Maria Halbinger

Maria Halbinger is Associate Professor of Innovation and Creativity in the Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management at Baruch College and has a research focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Dr. Halbinger has taught in Europe and the United States and was a recipient of the Zicklin School’s 2018 Teaching Excellence Award.

Prior to academia, she was Development Engineer in Innovation Management at Bosch Siemens Home Appliances and Corporate Innovation Manager at Fujitsu Technology Solutions, where she managed the corporate innovation process.

Dr. Halbinger holds a PhD in Management and Economics from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.

Academic Degrees

• European Master of Business Science, Business School at University of Birmingham, UK 2003
• Diploma, University of Regensburg, Germany, Business Administration 2005
• PhD, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, Economics and Management with a focus on Entrepreneurship 2014

Publications

Claussen, J. & Halbinger, M. A., (2021). The role of pre-innovation platform activity for diffusion success: Evidence from consumer innovations on a 3D printing platform. (Authors listed alphabetically), Research Policy, 50(8),103943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.103943

Halbinger, M. A. (2020). The relevance of makerspaces for university-based venture development organizations. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2020-0049

Feldman, M. P., Halbinger, M., Reichstein, T., Valentin, F., & Yoon, J. W. (2019). Technological achievements in entrepreneurial firms–legacy, value chain experience, and division of innovation labour. (Authors listed alphabetically). Industry and Innovation, 26(3), 243-268.

Halbinger, M. A. (2018). The role of makerspaces in supporting consumer innovation and diffusion: An empirical analysis. Research Policy, 47(10), 2028-2036.