitions, the role of Intellectual Property in appropriating value from innovation, and the impact of individuals’ cognitive styles on the performance of new product development projects.